The budget for construction of residential housing most often includes rain drain discharges and sometimes footing drains, but more important than footing drains are hand excavated french drains on the surface levels between 8″-18″, with a properly compacted splash block at the foundation. (more…)
The winter rains in Oregon have started. The words hand excavated french drains are again in everyones conversation. Hand excavated french drains are your best opportunity to collect groundwater.
The phones are ringing. Homeowners are discovering or re-discovering their groundwater/rainwater drainage issues. Out of site, out of mind as they say. When the rains come however, nobody is immune to the problems caused by rain created groundwater.
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Machine excavation to the foundation footing is seldom good. 2. One of the more common discussions that I have with homeowners concerning their home drainage problems , which almost always is a rainwater, groundwater created groundwater issue, is the foundation footing drain concept, and a contractors desire to machine excavate with a backhoe, or by hand, all the way down to the foundation footing. Seldom is this the right solution to attempt. (more…)
The value of your personal residence is likely your largest cash investment. You are well advised to protect that investment by doing the groundwater drainage work that is required prior to damage being created from the lack of properly engineered and installed hand excavated french drains. (more…)
When constructing foundation footing drains, if they are required, due to water that comes in low in the grade, near the foundation footing, advise your contractor to do so creating a grade for the system.
Do not lay the perforated pipe flat on the outside of the foundation pour. Do not use the perforated pipe with a sock over it, and just backfill it with dirt. (more…)
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