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 »
Home values depend on good drainage, and environmentally sound water disposal practices.
Neighbors are affected by the good or bad drainage on your site.
The health of your family depends on a clean environment, free of mold and moisture.
The cosmetic appearance of the home you live in reflects on your personal image.
The structural aspects of your homes’ post-beam, and pad construction, sets the tone for overall home structural integrity. Drainage is either your friend or enemy in that regard.
Pleased to announce the release of several new entries to my Home Drainage eBooks series.
These eBooks are designed to help you avoid and diagnose drainage problems. It’s my objective to share my experience and help you preserve equity in your properties. You can download the eBook PDFs below.
eBooks currently available for download:
17 Ways to Determine If You Have a Drainage Problem
A useful guide for printing out and conducting your own walk around inventory of your home. -> Download here
Brain Damage: Home Drainage Botched Big Time
Horror stories not for the faint of heart. Bad advice gone wrong. You’ve been warned! -> Download here
15 Smoking Guns: Groundwater Home Inspections
For those who’ve always wondered what are the key groundwater problems a licensed home inspector will look for. A must read for realtors and anyone buying or selling a home. -> Download here
Hope you enjoy the books and thanks to all who have continued in supporting this site.
I recently was asked to be a guest on The Epodogy Podcast for a special show spotlighting Home Drainage. The Epodogy Podcast is produced by Media1250.
The show covers many of the basic topics I’m most often asked about such as what causes drainage problems, etc.
Please send me an email if you’d like to hear more audio programs. My mission is to help you resolve those drainage issues (ideally, before they cause chaos with your home) and I’m always looking to find ways to get the word out on the benefits of professional home drainage solutions.
Anyway, here is the show for your listening pleasure - hope you enjoy - and thanks!
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 Willamette 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
