French drains and dry wells are the oldest “green” groundwater removal systems known to man.
French drains are all about the speed and degree to which (more…)
Archive for the ‘green drainage’ Category
“Green” groundwater prevention and removal with french drains.
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Bring home drainage expertise to the table when building a new home
Sunday, January 24th, 2010Bring home drainage expertise to the planning table when you are designing and building a new home.
Get better results by having a home drainage professional install your rain drains and hand excavated french drains, rather than… (more…)
Replace our drinking water. Dry wells or storm water retention ponds.
Saturday, December 19th, 2009The ability to flow rainwater around your building site, prior to the groundwater saturating below grade into the crawl space or basement of your home, means everything to the overall health of (more…)
Respect our special Northwest with “green” home drainage
Sunday, November 8th, 2009Hand excavated french drains for green inspired Portland, Oregon. Keep Oregon green. Living and working in the Portland, Oregon area produces a deep respect for the beautiful place I call home.
Many of us have been here for decades, and wouldn’t live anywhere else. For me, the original attraction to Oregon was the clean rivers, majestic mountains, huge fish, and wonderful mountain environments.
Dry wells are “green” environmentally safe groundwater mitigation tools
Saturday, August 15th, 2009Hand excavated french drain groundwater removal systems and hand excavated dry wells duplicate a process called “perk” science that is naturally occuring everywhere on our planet.
It’s all about sending the rainwater runoff back to the underground storage caverns from which we pump our drinking and irrigation water. We need lots of groundwater to water our planets surface flora as well as to raise our kids and animals. Perking groundwater with dry wells is healthy for (more…)
Home sellers are still liable for non-disclosure of drainage problems after closing
Saturday, August 15th, 2009Hand Excavated French drains properly engineered and installed, are huge value added points for “green home drainage science.” They are not a badge of former home drainage failure that should dissuade home buyers from buying the home, especially in Oregon where heavy rains challenge the home drainage infrastructure of all homes eventually.” (more…)
