One of the first questions homeowners ask when they’re dealing with standing water, soggy lawns, or water pooling against their foundation is, “How long is this going to take?” It’s a fair question. Drainage issues can make parts of your yard unusable, threaten your landscaping, and in some cases even put your home’s foundation at…
This September, folks in Northwest DC and Montgomery County, MD have experienced some incredible rain storms, and this brings on damage and erosion, and often issues of landscape drainage. Coupled with the rains we always know we’ll be getting come Springtime, now is a great time to learn more about these common concerns. The experts at Johnson’s Landscaping Service, Inc. know all about these problems, so read on to learn more!
A wet basement is a startling discovery, no matter the age of your home. But how does water get there in the first place? While most problems are caused by poorly sealed foundations & hydrostatic pressure, sometimes a wet basement is directly related to landscaping and water routing issues. If you own a wet basement,…
Water is considered the most destructive force in nature. Over time, water can carve out canyons, wear down mountains, and reshape the mouths of rivers. Left unchecked on your property, water can damage hardscapes, drown trees, flood basements, or even cause entire hillsides to shift. Good landscape design takes into account where water flows on…
Finding water in the basement is a startling discovery, no matter the age of your home.
Draining water has an immense power to shape its environment. Rivers, canyons, and lakes all demonstrate the ways the natural world drains water and eventually transports it to the oceans. Homes, too, have their own systems of gutters, channels, and pipes that carry water away from problematic areas into larger drains and sewers. Ensuring that…
Water damage is not always obvious. Moisture in your basement is sometimes insidious, slowly damaging the structure of your home.
We all want extra square footage in our homes. After all, extra space adds value and increases ROI (return on investment), which is what makes basement finishing projects so impressive, not only monetarily, but also for time spent with family. But before diving head-first into a basement finishing project, it’s important that the basement in question is in the right condition from the start.
With 2017 shaping up to be a very wet year, many homeowners now realize that their landscapes have areas of poor yard drainage, leading to “standing” water. Those who live on the bottom of hills will wind up getting a deluge from their neighbors’ storm water runoff. Standing water can damage lawns, trees, and shrubs and provides breeding grounds for mosquitoes. To keep your basements and low-lying areas dry and to maintain a healthy landscape that is bug-free, you must address yard drainage issues as soon as possible.
Each year in winter and spring, homeowners have to deal with water in their basement because of melting snow and ice. Further, as winter weather fluctuates in temperature each week, warmer days melt accumulated snow that has settled around a home’s foundation.
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