Roof, driveway and foundation drainage articles
Every article on roof, driveway and foundation drainage from Temecula Valley Drainage Pros.
Most of the water that causes trouble at a house in the Temecula Valley does not rise out of the ground. It arrives from somewhere above or beside the building: a roof that empties at the wall, a driveway that pitches toward the garage, a patio or pool deck that sheds its rain onto a lawn or a gate. Concrete and roofing take none of the rain that lands on them, so the water leaves in one place at once, and where it lands depends on pitch, edges and whatever the yard has built up around them.
The articles in this group each take one of those routes and look at where the water goes next. One covers a driveway that sends water at a garage door in Lake Elsinore. A companion guide covers how the drains and grading that stop it are built, and where the water they collect is allowed to go. One covers patio, pool deck and backyard concrete in Murrieta, including what the City says may be sent to the street. One looks at the weeks before the winter storms, with checks that apply to the roof, the foundation and the yard together. One covers water that has already collected against the base of a wall, and where a drainage fix stops and a structural question begins. Another sets the ways of carrying roof water away from a house side by side.
They are meant to be read in whichever order fits the problem in front of you. The common step is the same in each: find where the water leaves the surface, then see what it meets.
How to Stop Driveway and Garage Flooding in Lake Elsinore: Drainage Solutions That Fit
Driveway or garage flooding in Lake Elsinore? Why the apron sends water at the door, where a curb outlet is legal, and which drainage solution fits.
Patio, Pool-Deck and Hardscape Drainage Solutions in Murrieta: How to Fix Standing Water
Standing water on a Murrieta patio or pool deck, or running toward the house? The pitch, what the symptoms mean, where the water may go, and the drainage fix.
El Niño Winter in the Temecula Valley: What to Fix in Your Yard Before the Rain
Seven checks that keep storm water away from a Temecula Valley house, what to fix when one of them fails, and what NOAA's El Niño forecast does and doesn't promise.
How to Fix Water Pooling Against a House Foundation: Causes and Drainage Solutions
Water pooling against your foundation is usually a surface problem with a surface fix. Find the source, check the grade, and know when to stop and call someone.
Driveway Drainage: Channel Drains, Catch Basins and Grading to Keep Water Out of the Garage
Driveway drainage that keeps water out of the garage: how a channel drain, catch basin or regrading works, what each needs, and why the outlet decides everything.
Downspout Drainage Options: Extensions, Underground Pipe, Pop-Up Emitters, and More
Where a downspout empties decides where the water goes. Downspout drainage options, how to choose by the shape of the yard, and the mistakes that put water back at the wall.
Downspout Drainage in Temecula: Diverters, Extensions and Buried Lines for Tract Homes
Downspout drainage in Temecula: how diverters, extensions and buried lines compare on clay soil and tract lots, what the code asks of roof water, and where it can go.