Archive for the ‘low point drains’ Category

Understanding low point drains and what is possible and functional

Friday, March 28th, 2008

One of the most common anxiety producing events in a homeowners experience with real estate occurs during the sale of the home, and is the pest dryrot and structural inspectors assessment of groundwater problems in the basement or crawlspace, and how to deal with them.

In my experience, I have found that many of these home inspectors know a few buzz words, but simply do not understand home drainage. (more…)

Oregon gets pounded by rain

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

We are off to a wet 08. The past 2-3 weeks have tested the patience of homeowners with groundwater drainage problems. The homeowners that have it bad, do not have hand excavated french drains installed. (more…)