AAA Home Drainage

What do you do after your french drains are installed and the groundwater is no longer entering the crawlspace or basement? You may pull the wet moisture barrier, open the foundation vents and provide heat and air movement within the crawlspace to dry it out again. Close interior entry areas to the crawlspace to keep the moisture and any smells that may exist out of the living areas. (more…)

Well now, that sounds like a lofty title for a drainage blog opener doesn’t it? Read about hand excavated french drains and go to the head of the class. I am being very literal. You can save thousands of dollars by educating yourself about hand excavated french drains. Hand excavated french drains specifically. There must be 50 ways to waste your money on drainage scams. This blog is about concentrating the drainage information creating recognition of methods, knowledge and intuition with respect to your groundwater drainage problems.

If there is one thing that impresses me more each year I am in the drainage business, it is the tenacity and sheer power of the well read and better emotionally armed homeowner who has done the homework concerning french drains, and hand excavated french drains specifically.

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When a hard rain is falling, you need hand excavated french drains. The Portland, Oregon area is presently getting pounded by heavy rains. French drain installation is going to be on lots of peoples minds this week. We are supposed to have a warmer winter than most, and that means lots of rain and lots of flooding.

The phone rings off the hook during these times and troubled homeowners without french drains installed have big problems with groundwater.

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Hand excavated french drains are a must for hillside homes. Some of the most common building sites to experience groundwater problems are located in areas with significant slope. The high side of the home is most often the point of water entry due to the fact that the topography of the site slopes groundwater to the home when it is raining hard. French drains, specifically hand excavated french drains are the most effective method of groundwater removal available to homeowners with these problems. (more…)