Why "Good Enough" Grading Isn’t Enough. 🏠💧
- Cid Herlein
- Jan 2
- 1 min read
Why "Good Enough" Grading Isn’t Enough. 🏠💧
In this video, you’re looking at a recipe for an oversaturated foundation. When new construction homes are built this close together, the grading between them is everything.
As you can see, the water from the upper house—including all that gutter runoff—is being directed straight toward the foundation of the lower home.
Without a proper swale or drainage system to divert that water to the street or a back basin, the lower homeowner is looking at:
Foundation settlement
Hydrostatic pressure cracks
Costly moisture issues
The Lesson: Always check your site drainage before the landscaping goes in.
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