Consumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. During the season when humidity is high, a dehumidifier in a damp basement can be running almost all the time. So it’s good ...

A basement water problem can be as obvious as there being several inches of floodwater standing at the base of the stairs. But runaway moisture doesn’t always manifest itself in plainly visible ways.

What’s the best way to keep your basement dry? “You have to think like a raindrop,” says David Callahan, customer support representative at Model Remodel, a Seattle design-build contractor. “Water’s ...

After years of being relegated to the basement, laundry rooms have largely moved above ground in homes built over the last 25 or so years. But if your home was constructed before upstairs laundry ...

On Tuesday I moved into my girlfriend's house. My computer now lives in the basement. The basement is quite damp and moist and I suspect this is affecting my computer's performance. It's hard to ...

Summer storms don't have to involve flooded basements if homeowners take steps to divert water away from the house. (iStock) Perspective by Kevin Brasler Summer rains can create a lot of headaches ...

CINCINNATI — With heavy rains now hitting the Cincinnati area, basements across the Tri-State could see water, from saturated yards and clogged gutters. Many gutters are filled with spring tree blooms ...