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Backyard drainage problems
Posted on 9/3/14 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 9/3/14 at 1:32 pm
We recently poured a patio in our back yard and the elevation of the back yard is higher than the slab and large amounts of water accumulate at the edge of the yard and the slab. Water was actually covering 2/3 of the slab after the hard rains this past weekend. So we're looking at the possibility of getting a drain installed to help alleviate this issue. A French drain has been suggested to me by several people. Any suggestions as to who I could hire in BR/Denham/Hammond to get this taken care of? Does anyone know what something like this may cost? FWIW, it's approximately 125'-150' from patio to the drainage ditch at the road in front of my house.
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Posted on 9/3/14 at 1:33 pm to ForeverLSU02
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the elevation of the back yard is higher than the slab
Sounds like a planning issue...
Posted on 9/3/14 at 1:34 pm to ForeverLSU02
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We recently poured a patio in our back yard and the elevation of the back yard is higher than the slab
whose bright idea was that?
Posted on 9/3/14 at 1:36 pm to ForeverLSU02
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We recently poured a patio in our back yard and the elevation of the back yard is higher than the slab
Well that was dumb
Posted on 9/3/14 at 1:39 pm to ForeverLSU02
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We recently poured a patio in our back yard and the elevation of the back yard is higher than the slab
Posted on 9/3/14 at 1:39 pm to ForeverLSU02
Sounds like you need to grade your back yard. If it's that bad a french drain isn't going to cut it.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 1:46 pm to ForeverLSU02
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Any suggestions as to who I could hire in BR/Denham/Hammond to get this taken care of?
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ForeverLSU02
afraid to tell everyone you live in Denham huh?
Posted on 9/3/14 at 1:49 pm to ForeverLSU02
Whoever designed your patio is to blame. Drainage should have been considered from the very beginning.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 1:52 pm to ForeverLSU02
Install a 9x9 or 12x12 NDS drainage box at the lowest point and run pipe to drainage ditch. Will be cheaper than a french drain and much more effective. Ideal solution would be to install box in the center of yard and grade everything to it. 4" corrugated pipe should be good. Box is around $30 and 100' rolls of pipe are around $50-60 at Lowes I think.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 6:28 pm to ForeverLSU02
Should have come here sooner. Nothing worse than standing water. 
This post was edited on 9/3/14 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 9/3/14 at 6:32 pm to ForeverLSU02
dig a small ditch from patio to drainage ditch
Posted on 9/3/14 at 7:30 pm to ForeverLSU02
Call Kenny with kls services 225-281-5369, good honest hard working guy that will do a goodnjob. He has done a lot of this for some very demanding clients etc
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