Is Your Property in Danger?

Imagine being awakened at night by the sound of your shoreline bluff collapsing. That’s what happened to the owner of this residential property on Lake Michigan near Grafton, Wisconsin.
(Read more about this case.)

Bluff Drains: Innovative Solution The Gillen Company successfully installed a series of drains to reroute groundwater away from unstable underground sand layers and into the lake. After bluff drain installation, a contractor replaced the soil (earth) in front of the home. This solution stabilized the bluff and helped prevent shoreline erosion, further landslides and loss of property.

An unstable lakeside property could lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in value overnight! Learn how you can prevent soil erosion with the right drainage system.

Contact the Gillen Company for a consultation to see if bluff stabilization drains might be the best solution to protect your property. Call Gillen at (414) 769-3120.

Additional Applications Bluff drains can also be used to stabilize embankments such as highway cuts. They apply not only to the Great Lakes region, but to bluffs, cliffs and embankments throughout the U.S. and Canada where landslides may occur and where soil erosion control is needed.