Did you know excess moisture is just as bad for your foundation as letting the ground become dry?
Consistent moisture is key to preventing damaging cracks caused by a shifting foundation.
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Drainage problems
Common problems we encounter include the following:
- Damaging water seepage or flooding into the house during periods of heavy rain
- Areas of the property that stay wet over long periods, adversely affecting the appearance and usability of the property
- Erosion caused by water flowing over unprotected ground
- Foundation movement and cracking due to poor adjacent drainage
Causes of drainage problems
Many properties are experiencing drainage problems because of insufficient planning at the beginning of construction or because of changes on or adjacent to the property. These changes can create problems if drainage isn’t taken into consideration. Original French drains, retaining walls, and other solutions sometimes shift and fail over time. Sometimes new fencing or shrubs can alter the flow of water.
Our solution
Lee Engineering has accumulated many years of experience in successfully designing and constructing solutions to urban drainage problems. There are many new state-of-the-art construction materials available in recent years that are proving to be very effective in providing a long term solution to drainage problems.
Drainage problems can usually be corrected by proper remedial design and construction techniques. Methods we use include:
- Making subtle changes to the overall slope of the landscape surrounding buildings and other landscaping features
- Creating a swale, essentially a ditch, but better looking and with a less objectionable name
- Installing horizontal or vertical moisture barriers, catch basins and/or a French drains to redirect or carry water away from problem areas
- Building a pumping system to move water past higher obstacles
- Planting the right types of vegetation in carefully planned locations in order to reduce erosion and control water flow
- Building or repairing retaining walls to redirect water flow and control erosion
- Arranging for the installation of properly designed rain gutters
Phone
817.277.6022
Address
409 Dodson Lake Dr.
Arlington, TX 76012
Owner
Tommy LaLonde, PE
Civil Engineer
Licensed and Insured
LI7110