water collection

Hi, I've recently removed a wood stove from my basement in order to open up the space. I decided to put some insolation in the remaining pipe, then cover it with vapour barrier and tuck tape it sealed so it didn't draw heat out. I've noticed now that after about a month there is maybe around...

Hello everyone - I'm your average semi-retired guy who just can't get enough pain and never-ending dirty work - yeah, that must be what led me to my second 1920s 6-unit apartment complex. But here is a drainage problem I promised myself I would solve "before the rains came" this year. Oops...

Hi all, The houses in my California neighborhood back up to an unbuilt upon natural slope. An open, concrete, V-shaped drainage ditch runs the entire length of the hill and empties into a County-owned drain that empties into the flood control system. While this ditch runs outside almost all of...