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Patios, Dry Wells, Rain Gardens & Drainage Swales

Drainage & Erosion — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:08:26 +0100

Our experienced crews can provide installation services such as:

• Re-grading of ground surface to promote positive drainage

• Plastic Liner Systems to prevent vertical water infiltration

• Infiltration/Interceptor trenches

• PlantRead More...

How to care for sod

Drainage & Erosion — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:06:22 +0100

NEWLY INSTALLED SOD

Water immediately after installation
90 degree weather - water HEAVY once a day in the early morning
Lower temps (70's) - water moderately every other day

You can check the sod to ensure proper watering by gently peeling back a corner of the sod. Make sure the soil and the soil pad (under grass) is wet. This shows that the watering is effective and is penetrating through the soil. Another way to check your soil is by usiRead More...

What can you do to prevent surface water infiltration from snow melt?

Drainage & Erosion — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:05:36 +0100

Snow Melt: What can you do to prevent surface water infiltration from snow melt?

There are several preventative measures that you can take both before and after a snow event.

Before it snows:

1. Before it snows, be sure that the ground surface around the perimeter of your foundation wall has a positive grade (i.e., sloped away from the wall).

2. Check your gutters and keep them clear. We highly recommendRead More...

Concrete Spalling

Drainage & Erosion — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:33:40 +0100

Here's a picture of some significant concrete spalling on the interior face of a foundation wall of a older home in Purcellville, VA. This is the result of decades of water infiltration through the wood framing and plywood covering the access panel. This problem can be fairly easily solved by simply installing a new window that is properly sealed. The concrete wall itself is still intact and shows no other signs of damage.

Spalling can also be the result of theRead More...

Erosion Under Area Way Steps Solution

Drainage & Erosion — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:19:04 +0100

A very common problem that we see is severe erosion under area way basement steps. The cause of this problem is a combination of a complete lack of a proper compacted gravel subbase to prevent erosion and using uncompacted soil backfill directly under the concrete as it's being placed. We solve this problem by excavating a loose material from under the steps, placing a compactable gravel subbase (typically VDOT 21-A when in Virginia), re-grading the surface for positive drainage aRead More...

Drainage swale to carry surface water flow in Alexandria VA

Drainage & Erosion — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:50:31 +0100

Drainage & Erosion Solutions design and constructed this project in Alexandria, VA where we installed a drainage swale to carry surface water flow from the backyard, demolished and reconstructed the retaining walls along the driveway, installed and new drainage system under the new asphalt driveway, and constructed new brick paver steps and lead walkway.

Stacked stone window well in McLean, VA

Drainage & Erosion — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:03:11 +0100

Here's a stacked stone window well DES constructed in McLean, VA. This added a lot more light to the basement and made the outside view a lot more enjoyable.

Drainage, Erosion and Landscaping Services in MD, VA and DC

Drainage & Erosion — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:49:39 +0100

Window Wells

Water Management

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Drainage & Erosion Solutions in Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC

Drainage & Erosion — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:02:31 +0100

Offering aesthetically pleasing and professionally engineered solutions to drainage and erosion problems.

Drainage & Erosion Solutions, LLC specializes in the assessment and repairing of all drainage and erosion problems for the residential and commercial consumer.

Our trained staff will analyze your situation and provide a detailed solution to fix the problem.

In addition to dealing with all your drainage and erosioRead More...