Keeping Water Out Where It Belongs: Outside Foundation Drains Water around your home’s foundation can lead to serious structural problems, such as cracks, leaks, and long-term damage to your basement or crawlspace. The best way to protect your home? Stop the water before it ever gets inside. There’s no debate that the best place to stop the water is outside your home. Ideally, gutters would never be installed in the attic to then dump the water down a drain, and the same applies to your foundation. So, when we have access, our preferred approach is [...]

How To Fix Basement Water Issues When Digging Outside Isn’t an Option When water starts creeping into your basement, garage, or other below-ground spaces, the first thought is usually: “How do we keep it out?” Ideally, we’d install a drainage system outside the foundation, but that’s not always possible. Maybe your yard is too tight to excavate. Maybe there’s a porch or patio in the way. Or maybe you just don’t want to rip up your landscaping. The good news? There’s a great solution from the inside. An Interior French Drain—Under the Slab If [...]

Yard Drainage Solutions (That Aren’t French Drains) We talk a lot about French drains because they’re one of the most versatile tools for moving water away from homes. But they’re not the only option. In fact, there are several simple and effective ways to improve drainage around your property without digging a trench for a pipe and gravel. Whether you're dealing with pooling water in your yard, runoff from your roof, or water collecting near walkways and driveways, these solutions can help move that water from places you don’t want it, to places you’re [...]

Crawlspace Water: Why You Shouldn’t Ignore It (Even If It’s Out of Sight) When your basement floods, it’s an emergency. You’re calling a remediation company, moving valuables, and trying to stop the damage fast. But what about your crawlspace? It might not hold your furniture or electronics, but when water collects down there, it can be just as damaging—just slower and easier to overlook. If you’ve ever peeked into your crawlspace and seen puddles (or even mini lakes) after a storm, you might have a bigger problem than you think. Why Water in the Crawlspace [...]

French Drains: A Simple Fix for a Big Water Problem Water is essential for life, but when it comes to your home, it’s one of the biggest sources of damage. In fact, water issues cause nearly 80% of construction-related problems. Let’s focus on how rainwater affects your foundation, yard, and crawlspace, and how French drains can be the solution. It’s easy to spot a leak in a basement or water flowing into a garage, but even water that doesn’t make it inside can do real damage. Water pooling in your yard kills grass, creates soggy [...]

Crawlspaces are supposed to be a humid place... that's normal, right? Normal does not mean correct or ideal. As folks who go into a lot of crawlspaces, we can assure you that the vast majority are not places you want to spend much time in. Messy, dirty, humid, wet, full of insects, and hard to get around tends to be the norm. But carpet in a bathroom was common too, and we all realized that was a bad idea. A crawlspace doesn't have to be all those terrible things, and you'd be better off if [...]