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Apple Drains - Drainage Contractors
We'll Make it Right The First Time!
Rainwater Management
DOWNSPOUT DRAINS
The Single Most Important part of your Rainwater Drainage System is the Downpout Drain Line. This is a pipe that leads from the downspouts and sump pump discharge out to the street or storm drain. When this pipe becomes blocked or broken, it causes water to back up along your basement wall. The water from your gutters has no place to go except down into the basement. The water from your sump system cannot be discharged and ends up back in your basement.
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LIST OF SERVICES:
Gutters - Downspouts - Yard Drains - Garvel Drains
Crawl Space - Basements -
Wood Rot - Sill Plates
Band Plates
Foundation Repair - Pier Rebuilding
Waterproofing - Drain Cleaning
Gutter Cleaning - Repair
French Drains - Channel Drains -
Catch Basins - Leaf Guards
Don't Forget About Us!
APPLE DRAINS
DRAINAGE CONTRACTORS
Since 1997
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Wet Crawl Space?
An average roof of 2000 sq ft, gathers 1146 gallons of water with each 1 inch rainfall! Where does this water go?If there is no downspout drain line to carry the water away from the homes foundation, all that water ends up under the home.
Wet Crawl Space?
No wonder! The downspout drain is the most important drain in your home. We install Downspout Drains everyday! The pipe is 4" solid, and connects to the downspout. The water is carried away out to the street or storm drain. Please Read -
Steps To A Dry Crawl Space
This is a Good Outline of what needs to be done.
Also Please Read -
How Water Enters Your Crawl Space
Get an understanding of how water moves and how we go about solving this problem.
Sump Pumps_ the most Reliable way to remove water from a Crawl Space
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YARD DRAINS
Low spots in the yard that tend to hold water are problem areas that need a GRAVEL PERFORATED SYSTEM. The Gravel allows water to leach into the pipe from surrounding areas. The more Pipe and Gravel installed the more water that will percolate into the system.
Clay Soils -
Clay Soil Holds Water!
To drain this soil type, we strongly recommend a gravel perforated drainage system.
Looking at the drawing, you can see that water will flow thru the gravel and fill the pipe thru the drain holes. Water will move to the lowest point in the yard. If we place the gravel a little lower than the area that holds water, the water will drain to the system and flow away.
Adding a Catch Basin allows surface water to immediately run off and into the system to be carried away by the pipe. The Catch Basin also allows dirt and debris to settle in the bottom of the basin helping to keep the pipe free of buildup and blockage.
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PVC Pipe is our choice for most drain lines. The solid pipe has smooth inside walls allowing water to easily flow through it. Size depends on the application. Downspout Drain Lines and Yard Drains, usually use 4 inch pipe. Storm Drains might use 6 inch or even 8 inch. |  | | We also use Corrugated Pipe. This pipe is strong and comes in 100 foot rolls. It comes inSolid and perforated (holes in it). We use it for Yard Drains, French Drains, Foundation Drains and encase (surround) the pipe in gravel to help promote drainage.
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Trenching |
Trenching is done with a Ditch Witch, a machine used to trench fast and effectively to the proper depth. We don't make a mess! We lay our tarps to catch the soil. After we Back Fill the trench, we move the excess to low spots or foundation walls and grade it out.
We Also Hand Dig. Shovels and Picks are used to help prevent damage to Utilities, such as Telephone, Cable, Gas, Electric and Sprinklers.
We call to locate utilities on every job. Utitlies are marked with paint and flags showing us where they are and allows us to adjust our installation accordingly..
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   | Concrete Work | Driveways, Basement Floors, Side Walks, Patio's.. Concrete is not a problem for us to cut and repalce. We have the right tools for any job.
When we need to trench a line through a driveway, we simply cut out a trench about 8 inches wide, remove the concrete, dig down to install our pipe , backfill and re-pour the concrete. No Worries! You'll be surprised how good it looks when we are finished.
Concrete is actually one of the easiest things to trench through when you have the right equipment. No need to pay higher prices like others charge because they have to rent equipment.
We Cut Concrete Everyday and We'll Do It Right The First Time!
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Rainwater Drainage Systems
Drain Tiles - Underground Pipes are the key to solving water problems!
Yard Drains - Gravel Perforated Pipe Systems
Gutter Cleaning - An overflowing gutter is a major problem. We Clean Gutters!
Sump Pumps - Move water fast with a sump system.
Crawl Space * - How to fix the problem.
Foundation Repair
Water Problems - Causes & Solutions
Don't spend 1000's on foundation repair. Find the cause and correct it!
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Beta - We are testing a forum on our side. It is open to everyone and has a Complete Data Base of Rainwater Drainage.
>Notes:
- We try to answer all questions
- Post online data
- Crawl Space and Foundation Issues.
Should the forum fill up with spam, we will discontinue.Click Here.. Apple Drains Forum
 INSTALLS - View a few recent installations.
How To Tips
Do It Yourself and Save!
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Why Do I Need a Sump Pump?
This is most common question we get when estimating a crawl space repair.
A sump pump is the most reliable way to remove water from a crawl space, basement or even a low spots in the yard. The Pump sits 2 feet below grade (surface) in a pit surrounded by gravel. As water moves through the ground, it follows a path of least resistance. The gravel provides this path, and becuase the pump is down 2 feet below the surface, water easily flows into the pit and the pump lifts it up and out away from the area.
The foundation tiles -
These are the pipes, surrounded by gravel that run along the inside of your crawl space. The pipe should be set at just below the top of the footer wall. (the footer is the concrete poured, that your home sits on)... The pipes run around the inside of the crawl space collecting any water that comes through the foundation wall. The water flows freely to the sump pit and the sump pump lifts the water up and discharges it outside to the downspout drain or other drain leading away from the house.
So, Do you need a sump pump?
If you have a wet crawl space or basement, the answer is YES!
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How Water Enters Your Crawl Space
WATER PROBLEMS?
We Can Help!
Water comes in a Crawl Space from a number of ways. The most common entrance is through the wall where the fisrt course of brick or block is laid. It also rises up through the ground if the water table is high and can create a pressure hole, where water literally shoots up becuase there is so much pressue in the ground.
To help remove water from your crawl space, look at the information below.
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Wet Basement?
We Can Help!
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Steps to a DRY CRAWL SPACE
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Yard Drains - Gravel Drains - French Drains
How and why this sytem works!
Its the best way to remove water from your yard.
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STOP CLEANING YOUR GUTTERS!
Gutter Covers - Installed
as low as $6.00 per foot!
SAVE SAVE SAVE
Gutter Screens Installed -
just $3.00 per foot!
Call for Service
(704) 309-8880
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