The subfloor crawl space is one of the most important, albeit most forgotten parts of a house. Maintaining a clean, healthy and dry crawl space helps prevent many health and structural related problems such as mold,

mildew and organic growth, habitat for rodents and other pests, and foundation settling and dry-rot. 

In our experience, poor roof water management is the number one cause of water intrusion in a basement or crawl space. Ensuring that the gutters, downspouts and rain drain systems are functioning properly and draining water away from a structure is always the first step to solving any drainage problem. While we do not provide gutter and downspout installation or cleaning services, we specialize in diverting roof water away from the foundation at and below the ground level. This consists of rain drain scoping and/or cleaning, rain drain installation and repair, etc.

Any structure that is located below ground level is always susceptible to having issues with water. Regardless of whether a basement is finished or not, it is very important to protect it from water intrusion to prevent health and structural issues. Extensive interior or exterior basement waterproofing projects can be very costly.

However, there is often a simple solution or a step-by-step process that can be completed to mitigate any issues. Roof water management, existing drainage maintenance and correcting exterior grading are often more cost-effective solutions that should be considered first.

Second to roof water management, the exterior grading and landscaping improvements surrounding any structure are other solutions to consider to prevent drainage issues. It is especially important to divert surface water away from an affected structure or area in places where the soil content doesn't absorb water well.