Does your home seem to turn into a lake when it rains? A large amount of lingering stormwater is no small matter. It could be more than heavy rain; it could be a drainage problem. It is important to figure out what is causing your property to become a swampland when it rains. Poor water runoff can ruin your landscape, leak water into your building, and damage everything. Managing stormwater drainage is an important part of your property ownership.
You can protect your property from this sort of water damage with good maintenance practices and professional solutions. Letting an expert identify key problem areas and apply necessary drainage fixes will address the immediate problem. However, you will still need to perform tasks to maintain those repairs and keep your property drier.
Causes of Stormwater Drainage Problems
Grading and blocked drainpipes are common problems when there is a lack of good stormwater management. There are many things that could cause these issues. In some places, buildings are too close together and the landscape is mounded, trapping water so that it can’t travel away. Debris can block drains, too. This is normal for any property and is why these drains must be checked and cleared from time to time. However, drain location can be a problem, too, as can settling soil that prevents water from flowing naturally into the drain.
Sometimes, a property’s drainage plan is to blame. It is possible for a drain to be installed with not enough attention to runoff. If a property has piping to direct water away and to drains, but there is still flooding, then you might need more drains. It’s like any other drainage system; you need more than one drain for all the water use in your home. Your landscape is the same.
Even if you have all your pipes and drainage systems in place, that system won’t last forever. You can install and maintain a great system, but time will take its toll. A drainage pipe can collapse and you might not realize it, until you go searching for the cause of your stormwater drainage problems.
Stormwater Drainage Solutions
Professional inspection is essential to managing stormwater problems. You can take the time to investigate on your own, and then inform a professional of what you have found, who will take the time check it out. You might be able to find solution suggestions online, but there is no single solution for a drainage problem you may have.
Maintain your drains with regular cleaning, particularly when you experience heavy storms. Clean your gutters, too. If you have trouble with these tasks, or you can’t find time for them, there are people whom you can hire to help. You can sometimes aid drainage with some changes to the landscape, like new plants, or the removal of existing ones. You might add gravel and stones to divert water. You may also do some regrading.
Whatever you do, talk to a drainage expert about your needs and options. We know how to manage stormwater at Advantage Drainage. Call us at 817-307-7776.
