water problems

I have an outdoor stairwell of approx 5 steps that lead to a basement door. This used to be completely covered and encased with a wood framed building with an upper door and roof, but this was removed so that a larger deck could be placed over the stairway with a trap door in the deck to...

I need to replace a leaking window well cover over a basement window. The problem is that it is located along a sloping surface (the house has a walk-out basement and the window is along the side). Because of this the window well height is not uniform and standard plastic covers don't fit...

We recently bought our dream home. Located on a little over an acre we are on a slab foundation. Water runs off the "hill" and pools in the back "lower" yard. We want to know the best way to tackle this as we have small children and want to use the backyard! It just rained about 4 inches last...