AAA Home Drainage

Hillside homes are subject to slumping in heavy rains. The term slumping is a term of geology that means when a large portion of a groundwater saturated hillside or mountain can no longer support the weight of the mud under it, the whole portion, many times acres, just flow is one move down hill like a thick milk shake that was spilled out over the kitchen counter and down to the floor below. Large sections of land can fall away when saturated, and slide your home right down the hill with it. No matter the engineered pilings, oversized footings and earthquake strapping. None of that matter when the whole hillside goes. (more…)