Start with the problem closest to yours
RAINWATER ENTRY · CHANNEL DRAIN
A channel drain after rainwater reached the home
An actual AWC San Diego channel-drain installation: the reported rainwater problem, documented work stages and questions to ask before repairing your own water path.
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RAIN WASHOUT · PAVER JOINTS
Rain-washed paver joints in Solana Beach
Actual AWC job photos from a Solana Beach paver-joint repair. See the preparation, treatment and scope limits separating stabilization from drainage redesign.
Read the project storyAlso watch: drainage work in Santee
AWC’s short French-drain video shows an excavated trench, piping near a downspout, drainage materials and later gravel backfill. The public video identifies Santee.
This is a useful work-stage example. It does not document the original complaint, a flow-test result or long-term drainage performance. Ask your own proposal to explain those details.
Watch AWC’s Santee drain video ↗Source video published March 30, 2023. Opens YouTube in a new tab.
Use the examples to define your own scope
Show where water first appears, where it travels and which areas are affected. Take photographs only from a safe, dry position. A photo of the damage is useful; a wider view of the surrounding paving, wall or downspout often explains what needs to be reviewed next.
- For standing water, discuss safe pumping assessment and availability.
- For recurring exterior problems, review yard drainage and rainwater-entry evaluations.
- For a managed property, use the incident and handoff worksheet.
- Before the next storm, use the pre-rain property checklist.
When site verification is needed, AWC offers the $250 Site Evaluation + Written Bid Package. The $250 is credited back if the construction work is approved within 30 days. Emergency response and separately scoped work are not automatically included.