You have heard about groundwater drainage problems, but… what are they?
Well folks, plainly put, groundwater drainage problems come in many forms. I will identify many of them within.
Read further in this site to discover the particulars of each form of groundwater drainage problem, and various solutions for these problems.
Water in the crawlspace of your home is a groundwater drainage problem.
Water in the basement is a groundwater drainage problem.
Water standing on your foundation wall creating a white excretion on the wall, and over time cracking your foundation wall, is a groundwater drainage problem.
Groundwater standing in your yard, days and days after hard rains, and lasting for many more days there-after, tells the homeowners they have a groundwater drainage problem.
Roof water or groundwater, flowing off your neighbors home or land, and onto yours, next to your foundation, is a groundwater drainage problem for you. And a groundwater problem for your neighbor as well.
Your neighbors non-approval of your contention that he is causing your drainage problem can be further documented on your part by calling a licensed, bonded and insured home drainage contractor, and asking for a free evaluation of the home.
Groundwater sinking the spot footings in your crawl space, and undermining the structural integrity of your home, through the destruction of the post and beam structure of your home, constitutes a groundwater drainage problem.
Groundwater that will not perk through the soils and requires sump pump removal is a groundwater drainage problem.
Groundwater that overflows your gutters and rain drain discharges is a groundwater drainage problem.
Home drainage systems that were not constructed and plumbed correctly, and make the groundwater or rain drain water removal worse, are groundwater drainage problems.
You will find many articles on the above subjects within this home drainage blog.
Please read them, and learn to spot these issues before they become old problems not dealt with.
The old problems are usually more expensive to deal with, and in some cases have undermined your homes value, structural integrity, and the health of your homes’ environment as well.