In Part 4 we will discuss what you as a Real Estate Professional or Industry Stakeholder and/or Resident/homeowner, can and should do to protect your home and property and mitigate against heavy and in some cases total loss. But first let's briefly review Parts 1-3 in order to give you a refresher course and complete overview of all the steps that need to be taken in order to accomplish this.
In Part I, "California Residents! How Seriously Are You Taking El Nino?" "The Things That Hang Above", we discussed the importance of free flowing (2 comments)
As I sit at my desk this morning looking out of my window at the rain finally coming down for the first time in a very long time in our drought ridden State and watching the water accumulating and ponding thoughout our property I'm drawn to question whether this series of posts is resonating with the audience who happens upon it.
I surely hope so. But if not that's why companies like ours will continue to flourish when the damages on homes and structures start to mount and the insurance companies start (9 comments)
Drainage Is Everything From The Top of Your Home To The Bottom, Around, Under and All The Way To The Storm Drain In Your Street
Last week we contributed the post "California Residents! How Seriously Are You Taking El Nino? "The Things That Hang Above" which addressed the looming dangers resulting from improper or inadequate drainage from the top of your roof down to your rain gutters and downspouts and finally into a drain that successfully carries the runoff safely to a storm drain system that exits and protects your property as is illustrated (5 comments)
With what could be a very wet and rainy year for San Diegians County wide there is a very good liklihood that many homeowners will experience some type of foundation and/or drainage issue be it during the rainy season or perhaps even months or even years later. We hope you will find this information useful in helping you better understand the tell tails and warning signs that you may have a problem
Part I: When it comes to certain issues....... IGNORANCE IS NO EXCUSE! Identifying & Dealing With Drainage Issues. This post is directed to any and all stakeholders involved with a real estate transaction be you a homebuyer, home seller, real estate professional, contractor, home inspector, lender, title or escrow company.
Above left: A very futile attempt at installing an effective French Drain system. No matter how many times we've all heard it....Water doesn't flow uphill. This might have worked had the installer kept the drain line flowing with gravity towards a storm drain or into a sump well and pump system (7 comments)