If an old french drain has failed, and a new one is required, that is a capital improvement, from a tax standpoint, and not a maintenance home repair, since you are creating an entirely new home drainage system, with new and updated materials, engineering, and form.
Home drainage capital improvements could include Read the rest of this entry »
French drains are tax advantaged capital improvements
April 22nd, 2010World wide home drainage consultation available
March 27th, 2010Well now. They say, “it is a small world”.
And yes, they were right, all along. Indeed, a small world.
This web site is proud to welcome all our world wide audience of homeowner readers.
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Reader from New Jersey asks:
March 20th, 2010Message: Sorry to bother you with this. WE are here in NJ and want to collect the water from our downspouts (which currently dump within a couple feet of the house) and the sump pump (which dumps out to the street) to dump into the woods on our property.
A friend of a friend gave us the name of someone that did good work for them. They gave us a price of Read the rest of this entry »
French drains are hand excavated
March 15th, 2010Professional french drain installation is always excavated and installed by hand.
Never with machines.
Safety comes first. Accuracy and engineering of grade counts big. Home drainage groundwater results follow.
Specify french drain groundwater removal systems. They are just old time “french drains”.
Make certain you understand the difference between Read the rest of this entry »
Two pipe french drain systems separate groundwater from roof water
February 27th, 2010Two pipe french drain systems separate groundwater from roof water.
French drains can serve at least two purposes, if not Read the rest of this entry »
The forensic groundwater drainage contractor
February 25th, 2010The forensic home drainage contractor. A true story.
Once upon a time: I was Read the rest of this entry »
Storm water retention ponds reflect smarts and natural beauty
February 20th, 2010If you have a property that is more rural than urban, and if the property has a natural slope away from the home, you may want to consider having a Read the rest of this entry »
Fix your homes foundation before it crumbles
February 20th, 2010Home drainage problems can most always be prevented, if I get there first, and can install french drains for home groundwater damage prevention, instead of doing Read the rest of this entry »
Why do so many groundwater problems exist.
February 20th, 2010French drain groundwater removal systems are very old concepts, and a poorly understood science.
French drains have been buried themselves, in Read the rest of this entry »
Ingress-egress window wells impact home drainage
February 15th, 2010Home drainage is very often adversely affected by ingress-egress window wells.
They most often are… Read the rest of this entry »
