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re: Landscape help - drainage problems
Posted on 4/4/16 at 2:25 pm to hedgehog
Posted on 4/4/16 at 2:25 pm to hedgehog
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Just slope a pipe? That sounds like I'd need some survey tools to get it right.
You dont need survey tools. Put a 1/2" x 1/2" stake in the ground at each end of the pipe run and tie a string from one stake to the the other. Use a string level to get your string tight and level and then you can measure the depth of the ditch off the string to get the grade you need before you drop the pipe in. Simple.
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Posted on 4/4/16 at 2:39 pm to WHODAT514
Thank you
Posted on 4/4/16 at 2:40 pm to saintsfan1977
We just used a level and set the pipe and put a little fall in each 10' section. Works fine but that will also work
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:26 pm to saintsfan1977
If I'm getting concrete areas/pads added to my yard for a boat and a storage shed, should I wait to do the drainage work after the concrete is poured? Yes the new concrete will be in the area that the pipes will drain.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 9:10 am to hedgehog
Of course you should. 1. Use the dirt that is removed when forming up for concrete to fill low spots. 2. Pour concrete. 3. Evaluate drainage situation when it rains again after steps 1 and 2 have been completed. 4. Take corrective action with drains, catch basins and PVC has whodat has shown. Adding concrete is going to change your drainage situation so you wouldn't do anything until after that is complete.
Posted on 2/23/17 at 5:31 am to hedgehog
French drain will be the perfect solution for your yard problem. We have a french drain in our yard. It is easy to install and it takes away the moisture from flooding your yard. Here is an article which will give you more information about french drain ( LINK / ). Hope you'll find it useful.
Posted on 2/23/17 at 8:47 am to hedgehog
We went over something similar to this a couple weeks ago.
So what has happened is your neighbor has increased the runoff onto your property. Legally he is responsible for the increased water on your property.
Now if it was me, I would just install some drains and pipe to the street or a runoff ditch at the rear of your property and not worry about it. It will cost you $500 and a full day to do the work. If that doesn't excite you or you feel like you need to get a professional involved then I would absolutely go talk to my neighbor, explain to him that him adding his pool increased the amount of runoff into your yard and see how he wants to go about paying to fix your yard that he has now damaged.
Let me know if I need to dig up the other thread. It has all the legal-ese.
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The problem really became noticeable after my neighbor built a large pool.
So what has happened is your neighbor has increased the runoff onto your property. Legally he is responsible for the increased water on your property.
Now if it was me, I would just install some drains and pipe to the street or a runoff ditch at the rear of your property and not worry about it. It will cost you $500 and a full day to do the work. If that doesn't excite you or you feel like you need to get a professional involved then I would absolutely go talk to my neighbor, explain to him that him adding his pool increased the amount of runoff into your yard and see how he wants to go about paying to fix your yard that he has now damaged.
Let me know if I need to dig up the other thread. It has all the legal-ese.
Posted on 2/23/17 at 10:34 am to hedgehog
Get a load of topsoil and build up your back yard and grade it properly.
Why is this even a question. Put one drain between your yard and neighbors pool and make him pay half. Because, if you can show that he raised his yard (which he did) and it floods yours, they'll make him pay for the entire drain.
Why is this even a question. Put one drain between your yard and neighbors pool and make him pay half. Because, if you can show that he raised his yard (which he did) and it floods yours, they'll make him pay for the entire drain.
Posted on 2/23/17 at 11:08 am to hedgehog
i'm the first house in subdivision and everyone's water drains into my back yard and then into the ditch to the side of our house by the road.
during a downpour we have a lazy river flowing.
i added 3 catch basins and within 2 hours after downpour all standing water is gone.
didn't really need all 3,but i didn't want to have to do it again if 1 wasn't enough.
i was going to do a french drain but read some people developed clogs with clay after a couple of years.
had an area that had gravel that i wanted to lay turf instead,so used that gravel to lay over/around the pipe to help with drainage as well.
during a downpour we have a lazy river flowing.
i added 3 catch basins and within 2 hours after downpour all standing water is gone.
didn't really need all 3,but i didn't want to have to do it again if 1 wasn't enough.
i was going to do a french drain but read some people developed clogs with clay after a couple of years.
had an area that had gravel that i wanted to lay turf instead,so used that gravel to lay over/around the pipe to help with drainage as well.
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