My current basement windows are much smaller. My house was built in 1900 so my basement/foundation walls are brick.

I live in a small ranch home built mid-1950's. I'm in a suburb of Kansas CIty, and my particular area is known for having iffy foundations due to settling and our particular soil. That being said, our home has had a lot of work done on the foundation, but we are still getting small amounts (I would call it a large trickle or a very small stream) of water that seems to be coming in around the basement windows and possibly from the top of the basement walls(???). Our basement is unfinished, thankfully, but its still a problem that should be corrected. We have a sump pump, and we have had the cracks filled (and they are under warranty). It seems that whenever there is a good rain or like this past week when about 5 inches of snow melted over a few days, we get this little stream of water across our basement floor! What needs to be done? Are there small corrections we can start with? Thanks!

We recently bought a house and all but two of the windows in the basement were boarded up. In fact they were even covered up with drywall. Can someone explain this?

I am moving from a second floor condo to a first floor condo. I am used to having my windows open at night for fresh air and feeling quite safe. Now going into this larger first floor unit I know I won't be able to leave the windows open at night. (I live in a large metro area). But, I am also concerned about the basement windows. They are about 1.5 foot high and quite wide. Plus they are surrounded on the outside by a window "well". Any suggestions on what I can do to prevent anyone from gaining entry into my home via these windows? Other than 3 rottweilers in the basement!! Just my daughter and myself will be living there. I have cut dowels for the windows upstairs so they cannot be forced open...any security suggestions will be greatly appreciated!