A gorgeous garden demands more than sunshine, fertilizer, and a weekend with a shovel. Water controls everything beneath the ...

Treating visible water without finding its actual source almost guarantees the problem returns — and worse. Interior waterproof paint and sealants can build up dangerous hydrostatic pressure when ...

Damp is one of those household problems many of us don’t notice straight away. It doesn’t always announce itself with obvious leaks or flooding. Instead, it can slowly build up over time: behind ...

The first time you encounter salt banding on a damp wall, it’s easy to mistake it for mould – and in fairness, mould often follows soon after if the issue isn’t addressed. But salt banding is actually ...

Looking at plants while on a nature walk can be like a treasure hunt. If you are in the right place, at the right time, you may come across a real gem of a plant called jewelweed. Jewelweed is one of ...

The way George Ferris talks about moisture, one can't help but be both amazed and terrified. An "indoor environmentalist" who mitigates structural damage from fire, mold, water and other enemies of a ...

There is a product that I haven’t written about in a long time. It’s a product we used way back when I was in the Navy. Weapons were shipped and packed in a pallet that absorbed moisture. So when I ...