It’s that time of year again. The rainy weather that comes with the warm summer months. The rain is great for gardens and lawns, but too much rain can create serious problems when it has nowhere particular to go. When the ground around your home becomes saturated, water ends up flowing wherever it has the ...
It’s one of a homes most neglected, yet essential items-gutters and downspouts. If your home doesn’t have them, you run the risk of eroding foundations, flooding basements or causing exterior wall damages. But if you have gutters and you let them fall into disrepair or they are improperly installed, roof leaks can easily happen, causing ...
The design of French Drains for a small backyard is fairly simple, whereas that of a large extent of land becomes more complicated. If pipes are used as conduits the design is even more complicated. French drains are simple conduits for the draining of excess water from a low lying where water has stagnated to ...
If there’s one thing I know about it’s French drains. French drains are also called underground drains and are usually installed for one of two reasons: Reason numbers one is to intercept ground water and to divert it to somewhere else. The other reason is to carry away surface water. All you do-it-yourself, home-fixer-uppers can ...
