When constructing a french drain groundwater removal system that you count on to pull rainwater away from your foundation, resist the common emotional arguments associated with the desire to cover up the rock left open on the surface.
This method is used for maximum groundwater collection when it rains hard. A common statement I hear is “my kids will toss rocks”, or “I don’t like the look of exposed rock”.
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Home groundwater problems are likely not even on the homeowners radar until they eigther sell the home and get a pest dryrot and structural inspection that indicates their problem, or when the rains come and the water starts pouring into the homes crawlspace or basement.
Don’t be the homeowner that thinks the problem will just go away. If you know you have a groundwater drainage issue now, it will only get worse and more expensive to deal with it in the future.
Seems like human nature, with respect to home drainage, is not to worry about the long known, and long time existing, home drainage problems until seasonal heavy rains and driving snow sets in.
Homeowners should not be surprised that home drainage expenses increase during these times? Installers working under severe conditions require longer times for the installation of hand excavated french drains. This translates into higher prices for the consumer. Safety issues also come into play. (more…)
If you are experiencing groundwater in your basement or crawlspace, you likely will go through the process of educating yourself on various methods of dealing with groundwater problems and solutions.
The choice of methods is most often based on your objective. Keep pumping the water out, with a guarantee that the company will always keep a working sump pump in place, or prevent the groundwater from entering in the first place. (more…)
This home study course on groundwater removal and home drainage is free of charge. You may use it to your best advantage without anything invested except your time. The effort is well worth the knowledge gained.
A college level text book author, also a client, recently made a request to use some of this information in his newest book on environmental engineering.
Go to school on the subject of groundwater removal, and “green” home drainage solutions. You will be glad you did. (more…)
The following information is here-in reprinted from the Oregon Contractors Board Newsletter, in the interests of public protection disclosure, and as a courtesy of AAA Home Drainage.
The information is from the CCB newsletter that explains important rights affecting the homeowner taking possession of new construction in Oregon. (more…)
Study groundwater removal methods, and home drainage problems and solutions within this website course on home drainage to prevent groundwater intrusion below grade, and to prevent mold and bad air from fouling your living environment and ruining your respiratory health. (more…)
Crawlspace french drains and sump pumps are seldom required and are always a last resort and not a first home drainage solution plan. Groundwater that enters below grade into basements and crawlspaces must be collected and vented on the outside of the building with hand excavated french drains in order to stop the groundwater saturation and hydrostatic pressure that causes the leaking. (more…)
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…)
