Dear James: Our old house had gutter drainage problems that flooded our landscaping. While we are planning our new house, what are some design tips to avoid similar problems? — Cory T. Dear Cory: You ...

Nothing good happens when water pools around the foundation of a house. The excess moisture can be the cause of a wet basement and damage to the foundation. A back or side yard that’s prone to ...

Things with “French” in the title are usually fancy, right? Poodles, perfume, pastries. But a French drain is nothing more than a ditch in sloped ground, inset with a perforated drain pipe under a ...

Q:While raking up leaves and pulling weeds, I came across some long, concrete, half-pipe-shaped tubing that extends the length of one side of our house, the uphill side, about a foot from our ...

Learn five preemptive steps to prevent leaks, flooding and costly repairs before peak hurricane season hits Lafayette.

Hedi Garcia was fast asleep in her Smithtown home when her husband screamed up the stairs, "We're getting water." The living room, bathroom and kitchen took on inches of it, during the recent flooding ...