Winter snow has slowed life down a great deal around Portland. Spirits are bright though. A new feeling is in the air, albeit crisp air.
It becomes impossible to hand excavate through frozen ground. So, it’s time to relax. Enjoy the moment. “Don’t worry about a thing, everything is gonna be alright”, Bob Marley and Wailers. (more…)
Snow presents it’s own problems in the form of huge amounts of weight on your structure when it is in form. The worst part of the snow storm for someone prone to groundwater problems is when all that snow turns to water again and acts like a 3 day hard rain, flooding crawl spaces and basements. What can you do? (more…)
Smart homeowners keep up with home drainage deferred maintenance. It is like that trip to the dentist every 6 months to have your teeth cleaned that you feel is overkill but know is working for you. Time to think about not being penny wise and pound foolish when it comes to home drainage.
It doesn’t make sense to pay ump’teen thousand dollars for a home and watch its value decline from market pressures or groundwater damage and air quality issues, in part due to home drainage problems that could have been prevented by the homeowner if they had learned what to look for and what to do. (more…)
It’s not too late to beat the coming winter wet weather with hand excavated french drains. Protect yourself and your home from the damage to your structure and environment that follows without proper groundwater removal. (more…)
Planning with contractors. Just what you wanted on your day off. The drainage problem. Oh joy. Can’t wait. Right?
The homeowner has probably never been able to figure out the cause of the drainage problem. Everyone that has ever tried to solve the drainage problem has failed as well. I would say that is more typical than not in my business. (more…)
Well, home drainage knowledge seekers, it is once again time to set up a checklist of items that will spur you into a self analysis of your home drainage infrastructure.
Studying about home drainage science will in the long run provide your home with a dry environment that is free of mold and mildew. Studying about hand excavated french drains will translate into a happy stress free homeowner with a quality home within which to live for many years. No more groundwater in your crawlspace or basement. No more health problems from breathing bad air. (more…)
Groundwater damage from the lack of hand excavated french drains to protect the crawlspace or basement, and the resulting residential groundwater damage, can trash your equity fast.
A recent visit to a wonderful old classic home in the Tualatin Valley in Oregon showed again exactly how years of deferred groundwater removal maintenance will cost sellers big bucks in the end. Pests, dryrot and structural repairs, and lots of lost cash. Worse than blowing your cash in Las Vegas. (more…)
Determine the real value of your home, and the air that you breathe. A huge amount of time is spent within the walls of a home. We raise our children from cradle upwards to aspiring adults within those walls most of the time.
We sit for hours endlessly watching entertainment and listening to the soothing sounds of music. Yet many homeowners refuse to fix home drainage problems that they know exist. (more…)
To know the hand excavated french drain is to love the french drain. The family will love the environmental and home appreciation benefits that it provides. (more…)
Now is the time to economy proof your home. Tough times dictate bold financial moves to protect the value of your home. The real estate market has become much more demanding of quality in the last year, and homeowners need to do the groundwater problem diligence to protect their home equity or lose it. (more…)
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