Construction & Contractors Blog
Poor drainage in your yard is a problem you shouldn't ignore. Water that comes into your yard needs to exit the yard properly. When it doesn't, the water ends up in places it shouldn't, including your basement, sidewalks, and grass.
So, what do you do about poor drainage problems? You hire a company that offers outdoor drainage solutions. They'll examine your yard and offer solutions.
Fix your gutter system
One simple fix for some situations is gutter system improvements. If you don't have gutters, you should start by getting them. You need gutters, as they drain rainwater the correct ways. Gutters collect the rainwater and send the water down through the downspouts. The downspouts must extend far enough to drain the water away from your home structure. An outdoor drainage specialist might begin evaluating your home by examining the gutter system.
Build a retaining wall
Outdoor drainage companies suggest building retaining walls when yards have improper slopes. Your yard should be the highest near your home and should slope downwards from there. If it doesn't, the specialist might suggest building a retaining wall.
The first step of this process might involve bringing sand or dirt to your home to build up the ground level next to your house. Then, they'll install a retaining wall. The wall separates two ground levels: the higher one by your house and a lower one away from your home.
Install a drainage system
Fixing poor drainage issues is crucial for your home's protection, but it's not always cheap. One costly solution for drainage issues is installing a drainage system. What in the world is a drainage system, you might ask?
A drainage system is a series of underground pipes that collect groundwater near a home. The pipes collect the water like gutters and send it away from the home. An outdoor drainage system company knows how to design the correct system for any home and where to send the water the system collects.
They might suggest French drains as one option and lawn drains as another. There are multiple types of yard drainage system types, and you can ask for quotes and comparisons of each before deciding.
Hire a company before it's too late
You might not realize how serious standing water is in a yard and the damage it does. But, if you ignore it and wait too long, you might encounter severe water damage problems at your home. So, don't wait too long to hire an outdoor drainage system company.
Share8 April 2022
The world around you consists of a lot of built structures. Obviously, these include a lot of buildings, such as schools, homes, and places of business. It also includes roads and sidewalks. But it also includes things you may not think about as often, such as playgrounds, telephone poles, and sewer systems. All of these built structures common and uncommon, are made by construction workers or contractors of some type. They're pretty incredible, their work is pretty incredible, and we are excited to write about both them and their work here on this blog. We hope you enjoy reading it, probably while inside some type of built structure.