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Patio/Foundation Flooding Causing Water in House

Posted on 1/2/17 at 8:16 pm
Posted by Freebird11
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2011
142 posts
Posted on 1/2/17 at 8:16 pm
My backyard slopes very slightly towards the back of my house so that rainwater flows under the patio and sits after a very heavy rain then slowly drains around the house to the street.

I just stepped into my master bathroom (backs up to the patio) and found standing water from the back wall into the house several feet. This water presumably came up through the slab.

I know I need to do something but I'm not sure what or who to contact. Do I go through a landscape company or others? Not sure if I need to regrade the backyard or just install a few french drains.

Side note: The previous (original) owners previously had an inground pool and filled it in and the slope likely has to do with this earthwork. We just found the walkway around the pool about 1.5' below the current ground surface when digging a hole the other week.

Any help or experience with a similar situation is greatly appreciated!
Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
45821 posts
Posted on 1/2/17 at 8:19 pm to
So you have standing water in the yard or in the master bedroom?
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
42575 posts
Posted on 1/2/17 at 8:35 pm to
A grading contractor can get you going.
Posted by Cracker
in a box
Member since Nov 2009
17764 posts
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:37 pm to
Insurance
Re grade that back yard but runoff can be an issue to your neighbors and add French drain
Posted by LG2BAMA
Texas
Member since Dec 2015
1181 posts
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:46 pm to
We added a French drain. I'm not sure anything can stop water from getting in with the rains we had the past year
Posted by rilesrick
Member since Mar 2015
6704 posts
Posted on 1/3/17 at 9:51 am to
Call a good tractor guy. Now is good time to do it,then sod in spring..
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