Groundwater damage can trash your home equity fast

October 1st, 2008

Groundwater damage from the lack of hand excavated french drains to protect the crawlspace or basement, and the resulting residential groundwater damage, can trash your equity fast.

A recent visit to a wonderful old classic home in the Tualatin Valley in Oregon showed again exactly how years of deferred groundwater removal maintenance will cost sellers big bucks in the end. Pests, dryrot and structural repairs, and lots of lost cash. Worse than blowing your cash in Las Vegas. Read the rest of this entry »

Is your families health compromised by breathing bad air

September 1st, 2008

Determine the real value of your home, and the air that you breathe. A huge amount of time is spent within the walls of a home. We raise our children from cradle upwards to aspiring adults within those walls most of the time.

We sit for hours endlessly watching entertainment and listening to the soothing sounds of music. Yet many homeowners refuse to fix home drainage problems that they know exist. Read the rest of this entry »

5 reasons drainage issues are important to you.

September 1st, 2008
  1. Home values depend on good drainage, and environmentally sound water disposal practices.
  2. Neighbors are affected by the good or bad drainage on your site.
  3. The health of your family depends on a clean environment, free of mold and moisture.
  4. The cosmetic appearance of the home you live in reflects on your personal image.
  5. The structural aspects of your homes’ post-beam, and pad construction, sets the tone for overall home structural integrity.

Sump pumps do not stop groundwater from entering below grade areas

August 14th, 2008

Always a controversy among confused homeowners with home drainage problems. Which to install, the sump pump or the hand excavated french drain. Read the rest of this entry »

Underground sprinklers near foundation walls cause problems

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. Read the rest of this entry »

Know and love the hand excavated french drain

August 10th, 2008

To know the hand excavated french drain is to love the french drain. The family will love the environmental and home appreciation benefits that it provides. Read the rest of this entry »

Economy proof your home

July 15th, 2008

Now is the time to economy proof your home. Tough times dictate bold financial moves to protect the value of your home. The real estate market has become much more demanding of quality in the last year, and homeowners need to do the groundwater problem diligence to protect their home equity or lose it. Read the rest of this entry »

The home drainage consultation process

July 15th, 2008

Homeowners many times spend an average of 2 hours with me as I am conducting a complete home drainage evaluation of their property for groundwater problem signs.

During the evaluation of the home the homeowners eventually describe the drainage problem in detail. Read the rest of this entry »

AAA Water Guard services travel option package

July 15th, 2008

Protect your most expensive investment, your personal residence, with ” AAA Water Guard services” travel option package, brought to you by AAA Home Drainage. Don’t settle for less than the security that comes with owning hand excavated french drains.

No professional home drainage contractor in your corner of the world that you trust? Read the rest of this entry »

Install hand excavated french drains right and achieve success

July 11th, 2008

When it comes to home drainage solutions, do it right the first time. Don’t be one of those homeowners that throws their money away on numerous attempts to solve groundwater drainage problems by using contractors without a clue of how to really do the job of stopping groundwater below grade.

Read this website for concise information on what works and what does not work. Don’t be a groundwater problem victim more than you already are.

When you have groundwater in your basement or crawlspace, look to AAA Home Drainage for the right answer.