Be Sure Building Lot Has Adequate Drainage

Inadequate drainage can cause significant damage to your home in addition to creating a mess when your children are playing outdoors.
Be Sure Building Lot Has Adequate Drainage
Draining water away from your home will protect your home from water damage. Vovantarakan/Shutterstock
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Dear James: We have drainage problems and a damp basement in our house. When we select a lot for our new house, what potential drainage issues should we look for?—Gary C.

Dear Gary: Inadequate drainage can cause significant damage to your home in addition to creating a mess when your children are playing outdoors. One obvious problem is leaky basement walls and water damage from flooding, as you have experienced in your current house.

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