Sink or swim???

Well, it's been a long, cold and wet Winter here on the central coast of Northern California.  For some, it's a blessing with all the run off for our gardens, our lakes and our reservoirs.  But for others, all the additional water is nothing more than a reoccurring nightmare or a new menace!  Nothings more disconcerting than to find your homes crawl space, basement, driveway or backyard submerged or filled with unwanted water......and the time it takes for it all to dry out can lead to the growth of dangerous mold in and around your home.  Thankfully it doesn't have to remain this way.  Proper drainage and runoff is key to a healthy home.  Whether you're building a new ground up home, adding on to an existing home or maybe you're spending your first rainy Winter in a newly purchased home and this has all come to an unpleasant surprise......fear not, we can help.

Sure it's nice to think about adding on to or remodeling your existing home, what with all the finishes and lovely appointments and that open airy feeling.  But if your home has issues with drainage and standing water, no matter what you do on the inside, it will always come back each and every year to haunt you with mold and that nasty musky smell.  DON'T WAIT.  Take the time and what money it may cost to give your home a clean, sanitary and dry foundation so you can enjoy it's true comforts for years to come.

There are many ways to combat these problems with proper excavation and drainage systems to move the water away from your home and out to the street or to your garden areas if you have the land to do so.  Using granite drainage rock with perforated pipe systems under ground or simply excavating and sloping your existing property around your house to encourage proper runoff is well worth the money spent.  Surprisingly many homes that were build just 10 years ago and earlier don't have enough vents for your home to "breathe" during the changes in the seasons, allowing for heat to escape in the summer to help keep crawls spaces dry in the Fall and Winter.  French Drains in many cases are only a temporary solution, they don't solve the problem and if your French Drain was built right next to your house......it was built wrong to begin with and hasn't really solved your problem!

So if puddling water, flooded basements or crawl spaces or standing water in your yard has been an issue, give us a call today and have Scott come out to take a look.  Maybe just opening up the space with more vents for air to circulate will do the trick or you may have to do some serious excavation work to alleviate the problems.  Either way, there's no need to panic........we're here to help.  Give us a call and experience the TOP-NOTCH difference for yourself.