Dealing with a damp basement is annoying enough, but seeing water leaking through cracks in the foundation or mortar joints can feel downright overwhelming. The good news is there are solutions that ...

So I live in an area with a very high clay content in the soil. The entire neighboorhood also happens to be built on natural springs. So the water table is alreayd pretty high. The basement walls had ...

Q: My house was built in the '40s and has a cinder-block foundation. On the inside, it has paint that's peeling. Some of the blocks are crumbling, but the problem is not deep, less than an inch. In ...

A flooded basement is more than a nuisance, it's an electrocution hazard. Let's say you've got an inch or so of water in the basement. Assuming the service panel is also in the basement, you can put ...

Q • With the recent rain, we got water in our basement for the first time ever. We think it may have been because we forgot to clean our gutters. However, it did get the walls wet toward the bottom.

There is dampness in my basement between the walls and the floor. The basement is unfinished. How do I find a reliable outfit to review my problem and give me advice that I can trust? What questions ...

The Weekly Fix is a home maintenance column by Home Repair Resource Center, a Cleveland Heights nonprofit that helps homeowners buy, repair and retain their homes. Each week, the center offers a ...