This is about as simple a DIY project as there is. mark the lowest points. Purchase drains for those areas. Connect via corrugated pipe. Run pipe downhill to ditch. Its that simple. You don't need survey equipment you can eyeball the run. If the pipe doesn't go straight downhill it will still work. All the pipe will be lower (underground)than the standing water. A small rise in the pipe will only cause water to stand in the pipe, not above ground. The 6 inch drains are cheap (<10.00) and 100 ft of corrugated pipe is around 65.00. Shovel and a lot of digging. If you want, rent a trencher for 100.00 and the line will be dug in an hour.

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Posted by WHODAT514

Walker, La

Member since Mar 2012

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Posted on 4/4/16 at 12:35 pm to nogoodjr

i had very bad drainage issues in my yard. I had water standing in between my house and fence against my slab and half of my patio ponded water from downspouts.

solution was like Dave recommended. underground piping. I put a catch basin box at the low point of slab and tied my downspout into it. from there it was the high point of system, I ran it around the slab and then tied the other downspout into the system with a catch basin as well to catch surface water. from there it sloped gradually and I ran it under the sidewalk to the curb of the street. now after inches of rain my yard is dry and I can mow it the next day. where as before it would stay wet for weeks..

ill post pics soon of what I did. hope this can help you out, best thing is to get it under ground and drain it to common drainage spot.

also the cost was about 500$ that included to trencher rental, 110 foot of 4" pvc, two boxes and grates and the downspout felx hose.

This post was edited on 4/4/16 at 12:37 pm

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