Turn back the clock. *1946- 500 members of Portland Property Owners Union announce that they will Read the rest of this entry »
Oregon new home, builder provided, drainage required notice.
May 4th, 2010This is an actual e-mail from 2008. Real life conversations with customers. e-mail Message from Lee Ann:
We are in the process of selling our 2.5 year old home, and Read the rest of this entry »
Neighbors with groundwater problems together
May 4th, 2010Plumbing french drain groundwater removal systems, or venting rain drains onto a contiguous homeowners home site is against the law in Oregon.
This can be a costly lesson for Read the rest of this entry »
French drains are sloppy ditches unless they are hand excavated
May 4th, 2010The term french drain is tossed around on the internet under many contexts.
Few of these home drainage solutions work well, if at all.
Many of these drainage concepts are simply Read the rest of this entry »
AAA Home Drainage solves groundwater problems around the world
May 4th, 2010Portland, Oregon is not the only area of the world where homes have groundwater drainage problems.
While it is true that the Portland, Oregon area is one of the home drainage hot spots of the world; desert and semi-arid climates have Read the rest of this entry »
Crawl space groundwater can cause hardwood floors to buckle
May 4th, 2010Groundwater in your crawlspace and sinking spot foundation footings in your crawlspace can cause your Read the rest of this entry »
Gable roof ends are drainage challenged areas by design
May 4th, 2010The gable ends of your home, that are pitched, and not flat, are very often groundwater problem areas, from a home drainage perspective.
Gable roof areas are built to fail you on Read the rest of this entry »
Groundwater in the crawlspace or basement is simply your option
May 2nd, 2010Groundwater in your basement or crawl space is simply your option. Not cruel. True.
You are Read the rest of this entry »
Snow country homes without french drains
May 2nd, 2010Snow melt damages home foundations, without french drains installed professionally.
Snow melt damages home foundations and can cause Read the rest of this entry »
New Jersey homeowner asks for help
May 1st, 2010Hello Darrel:
I have visited your website and read many of your responses. I’m in N,J.
I hope it is all right if I give you some background.
My basement is concrete block. 11 course. House built 1968. I’ve have discoloration of the walls due to groundwater. To alleviate that I Read the rest of this entry »
