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Sprinklers can cause groundwater into crawl space or basement

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Sprinkler heads around your homes foundation can cause home drainage problems, as they bleed out and saturate the foundation area.

Groundwater drainage problems may be caused by cracked pvc sprinkler lines, as well as… (more…)

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Underground sprinklers near foundation walls cause problems

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

If you live in the Northern hemisphere, it is summer, and the living is easy. Fish are jumpin, you know the rest of the song! As happy homeowners we water our lawns and bask in the sun in our backyards. Lemonade and puffy clouds are on our minds. Birds chirp, and butterflies flitter. We forget about home drainage problems, and those nasty winter rains out of a need for a rest from the tiring thoughts of eventually having to deal with those home drainage issues before the rains and snow comes. (more…)

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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…)

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