When installing hand excavated french drain groundwater removal systems, vent both the french drains and the rain drain discharges into storm water retention ponds, if possible, connected to (more…)
Archive for December, 2009
Hand excavated french drains vented into wet-dry creek beds
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009Hand excavated french drains can keep your home from sliding off the hill
Sunday, December 27th, 2009Protect your homesite by installing hand excavated french drains to reduce groundwater saturation against your homes foundation.
Prevent hydrostatic pressure at your exterior foundation walls. This groundwater damage can start the process of the earth around your home slumping.
This can happen when (more…)
Hand excavated french drains save retaining walls
Sunday, December 27th, 2009Professionally installed, exterior foundation hand excavated french drains are your first line of defense for stopping groundwater entry into basements and crawl spaces, as well as (more…)
Install hand excavated french drains prior to saturation, for best results.
Thursday, December 24th, 2009Home drainage is not on your mind when the sun shines, but home drainage should be on your mind always, if you have experienced groundwater problems in the past. Those groundwater problems will again (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…)
Understand hand excavated french drains. 9 concepts.
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009The world of home groundwater drainage and home groundwater removal, specifically with hand excavated french drains, is better understood if you speak the language.
Understand the common language of hand excavated french drain installation. I will use this article to give definitions of commonly used words that identify concepts, methods and materials used in the installation of hand excavated french drains and other groundwater removal methods. (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…)
Drainage due diligence for home site or land purchases
Sunday, December 20th, 2009If you are a prospective home site purchaser, that is to say, your objective is to buy a piece of land to build a home on, you need to understand the importance of doing your home drainage homework, prior to choosing and closing on your home site.
This means addressing an issue seldom discussed, home drainage and groundwater removal, as well as groundwater damage prevention methods. Land buyers must (more…)
Ancient hand excavated french drain technology in the 21st Century
Saturday, December 19th, 2009Hand excavated french drains are indeed ancient technology carried forward into the 21st century.
What is a hand excavated french drain? I get this question many times a week in my business. Hand excavated french drains do not need to be hard to understand. (more…)
Replace our drinking water. Dry wells or storm water retention ponds.
Saturday, December 19th, 2009The ability to flow rainwater around your building site, prior to the groundwater saturating below grade into the crawl space or basement of your home, means everything to the overall health of (more…)
