Having a home with a basement ... but trench drains focus on surface water, while French drains address subsurface ground water. They're often installed along the floor or at the base of exterior ...

Wastewater was backing up at three separate basement floor drains, which inspectors say is evidence of a 100% blockage. Some of the backup is near a clean dish drying rack, in front of a freezer ...

A stress test was performed by the health department during the initial inspection and found wastewater was backing up at two out of three basement floor drains. The report said an odor from the ...