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French drains save retaining walls

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

Professionally 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…)

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Landscape retaining walls, terraces, and slopes need drainage

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

It is very important to think about home drainage concerns when you are designing landscape terraces, retaining walls, and flat grass areas, as well as slopes. The groundwater that builds up behind a retaining wall for instance is enough to force the wall (more…)

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