How Can I Protect my Concrete Driveway?

Protecting your concrete surfaces, whether inside or outside of your home, requires careful moisture management and seasonal maintenance. 

Keep Your Drains and Gutters Clear 

Performing basic, seasonal and annual maintenance tasks, both inside your home and in your yard, is one of the best things that you can do to protect concrete surfaces and sidewalks all around your property. Internal and external concrete surfaces, floors, sidewalks, and driveways alike are most likely to be affected by extreme soil saturation around your property’s perimeter. As such, doing what you can to keep your drainage systems in good repair is important. 

In this endeavor, you should take time to clear your drains and gutters of debris and buildup every fall and spring. This will ensure your gutters and drains are in the best possible condition and prevent overspill in all but the most extreme of circumstances. Secondly, you should make sure your downspouts are properly placed to direct water away from your foundation. Finally, make sure any interior drainage systems you have in place do not dump water directly outside your home. 

Improve Yard Drainage 

If you are completing all necessary maintenance and cleaning tasks, but you are still noticing heavy saturation around your property, it may be time to update your waterproofing measures. Even gutters and drain systems have a usable lifespan, after all. When you notice that your gutters and drains are experiencing a lot of overspill, or you see particular areas that are saturated, it is time to think about upgrades. 

There are a number of things that you can do to improve drainage around your home that go beyond installing new drains. In fact, planting the right kind of flora around your yard could seriously improve soil drainage and even prevent erosion and washout. Whatever you decide to do, however, we urge you to contact a professional to talk about your options beforehand. This will ensure you get a solution that is actually tailored to your situation.