Water management comes first, not last
Grading and drainage plans near the Ohio River floodplain have to account for a seasonally high water table that bluff-top properties in Evansville simply don't face, while homes up on the loess bluffs deal more with erosion at the crest than with standing water at the foundation.
What a drainage plan should specify
- Downspout and surface-grading routing away from the foundation
- Sump and interior drain sizing for low-lying, near-river lots
- Erosion control for bluff-edge yards prone to slope movement
- Sequencing drainage work before or alongside structural repair
- How the finished grade will be documented for future reference
Structural work depends on getting this right first
A pier, wall brace, or beam repair installed in Evansville without first correcting the water path around it is a repair that's likely to need revisiting once the next wet season arrives.