Two creeks and sandy clay that keeps what it takes in. Low lots in Perry collect water under the floor.
Perry sits where Big Indian Creek and Flat Creek meet, and the low ground between them holds water well after the rain has stopped. The soil is a sandy clay that takes water in readily and gives it up slowly, so a crawl space on the low side of a lot can hold standing water for a week.
Whether a house has this problem is mostly about where it sits. Homes on the higher ground around town generally stay dry with basic grading. Homes in the bottoms need a real system, because the ground around them stays saturated for long stretches every wet season.
The system is drainage first. A perimeter drain collects what arrives, a sump lifts it out, and the discharge runs to where it will not come back. Outside we look at grade and downspouts, since a surprising share of crawl space water starts at a roof. Then the sealed vapor barrier goes over the ground and the space stays dry between storms.
The scope is fixed before we start on a Perry home, so nothing gets added once the crew is underneath.

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