Drainage issues are one of the more common problems that property owners face. It’s also one of those problems that’s not readily apparent when you’re looking at houses to buy, so it may not be something you’re aware of until after you’ve lived in your home for a while. Typically, you’ll have one or more of the following:

• Signs of erosion as water surges uncontrolled from the higher elevations to the lower. Over time this will transform the lay of your land.
• Areas of your yard that are persistently soft, soggy, or spongey when you walk on them.
• Patches of yellowish grass and unhealthy shrubs and trees suffering from excess water.
• Or even areas of standing water that remain for days after a hard rain.

All of these are worse problems than you may think, but worst among them is the last one we mentioned, areas of persistent standing water, especially if that water is uncomfortably close to your home.

The simple truth is that few things are more damaging to your home than water, and if left unchecked, some of that standing water will seep into your foundation, causing serious damage.

Things get worse if yours is one of the many homes in the region with a basement. The presence of all that standing water means that the soil it’s sitting on has already absorbed as much moisture as it can, which greatly increases its total weight.

That, in turn, exerts tremendous pressure on the walls of your basement. If action isn’t taken quickly, you’ll start to see cracks appearing in the walls, and widespread leakages. Not long after that, the walls will begin caving in, resulting in staggering repair bills.

Even if the standing water is at a safe distance from your home, it’s still problematic for three reasons:

1) It reduces the amount of yard space you’ve got for planting, landscaping, and entertaining.

2) It’s a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

3) And it’s a breeding ground for a variety of bacteria which are harmful to your family’s health.

The good news is that all of those issues can be fixed by installing a landscaping drainage system on your Silver Spring, MD property.

Here’s something interesting though. Unless you had your home custom built, it’s possible that there’s already a landscaping drainage system on your Silver Spring, MD property. That’s especially likely if a former owner did some landscaping before you bought the place, but if that’s true, then it’s fair to ask how and why you’re having a drainage issue now?

It could be the case that the existing drainage system has simply become clogged or damaged. If that’s the case, then the solution is simple. We locate the existing landscaping drainage system on your Silver Spring, MD property, track down the source of the problem and fix it, and your drainage problem goes away.

We can’t know for sure if that’s the case until we send one of our experienced engineers to your property to survey and assess the situation. Whatever we find, we’ll give you a complete report and make a professional recommendation.

If there’s an existing system we can repair, fantastic! We’re happy to do that. If not, we’ll design and build a landscaping drainage system on your Silver Spring, MD property. Before any work begins, of course, we’ll give you a free, no obligation estimate so you’ll have a firm understanding of what it will take to put the problem in your rearview mirror.

This brings us to another, related issue. How much landscaping do you want, or plan to do on your property? If you’re like most people, you’ve probably got at least a few projects in mind, but be warned: Once you start making changes, you’ll probably get a taste for it and want to do more!

If you’ve got a laundry list of landscaping improvements you’d like to make, you’d benefit greatly from the creation of a master landscape design document.

This document captures all your landscaping ambitions under a single umbrella, which offers a trio of key advantages:

1) It allows you to compare each item on your wish list with all the others so you can make sure that everything you want to do works together to create a unified aesthetic that’s pleasing to the eye. There’s nothing worse than dropping the last piece of landscaping in place, only to find that it clashes with earlier work you’ve done, because that forces you into the position of having to rip something out to rethink, which costs you both time and money.

2) It allows you to prioritize your list and identify dependencies. Take our example above of installing a landscaping drainage system on your Silver Spring, MD property. It makes sense to put that in place before you start planting trees and shrubs strategically so there’s no chance of having to pull them out later to install the drainage system later on.

3) Finally, it allows you to break large, budget-busting projects into smaller sub-projects, which enables you to make steady, consistent progress as you march through the list of improvements you want to make.

Whatever your landscaping goals and ambitions are, we’d love to help make them a reality. Over the last twenty-five years, we’ve built our reputation not only by transforming ordinary yards into stunning showplaces, but also by exceeding the expectations of each client we work with, and we’d love to add you to our growing family. Give us a call today.

Have you been noticing any of the following in or around your property?

• Areas of your property that are soft, muddy or soggy underfoot, more often than not.
• Areas of yellow grass, or shrubs and trees with yellow, shriveled leaves.
• Signs of erosion after a heavy rain.
• Or pools of standing water that linger for days after the rain stops.

If you see one or more of those, then it sounds like you’ve got a landscaping drainage issue on your Rockville, MD property.

Although all of the above are problematic, the worst, by far, is standing water, especially if it’s pooling quite close to your home.

In those cases, you can bet that some of that water is seeping into your foundation. Ultimately, it will lead to cracking which will cause you no end of trouble and lead to expensive repair bills, but that’s not the worst of it.

If your home has a basement, as many in the area do, then the soil all around your foundation is supersaturated with water and exerting tremendous amounts of pressure on your basement walls.

In the medium term, that will lead to cracks in your basement walls and leaks. Longer term, if the problem isn’t addressed, it will cause your basement walls to start caving in, and at that point, the repair bills will be staggering.

Don’t think you’re out of the woods if the water is pooling at a safe distance from your house though.

If you’ve got a septic system, and the water is collecting in or around your drain field, it will cause your home septic system to malfunction and could lead to raw sewage backing up in your house. Not a pretty sight.

Even if that’s not the case though, standing water is a breeding ground for mosquitoes and bacteria that poses health risks to your family.

Fortunately, all of those problems can be avoided by installing a robust landscaping drainage system on your Rockville, MD property.

Note that unless you had your home custom built, you may already have one and not realize it. It’s possible that one of the home’s former owners did a bit of landscaping and had a landscaping drainage system installed on the Rockville, MD property as part of the work he did.

If that’s the case, the reason you’re experiencing trouble now is likely that over time, the system has become clogged or damaged. Those are easy problems to fix. We locate the existing landscaping drainage system on your Rockville, MD problem, isolate the source of the clog or damage, repair that, and voila! Your problem goes away.

We can’t know that for sure until we send one of our seasoned engineers out to your property to inspect it. Rest assured though, that whatever we find, we’ll give you a full report and a professional recommendation, and if needs be, can draft plans to design and built a landscaping drainage system on your Rockville, MD that will fix the problem once and for all.

Of course, our formal recommendation will include a free, no obligation estimate so you’ll have a clear understanding of exactly what it will take to put the problem behind you once and for all.

This, however, brings us to another, related topic. How much landscaping do you see yourself doing on your property?

If you’re like most people, you’ve probably got at least a few ideas in mind, and that’s the funny thing about landscaping. It’s addicting! Once you start, you may not want to stop. The more ideas you have on your wish list, the more you could benefit from the creation of a master landscaping design document.

First, by having all your landscaping goals in one place, you can compare them to each other to make sure that none of the individual elements clash with each other, aesthetically. That’s important because it keeps you from installing landscaping features that don’t mesh well, only to have to rip them out later and rethink.

Second, it allows you to spot projects with dependencies, like our drainage system installation example described above. It just makes sense to do that first, before you get busy planting and making other improvements.

Finally, it allows you to spot large projects that would be budget busting, and break them into smaller, more budget-friendly sub-components, which allows you to make steady progress toward your goals.

Once you sit down and start putting your wish list together, you may find that you can’t visualize some of the particulars. It’s a common problem, and we can help too. If you’re struggling with that part of it, spend some time checking out the extensive photos section on our website. Not only will it give you tons of great ideas for your own project, but it’ll also give you an opportunity to see the quality of our work for yourself.

We’ve been proudly serving the region for more than twenty-five years, and we’ve built our reputation by exceeding the expectations of every client we work with. We’d love to add you to our growing family, so when you’re ready to begin, just give us a call. Let’s start turning your dreams into reality!

Are you experiencing any of the following?

• Erosion problems
• Areas of you yard that are persistently soggy
• Areas of your yard where the grass, trees and shrubs are yellowed, or showing signs of being waterlogged
• Or pools of standing water anywhere on your property?

If so, then it’s a clear sign that you’ve got a drainage issue. It’s a bigger problem than you might think, especially if you’ve got pools of water collecting somewhere that linger for days after it rains.

The issue there is that if the water is pooling close to your house, then you can bet that some portion of it is seeping into, your foundation. Few things are more damaging to home and property than water, and it won’t be long before you’re looking at serious damage that could cost thousands of dollars to fix.

Things get even worse if you have a basement, and many homes in the area do. The problem there is that the water is pooling because the soil has already absorbed as much as it can. All that water in the soil adds immensely to its weight, which means it’s exerting vast amounts of pressure on the walls of your basement.

Over time, that’s going to lead to cracking and leaking, and if you don’t take immediate action, it will ultimately cause your basement walls to start caving in. At that point, you may be facing staggering repair bills!

Even if the water is collecting and lingering a safe distance from your home though, it’s still a major problem because it:

• Reduces the amount of useable lawn space you have for landscaping and entertaining
• Is a breeding ground for mosquitoes and other pests
• And is a breeding ground for a variety of microbes, most of which are harmful to human health

Not good. Fortunately, all of the problems described above can be fixed with the installation of a properly designed landscaping drainage system on your Potomac, MD property.

Note that unless you had your home custom built, it’s possible that some former owner did some landscaping work, and/or had a landscaping drainage installed on the Potomac, MD property you now own, but over time, that system has become clogged or damaged, leading to the problems you’re seeing now.

If that’s the case, the solution is a simple one. We locate the drainage system, find the point of failure and fix it. Problem solved. If you’re not sure whether or not you have a landscaping drainage system on your Potomac, MD property, we can send one of our experienced engineers out to your home to survey and assess the situation.

If it turns out you don’t have one, we can design a landscaping drainage system for your Potomac, MD property and install it for you. Before any work begins though, we’ll give you a free, no obligation estimate so you’ll have a firm understanding of exactly what it will take to put the problem behind you once and for all.

Here’s another thing related to the above. If you plan to eventually do quite a bit of landscaping, you definitely want to install a landscaping drainage system on your Potomac, MD early on, probably as your first order of business. That way, you won’t have to worry about having to rip out additions that come later to attend to it.

This brings us to the topic of the master landscaping design document, and its importance.

If you’re only planning a smaller landscaping project, then a master design document won’t be of much benefit, but if you’ve got a long list of improvements you’d like to make on and around your property, then it becomes incredibly valuable for a number of reasons.

First and foremost, by putting all of your landscaping goals and ambitions in one centralized place, it allows you to spot dependencies like the one we described above.

Second, it gives you the opportunity to compare your various landscaping components with everything else on your list so you can make sure that none of the additions you have planned will clash with each other, creating an aesthetic that’s not pleasing to the eye.

Finding that out before the work begins will save you both time and money, and greatly simplify the process.

Finally, it allows you to better prioritize your list of landscaping projects, and break them down into smaller, bite-sized sub-components that are more budget friendly. This will enable you to make steady progress on your landscaping goals and approach the problem in a logical, systematic manner.

We can help you put the document together and offer our expert opinion and advice about the initiatives you’d like to undertake. It may well be the case that there’s a more cost-effective means of doing some of the work you have in mind. We can help identify those opportunities, which will save you money.

If you know you want to turn your property into the showplace you’ve always imagined it could be, but you’re struggling to express your vision, not to worry. Our website is filled with photographs showcasing the work we’ve done for your friends and neighbors. Spend some time checking it out and you’ll not only get tons of great ideas for your own project, but it will give you the opportunity to see the quality of our work for yourself.

When you’re ready to begin, we’re just a phone call away!

You wouldn’t have purchased your home if there weren’t a number of things you loved about it. Unfortunately, some problems aren’t readily apparent until you’ve lived on the property for a while. One of those issues is drainage. It’s a fairly common problem, resulting from the lack of a properly functioning landscaping drainage system on your North Potomac, MD property.

Typically, you’ll know you have a drainage issue if you see any of the following:

• Tracks worn into the ground marking the flow of water running downhill
• Soil erosion
• Areas of yellow grass, unhealthy trees and plants that are getting much more water than they need
• Areas of your yard that are often soggy and squishy underfoot, even when it hasn’t rained in a while
• Pools of standing water that linger for days after a hard rain

All of these are bigger issues than you might think, but of course, pools of standing water that linger for days are the worst of the lot, especially in cases where the standing water collects quite near your home.

If that’s the case, then you can bet that some of that water is seeping into, and causing serious damage to your foundation, which will ultimately lead to a repair bill that sets you back thousands of dollars.

It gets worse if you have a basement, because standing water means that the soil around your house has already absorbed as much moisture as it can, which means that the soil pressed against the walls of your basement is significantly heavier than it otherwise would be.

That, in turn, means that it’s exerting tremendous amounts of pressure on the walls of your basement. Left unchecked, it will eventually cause cracks in your basement walls and leaking, which will get worse over time until the walls start caving in. At that point, your repair bills will be astronomical!

Of course, even if the water is pooling some distance from your home, it’s still a problem because:

• It reduces the amount of usable space in your yard, which means less room for landscaping, entertaining and outdoor enjoyment
• It’s a breeding ground for mosquitoes
• And it’s a breeding ground for a variety of microbes which are hazardous to the health of your family.

A well-designed landscaping drainage system on your North Potomac, MD property will fix all of that.

Note that it’s entirely possible that you already have a landscaping drainage system on your North Potomac, MD property, especially if a previous owner did any landscaping work before you bought the place.

If that’s the case, it may be that over the course of time, that system has become clogged or damaged, resulting in the drainage issues you’re seeing now. That’s a simple fix. We just find the existing system, isolate the problem and fix it. Problem solved.

Sometimes though, a previous owner may have added landscaping elements without attending to the drainage issues. In those cases, it may be possible for us to design a landscaping drainage system for your North Potomac, MD property that can be installed retroactively, with minimal impact to the existing landscaping.

It may be the case, however, that such a solution is impractical or unworkable. Either way, after we survey and assess your situation, we’ll let you know what we find and map out the options for you so you can decide the optimal approach to take.

Here’s another point to consider: How much landscaping work do you plan on doing?

If you have a long list of improvements you’d like to make to your property, then you would almost certainly benefit from the creation of a master landscape design document. We can help you create it.

In simplest terms, it’s a document that captures all your landscaping goals and ambitions under a single umbrella, but there’s more to it than just that.

Once you’ve got your document fully fleshed out, you’ll be able to break your landscaping goals into smaller, budget-friendly sub-projects that will enable you to make steady progress toward your goals.

In addition to that, you’ll be able to compare each landscaping element you’re interested in adding to all the others so you can ensure that everything you want to add or change hangs together to create a cohesive whole that’s aesthetically pleasing.

Absent this document, we’ve seen many instances where home owners dropped their last piece of landscaping into place only to discover that it some other element clashed horribly with it, requiring them to have to strip it out and rethink. Not good, and a problem that’s easy to avoid!

Finally, and perhaps most compellingly, the document will allow you to spot dependencies, which is to say, projects that depend on the completion of other projects on the list. For instance, if you know you want to do some planting in an area that’s currently persistently waterlogged, it makes sense to start by designing and installing a robust landscaping drainage system on your North Potomac, MD property.

In other words, it allows you to better prioritize your list and march toward your goals in a systematic, methodical way.

Of course, if you only plan to make a few minor cosmetic landscaping additions, then such a document will be of limited value, but if you’re like most people, once you get started making improvements, you’ll get the fever for it and want to do more.

Whatever your landscaping ambitions are, we’re just a phone call away. Give us a call when you’re ready to get started.