Drainage Diagnostics is a way of figuring out what to do about your Water Problem. Typically, many things must be considered when completing a Drainage Diagnostic.
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Drainage Diagnostics
1. Identify the areas being damaged by water and determine if there are any hidden areas. The big water problem areas are easy to see, hidden areas are the less noticeable. We look for secondary Drainage Problems, not just the Primary Drainage. This helps prevent missing something small that will become a problem once the big Drainage Issues are fixed.
2. Identify the sources of water causing the damage. Most Drainage Problems have more than one source. A water source can fall from the sky as rain, or can flow down the hill as storm-water runoff, or can flow from a gutter down-spout (yours or your neighbor’s), or flow under ground as sub-surface water flow, or water can flow off a sidewalk, driveway, or street. (These are the most common)
Exit Point
3. Identify the Exit Point. Where should the unwanted water be taken.
4. Determine what type of Drains can best solve the Drainage Problem. We utilize: French Drains, Surface Drains, Channel Drains, Trench Drains, and Sump Pumps.
5. Determine what type and size of Drainpipe is needed to accommodate the volume of water to be drained. Larger is always better! Big Drains with Small Drainpipes are never a good combination! Above are a few of the principles utilized by Oklahoma Drainage when solving a water problem. (Drainage Diagnostic)
Recently we had a customer with a sever water problem. They had recently purchased a new home which was built on a hill side. The hill behind the house was steep and the grade to keep the water from running into their back porch wasn’t very good.
Water was running under the cement slab of the back porch. To make matters worse cracking was occurring in the new concrete.
The Solution involved installing a 6 inch French drain running the entire length of the house to intercept the surface water running down the hill into the house.
More importantly, the French Drain intercepted the underground sub-surface water that was running down the hill and under the slab.
French Drains protect homes and foundations from surface water and sub-surface water.
We also connected 6 gutter down spouts directly into the drainage system. Problem solved.
We also Install Channel Drains across Driveways and Sidewalks.
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