"The only way a backwater valve is ever used is if the city sewer is plugged or backs up," Chandler said. "The only thing a backwater valve is going to do is it's going to force the water to the next ...

City of Windsor officials are calling on homeowners to install backwater valves under the subsidy program. We did this back in June and it proved disastrous. A rectangular cut was made in our basement ...

Today’s homeowners are extending their living space by utilizing the basement area. Whether you use the lower level of your home as a game room, office, exercise area or workshop, you’ll want to be ...

Urban flood damages are a recurrent and growing issue for municipalities, insurers and homeowners across Canada. The frequency of severe rainfall resulting in urban floods across the country last year ...

|Lindsay Bunce suffered basement flooding when water came in through the shared wall after a pipe in the home attached to hers broke. The house on the other side of the wall is abandoned. It’s all ...

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A building permit is required to install a backwater valve. Backwater valves prevent the flow of sanitary or storm sewage back into your home. If storm water or ...

People have been trickling into Brandon City Hall since details of a sump pump/backwater valve subsidy program were announced last week. As we navigate through unprecedented times, our journalists are ...

A new home backwater-valve grant program intended to get rid of abuses by some plumbing businesses has been approved by a city council committee. It will have five city vetted contractors for ...

Sarnia is offering more money towards backwater valve installations after relatively few homeowners whose basements flooded in August took advantage, a city report says. Previously, the ceiling was $1 ...