Foundations - Basements - Crawlspaces

Tutorial describes how to prepare your fixed or mobile home for an earthquake. Discussed are cripple wall reinforcement and anchor bolts for fixed homes and the earthquake resistant bracing system for mobile homes.

Wetness in the home basement is a common problem that can be caused by a number of issues, some simple to repair and others are more complicated. This tutorial will describe various basement water problems and describe how to diagnose and fix them.

About.com's Guide to Home Buying / Selling, Elizabeth Weintraub has a great article on how to spot a wet basement and to fix some of the common problems causing this situation.

This tutorial describes what to do if your home's basement is flooded with water from a major storm. Safely cleaning up a flooded basement requires a special procedure so as to avoid structural damage.