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Home 1

Before, Water Pooled and Flooded Inside of Home

Before, Soil Level in Bed is Higher Than Against the House thus Trapping Water Against Structure

Before, Soil Level is Too High Against Foundation, Can Cause Easy Access for Termites

Before, There is No Barrier Between River Rock and Bed

Resolution, Install a French Drain and Lower River Rock

Resolution, Seperate Bed from Drainage with Metal Edging

Resolution, Add Several Basins to Catch Water Run Off

Resolution, A Permeable Barrier Fabric is Laid on Top of Drains and Under the River Rock

Resolution, Connect Gutter Down Spout to French Drain

Home 2

Before, Water Pooled and Flooded Inside of Home

Before, Raised Bed Traps Water Between It and the Home

Before, Soil Level is Too High Against Foundation, Can Cause Easy Access for Termites

Before, Down Spout Water has No Where to Drain Off Property

Add Basins for Roof and Gutter Run Off

Resolution, Install French Drain, Lower Soil Level and Regrade

Out Flow to Street

Back Fill Around Basins

Move Irrigation Pipes and Raise Spray Heads

Resolution, Raised Bed is Rebuilt, French Drain Installed, Soil Level is Reduced and Sloped Away from Structure and Into Drains

Resolution

Home 3

Before: Several neighboring properties drained into theirs

In heavy rains,mud would wash onto the patio and into the pool

A French drain was installed along fence edge and bed was raised with a mortared retaining wall

Crushed granite was used to replace the dwarf mondo and soil pathway for a improved drainage substrate

Resolution

Home 4

On the ranch, water set in low area behind fence for several days with lawn area saturated and unable to drain

Overflow from pool was an additional contributor by draining directly into the bed

The pool pipe was extended and connected to an 18" basin. The low area was graded to flow into it

Behind property is a large culvert drainage ditch ~300' away

We installed 6" pipe with constructed custom basins like a series of locks and dams to force water uphill to the drainage

The pipe is sloped in such an manner that water is unable to flow back after filling the basin and it must drain into next pipe

Resolution-low lying area drains and flows from property

In the event the low lying area does not have time to drain an embankment was constructed

Stones are mortared and behind retaining wall is a french drain to prevent trapped water from entering structure

Mortared stone work with a footer to retain water if needed away from structure until water as time to drain through system

Gutter downspouts are connected to rain barrels and abundances in rainfall flow through drainage system to the creek

Embankment is 12" high with protected space to check for termites and areas mulched with cedar to detract bugs