The landscape and drainage surrounding your home plays a huge role in managing moisture accumulation beneath the foundation. Leaking landscape pipes, overwatered vegetation as well as poor drainage ...

Homeownership has its perks, but there are also many challenges regarding repairs and maintenance. People often overlook drainage systems and repairs as minor problems. Still, over time, poor drainage ...

Walk into almost any house built before 1990 and the odds are high that one repair keeps showing up first: structural ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

Robby Brown is the founder of Pinnacle Foundation Repair, a foundation repair company that has been serving Texas for over 20 years. The foundation is one of the most important components of any ...

Q. After all the rains last season, I finally decided to check my foundation to see if there was any water. I was surprised to find several pools of water and even more surprised to see black mold and ...

Prior to the 1970s, many ground drainage systems were primarily constructed from clay tiles. Over time, these clay tiles can be damaged by tree roots, or collapse under compacted weight or corrosion.