Ande lives in Puyallup, Washington, and reads my weekly column in her paper. She’s got a very common problem. In fact, tens of thousands of people suffer from it in places where there’s abundant rainfall for many months during the year.
Ande’s backyard turns into a miniature Okefenokee Swamp when it rains. Her crawlspace also floods. She asked for my assistance in solving the problem. Fortunately, my college degree is in geology with a focus in hydrogeology — the study of groundwater.
Each spring, I receive hundreds of emails from homeowners who are suffering from water leaking into basements and crawlspaces. Most have soggy yards as well. The good news is that in almost all cases you can solve these problems with moderate effort and minimal expense if you can do most of the work yourself….