Archive for the ‘hillside drainage’ Category

French drains make stable geology under hillside homes

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Geology and groundwater saturation around and under homes on sloped building sites affects stability.

The most amazing thing with respect to hand excavated french drains is that cities and counties will issue a building permit for construction of a home on a building site that even goats should not occupy, from a safety stand point, and not mandate the installation of hand excavated french drains to protect the hillside building pad from saturation of groundwater due to hard periodic rains, which cause slumping. (more…)

Hand excavated french drains are the best offense and defense

Monday, December 31st, 2007

The money spent on the installation of hand excavated french drains is without a doubt the best money you can spend on your home to protect the homes value and create a healthy living environment for your family. Hand excavated french drains are largely ignored as a critical step to health with respect to your homes environment and land stability. (more…)

***Hand excavated french drains are a must for hillside home sites

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Hand excavated french drains are a must for hillside homes. Some of the most common building sites to experience groundwater problems are located in areas with significant slope. The high side of the home is most often the point of water entry due to the fact that the topography of the site slopes groundwater to the home when it is raining hard. French drains, specifically hand excavated french drains are the most effective method of groundwater removal available to homeowners with these problems. (more…)