Bring 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…)
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Bring home drainage expertise to the table when building a new home
Sunday, January 24th, 2010Oregon new home builders comply with new state maintenance disclosure law
Sunday, November 15th, 2009New home builders in Oregon must now give buyers of new residences only, a maintenance schedule, that puts groundwater issues at the forefront of the conversation and mandate.
Beginning with contracts signed on or after July 1, 2008, contractors that build new residential structures are required to provide a recommended maintenance schedule to the owner, or the first purchaser, of the structure.
The Construction Contractors Board, the Oregon (CCB) was mandated to adopt (more…)
AAA Home Drainage blog currently offers 315 posts on groundwater removal
Sunday, June 1st, 2008AAA Home Drainage currently offers 315 posts on groundwater removal filled with information on the what to do, and the what not to do, of home drainage and groundwater removal.
Hand excavated french drains are not only the past, but the present and the future of home drainage and groundwater removal science. (more…)
Stormwater ponds and vector control for mosquitos
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Do something nice for your environment today. When building a new home, or renovating an existing home, vent your rain drain discharges and hand excavated french drains into various hand excavated drywells located on the property, rather than storm sewers. Better yet, create stormwater retention ponds. (more…)
Drainage planning with professionals a must.
Friday, December 28th, 2007When you design your home and determine that a drainage professional is a value added necessity to the health of your home, also discuss your plans with your family, friends and business associates.
Most general contractors do not approach the drainage business with enough experience. Most contend that is the way everyone does it.
These people can help you to understand their experiences with drainage professionals, or with other contractors who said they were drainage professionals, and did not perform up to their expectations.
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