Archive for the ‘real estate’ Category

AAA Water Guard services travel option package

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Protect your most expensive investment, your personal residence, with ” AAA Water Guard services” travel option package, brought to you by AAA Home Drainage. Don’t settle for less than the security that comes with owning hand excavated french drains.

No professional home drainage contractor in your corner of the world that you trust? (more…)

Can you inspect a home for signs of groundwater problems

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

What should it tell you if you are looking at a home to buy, and the home has a home groundwater problem in the crawlspace or basement, and there is already a sump pump installed? It should tell you that the sump pump isn’t a solution to the problem.

If the groundwater is still entering the crawlspace or basement, would a reasonable mind assume that the sump pump is a solution to the problem, or a bandaid? (more…)

Oregon Contractor Board June 08 update maintenance schedule for new homes

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

This article is reprinted here-in by AAA Home Drainage, for public information from the Oregon Construction Contractors Newsletter, (CCB), with respect to a subject that I wrote about some months ago. The information is pertinent to all homeowners buying a new home or contracting with a home builder to construct a new home in Oregon. (more…)

Oregon Contractor Board June 08 update on consumer rights for new housing

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

The following information is here-in reprinted from the Oregon Contractors Board Newsletter, in the interests of public protection disclosure, and as a courtesy of AAA Home Drainage.

The information is from the CCB newsletter that explains important rights affecting the homeowner taking possession of new construction in Oregon. (more…)

Education about home drainage with hand excavated french drains

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Google is a great service. On their home page there is an option to put on your custom google page called “stuff”, among the selections is the Einstein quote of the day. I highly recommend this for fun and fact.

Albert Einstein said, “education is what remains after one has forgotten everything that was learned in school”.

The fact that few homeowners understand home drainage is not surprising. Home drainage, groundwater removal, and hand excavated french drains are not on the average study roster in college, unless you are an environmental engineering student. (more…)

Hand excavated french drains will make you money

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Yeh, I know. Who likes to spend money on home drainage, right? In some homeowners minds, hand excavated french drains are way down the list of home improvements, as compared to new patio furniture, or a fish pond. Not very romantic, right? (more…)

Groundwater in Oregon legislative summary 2007

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

The 2007 Oregon State Legislature adopted new requirements for contractors who construct new residential structures to provide the first purchaser, or owner, a recommended maintenance schedule. Groundwater problems have become main stream for new housing in Oregon.

The maintenance schedule must include the following minimum information, as per House Bill 2654.

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Portland Oregon area professional home drainage services

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

If you live around the Portland, Oregon USA area, you are probably aware that our climate presents challenges with respect to home drainage and subsequently, groundwater problems caused by heavy rain fall. Count on AAA Home Drainage to help you solve your groundwater problems. (more…)

Stormwater ponds and vector control for mosquitos

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Do 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…)

If you are buying a new home in Oregon you must read this article

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

If you are buying a new home in Oregon, you should read this article, and make sure you get the information about home drainage and groundwater problems that the Oregon state legislature meant you to receive prior to purchasing a new home. See the article on this site concerning the 2007 legislative summary report. (more…)