10/22/2014

Retaining Wall Installation and Design Services | Southbury, CT

Retaining Wall Design and Installation - Elite Property & Fence - Southbury, CTInstalling a retaining wall on your property is a great way to create an inviting style of nature to your landscape and increase the value of your residential or commercial property. We can make use of any a natural slope on your property to construct a customized architecture for your retaining wall that can utilize a wide array of layouts, colors, and textures, which will enhance its natural surroundings and transform an otherwise ineffective area of land into a center piece of your landscape. The retaining wall installation technicians at Elite Property and Maintenance build and install retaining wall systems that are constructed to be very durable and buoyant under even the most harsh seasonal conditions.

Our retaining walls are principally built out of materials such as brick, concrete, and stone. We can construct a customized retaining wall in the best possible shape to suite the needs of your landscape. Our custom retaining walls are an excellent addition to your landscape and will enhance the characteristics of your commercial or residential property.

Now that we have established the importance that retaining wall encompasses in adding natural beauty to your landscape, another important contributing factor a retaining wall makes to your landscape is to prevent damage to your landscape by defending dirt from falling away from your foundation. They are used to hold back large and small hillsides and help prevent soil erosion and land slides.

Retaining walls can also prevent water from flowing towards your property and causing severe damage to your plants, trees, foundation, driveway, and patios and other hardscapes. This is why if you are considering adding a retaining wall to your property it is important Retaining Wall Design and Installation - Elite Property & Fence - Southbury, CTto hire a professional retaining wall installation contractor to correctly design and construct a retaining wall on your property. Our staff of experienced landscape professionals brings the knowledge needed to meet the requirements of your property. Elite Property and Fence can assist you in constructing a durable design as well as ensuring that the project is within all Connecticut building codes.

Become the envy of the neighborhood by allowing Elite Property and Fence, to help you transform your yard into a space that will be more enjoyable for friends and family as well as increase the curb-appeal of your property. Whether your project involves adding terraces, raised planting beds or large structural walls, Elite Property and Fence offers the best workmanship for your ideas and creative needs. All of our walls are built with function, proper drainage, and grade management in mind. With so many choices of wall block or natural stone to use, Elite Property and Fence can design a retaining wall that enhances your outdoor environment, making it functional and beautiful! If you’re interesting in starting a retaining wall project, contact us today at (203) 262-0247 for a free consultation!

Elite Property & Fence, LLC. provides landscape maintenance and design, retaining walls, fence installation, drainage solutions, fertilizing, lawn care, and property maintenance services. We service area includes the following towns and surrounding areas in Connecticut: Southbury, Middlebury, Woodbury, Roxbury, Brookfield, Watertown, Fairfield, Danbury, Stamford, and Oxford. Contact us today for a FREE Consultation!

10/15/2014

Landscape Drainage System Installation and Repair | Southbury, CT

Drainage Installation & Repair Solutions - Elite Property & Fence - Southbury, CTAs everyone knows, the plants and trees in the landscape of your Connecticut property will need water in order to survive. However, torrential downpours, which seem so much more common these days, can lead to an overabundance of water. This overabundance can potentially cause all of your plants and trees to perish and cause structural damage to your foundation and hardscapes. This is why you should consider hiring the drainage installation experts at Elite Property & Fence in Southbury, CT to evaluate your property’s drainage and install effective drainage systems that are necessary to maintain the health and beauty of your landscape and property.

Our comprehensive drainage systems are installed to manage the level of water flow into your landscapes, gardens and lawns. Elite Property and Fence can design and install many different types of drainage systems that are essential for fulfilling the demands of your residential or commercial property. Our experienced drainage installation contractors are trained to understand the greatest functional drainage systems are the ones that are built to the appropriate needs of your landscape. We do a thorough analysis of your property to ensure that your property will have the best possible drainage solution. This will guarantee that your property value does not decrease due to improper care. Our Connecticut drainage solutions include:

  • Curtain Drains – Curtain drains are essentially trenches filled with gravel covering perforated pipe acting like a gutter system to remove unwanted water away from your home. The trench is lined with filter fabric to ensure that the perforated pipe with remain free of clogs from dirt and silt over the years.
  • Drywell – A drywell is used to quickly transfer excess surface water deeper into the subsoil. It can be as simple a hole dug with a post hole digger and filled with gravel and sand, or as complex as a pre-cast concrete sleeve lowered into a large hole and fed by drainage pipes.
  • Catch Basin – A catch basin or storm drain is a curbside drain with the sole function of collecting rainwater from our properties and streets and transporting it to local waterways through a system of underground piping, culverts and/or drainage ditches. Storm drains can also be found in parking lots and serve the same purpose.

There are many costly ramifications to possessing a poor drainage system on your property. Some of which include the potential of property blight and decreased value of your home. Besides causing damage to your plants and trees, the continuous exposure to water can cause extensive damage to the foundation of your house or commercial property, eroding and weakening the exposed concrete, brick and stone. The slippery and dangerous conditions caused by the excess water on your property can also have legal ramifications from potential lawsuits from accidents that can occur.

Poor drainage conditions can leave your home vulnerable to a number of serious health, safety and financial concerns including the following:

  • Insect infestation and termites
  • Damage to your landscaping
  • Soil erosion
  • Damage to your home’s foundation
  • Mold and allergens
  • Interior wall and exterior surface cracks
  • Premature aging and discoloration of exterior brickwork and concrete
  • Sticking and hard to open windows and doors

A properly installed drainage systems that is appropriate for your property will allow your landscaping to survive the harsh seasonal elements of wind and rain during and after a storm as well as prevent flooding and damage of your lawn, plants, patios, driveways, and your property’s foundation. Our drainage installation and repair technicians can handle any landscape water drainage needs you may require for your residential or commercial property. Contact us today for a free estimate on drainage system installation or repair services for your Southbury, Connecticut area landscape.

Elite Property & Fence, LLC. provides landscape maintenance and design, fence installation, drainage solutions, fertilizing, lawn care, and property maintenance services. We service area includes the following towns and surrounding areas in Connecticut: Southbury, Middlebury, Woodbury, Roxbury, Brookfield, Watertown, Fairfield, Danbury, Stamford, and Oxford. Contact us today for a FREE Consultation!

    

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