Archive for the ‘Misc’ Category

Protecting your most expensive possession with hand excavated french drains

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Few things will degrade the value of your home like a bad air environment or structural damage. Many homeowners overlook this fact until it costs them big bucks. Many homeowners blow home drainage problems off to the back of the priority list because they just don’t get it.

The current home valuation and financing crisis in the United States has brought to the attention of many homeowners the fact that they have waited too long to deal with groundwater problems. (more…)

Oregon experiencing a rainy 08 so far as home prices hold

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

The outlook for Oregon homeowners is wet, wet, wet. Rain and more rain. It makes us wonder if we will ever see summer again. As one of my customers said of his garden efforts so far this year, “I should have planted rice or cranberries”. Oregonians are not happy with high gas prices, dismal summer barbeques, and inflation setting in with respect to food, oil, and other services. The rain has not been much of a motivating factor for many Oregonians so far this year. The prospect of having to deal with home drainage problems makes them even more cranky. (more…)

Angies list connects homeowners to reputable contractors

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

When you need to find a reputable contractor for whatever type of construction work, use Angies list. This nation wide organization is a contractor referral service powered by the members and their recommendations entirely. They have been around and know the scoop on contractors. (more…)

Scan post titles for information specific to your home drainage education needs

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

There is much to know about groundwater removal systems and home drainage solutions. Specifically solving groundwater problems with hand excavated french drains. For a great overview of what is contained in this site, scan the titles of the posts only. A time consuming an educational task in its own right. For articles specific to your home drainage needs, use the categories section of the site. (more…)

AAA Home Drainage blog currently offers 315 posts on groundwater removal

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

AAA 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…)

New contractor warranty law badly written to protect homeowners

Friday, May 30th, 2008

If you are planning on building a new home in Oregon, enclosed recent 2008 information is important for you to know. ORS 701.320 mandates that a contractor who contracts to construct a new residential structure (but it excludes manufactured dwellings) must offer the owner or first purchaser, a warranty against defects in materials and workmanship for the structure.

This is not the same law that requires new home construction contractors to give first purchasers of a new home information on likely groundwater and solutions to protect the home from groundwater damage. (more…)

Bamboo planted near your foundation will cause big home drainage problems

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

6. If you have planted bamboo near your foundation, you are very likely going to have a case of the home drainage groundwater blues. Once bamboo is established, you are in for bad home drainage problems. Even neighbors can affect neighbors by planting bamboo. This is one of the worst things you can do to the health of your home and your foundation. The roots of the bamboo plant are extremely invasive. (more…)

Irrigation lines placed on the foundation wall can bleed out causing problems

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Home irrigation systems are really cool. They allow hands off enjoyment of summer plants and keep everything looking so nice. While this is really cool stuff, and seems like the best part of the landscape at times, too much watering from pvc sprinkler lines can produce lots of excess groundwater and cause both you and your below grade neighbor lots of headaches in the long run. (more…)

Banks getting free money and broadening their profit margin

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Well folks, it is time to discuss something other than home drainage for a moment. Man cannot live on home drainage alone, a wise scholar once said. I forget who that was at the moment however.

We have heard so much about how the Federal Reserve is the friend of the economy, the citizens, and the banks, right? Well, guess what is happening. (more…)

AAA Home Drainage presents groundwater removal concepts

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

The main purpose of this website is to present factual and conceptual information on home drainage, hand excavated french drains, groundwater removal, and other aspects of the geo-political and economic landscape that influence real estate property valuation, free market concepts, and real estate market trends. This information is not only specific to the pacific northwest of America, but many times, to the world in general. (more…)