End Basement Flooding: Solve Your Water Problems with French Drain Installation
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French drain installation provides solutions to yards with poor drainage or high groundwater levels where water builds up against exterior foundation walls. The damaging effects of subsurface water or pooling water on a basement floor cannot be ignored.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina’s Affordable Waterproofing installs drainage systems that transport standing water from your home’s foundation to optimize drainage. Learn more about our drainage solutions with a French drain system.
The Reality of Poor Drainage and Basement Water Problems
A little water can’t hurt, right? After all, the NGWA estimates the world has 2.78 million trillion gallons of groundwater under the soil and bedrock. It accounts for 30.1% of the Earth’s freshwater. When it rains, the water seeps through the sand and bedrock, which becomes more groundwater.
That groundwater becomes a drainage issue. When groundwater pools against foundation walls, it creates pressure and soil erosion. That hydrostatic pressure cracks your foundation wall and works its way through tiny cracks and fissures between concrete blocks and slab floors or at the bottom where poured concrete walls and floors meet. Those water leaks cause the following issues:
- Appliance damage from water coming into the basement
- Bowed basement walls
- Cracked basement walls
- Seepage that ruins carpeting and furniture
- Soggy crawl spaces and damaged insulation or supports
- Harmful growth of mildew and mold
How French Drains Help with Water Runoff and Yard Drainage
A French drain system redirects water from the perimeter of your home to a dry-well basin or drainage ditch using underground pipes and drain tiles. After digging trenches with a backhoe, French drain installers lay perforated pipes and gravel to ensure water drains downward to a drainage ditch in another area of your yard.
The planning and drainage installation depend on your backyard’s slope, soil type, and proximity to a culvert or storm drain. If there is a culvert or drainage ditch between your yard and the road, water is diverted there. If not, a dry well may be necessary.
Machinery digs the channels to divert water to the drain field, HDPE drainage pipe is placed, and the drain pipe is connected to the next section using pipe fittings. Tree roots and sewer lines or septic systems are avoided, which is why a French drain isn’t a DIY project. It takes expertise.
Corrugated pipe sections keep your Winston-Salem property dry with the help of underground drainage, and your foundation is protected as underground and surface water drainage issues are resolved. Imagine a life with no more seeping water soaking your basement flooring. Affordable Waterproofing’s French drain installation services make that a reality.
French Drains Protect Your Winston-Salem Home Before Water Issues Worsen
Affordable Waterproofing offers French drain installation for a reasonable price.
Don’t let a developing drainage problem lead to a cracked basement wall or unhealthy mold growth. Our basement waterproofing experts help solve drainage problems before they worsen, and as a homeowner, that saves you money.
We’re happy to help Winston-Salem homeowners protect their homes with permanent basement waterproofing solutions.
Use our quick online form to schedule a free consultation or call the drainage services experts at Affordable Waterproofing at (336) 287-5160.
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