Sump wells, and dry wells with overflows, collecting groundwater in areas where the soil does not perk well, can still solve your saturation problems, if they are… (more…)
Archive for the ‘Sump pumps’ Category
Installing sump wells and dry well overflows for groundwater removal
Saturday, February 13th, 2010Interview that sump pump drainage contractor. Don’t let him roll all over you.
Saturday, January 9th, 2010Happy New Year friends. 2010. Onward and upward in home drainage solution land.
It is another year, and everything is changing fast.
That includes the home groundwater removal business as well.
Very little quality information exists about professional home drainage residential installations.This site is (more…)
Plan on using a home drainage pro when building a home
Thursday, December 24th, 2009If you are planning on building a new home, there are many considerations with respect to home drainage, that you will likely not be made aware of through the local planning department, your architect, your home contractor builder, or even your close friends, many of whom have built a home as well. I will tell you (more…)
Myths that sump pump installers promote about home drainage
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009Underground rivers and springs under your home? Not very likely. This is such a common statement however, that is over and over again thrown at homeowners by (more…)
10 home drainage conditions home buyers need to investigate
Thursday, December 17th, 200910 home drainage conditions the buyers need to investigate. This is an Overview, read further for detail on each point: 1. Check the quality and age of (more…)
Do you need to install home crawl space sump pump drainage?
Thursday, December 10th, 2009Installing an interior hand excavated french drain is (more…)
How hand excavated french drains work where a sump pump will not
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009Hand excavated french drains work to remove groundwater at the exterior foundation walls, prior to it saturating the foundation wall, producing groundwater leaking into (more…)
Solve the groundwater problem and do not sump pump for life
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009Sump pumps will not solve your home drainage problem. Sump pumps do not prevent groundwater from saturating and running below grade into crawl spaces. While many installers of sump pumps pitch a, “guarantee”, (more…)
Weak reasons to cut up your basement floor and install a sump pump system
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009I was recently amused by an article on the internet by a contractor who advocates saw cutting your concrete basement floor and making a channel drain. These guys are really trouble. They are rip off guys most often with one thing in mind, every home gets a basement channel and a sump pump as well as a drilled foundation wall. (more…)
Protect yourself from the home drainage sump pump flim flam man
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009Professional home drainage contractors will almost always give a prospective customer homeowner a free evaluation of their property to assess suspected home drainage problems. Protect yourself from the many types of home drainage flim flam man. (more…)
