Q: My garage is at the bottom of a hill and is tucked into the soil on three sides. I get some water leakage through the concrete block walls in the spring and during heavy rains. The asphalt floor is ...

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Thunderstorms and heavy rains are beautiful events unless you are a homeowner who has experienced a flooded basement or crawl space. Basement water is usually the result of misdirected surface water.

Rene Ruiz, left, waits in an excavator as Julian Flores, center and Alfonso Velasquez couple two large corrugated perforated plastic pipe sections as part of a drainage system. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA / THE ...

Q: A well-respected and competent contractor who has done excellent work for us in the past is giving us a bid to install a French drain and surface drain in our sloped backyard in San Mateo. For the ...