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Affordable Foundation Drainage System Solutions - Georgia

When water intrusion or pooling water is occurring in your home, outside your home, in your crawl space or basement, a french drain is a great drainage solution. When installed properly, a french drain will redirect the water away to a safe area or a sump pump system. The french drain can also be connected to your existing underground gutter system.

Atlanta Basement French Drain If your basement is flooding or water entry, a french drain is installed below the concrete slab. Holes are drilled into the basement walls to allow water to flow into the drain. The french drain will run into a water basin and then get pumped outside away from the home with a sump pump. The french drain is wrapped in fabric to prevent clogging and covered with gravel. The final stage of a basement french drain is to repour the removed portion of your concrete slab.

Atlanta Crawl Space French Drain Many crawl spaces have water intruding through or below the foundation walls. A common indicator of this problem are stained foundation walls (known as "efflorescence"). Efflorescence looks like white water stains on the concrete. This is a telltale sign of water getting into your foundation walls and breaking down the concrete your walls are made of. A trench is dug along the affected foundation wall(s) and a french drainage system is installed with gravel, filter fabric, sump basin and sump pump. Sometimes instead, we install a french drain outside of your crawl space along the foundation wall(s). This prevents the water from entering your crawl space in the first place.

Atlanta Exterior French Drain An outside / outdoor french drain is used to keep water away from your foundation, shed, etc. It can also be used to prevent pooling of water in your lawn / yard. Exterior french drains can be drained into an outdoor sump pump, but typically drain away from the area above ground.

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