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    Sep 22, 2009, 04:56 PM
    Water in Crawl space
    What is the cheapest and best way to prevent water from entering a crawl space? What preventative measures can I take? The Atlanta rains did me in, but I was one of the lucky ones.
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    Sep 22, 2009, 07:27 PM

    It depends on how the water is coming in, land drainage around foudation, down spouts not running away from home,

    This week in atlanta a 10 foo dike perhaps
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    Sep 23, 2009, 03:26 AM
    What is the cheapest and best way to prevent water from entering a crawl space?
    A french drain, (see image) comes to mind. Click on;french drains how to - Google Search
    To learn more. Good luck, Tom
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