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Best drainage options
Posted on 6/3/17 at 6:40 pm
Posted on 6/3/17 at 6:40 pm
So I am doing some work in my backyard so please excuse the big dirt spots. That being said, the patio I put in has blocked drainage for a piece of my yard. I effectively have a swimming pool for three days anytime it rains. While I am doing work, I want talks opinion. Would a pot drain be more effective or would a French drain be the way to go?
Any other ideas?
Any other ideas?
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Posted on 6/3/17 at 6:42 pm to Jibbajabba
Is there somewhere you can drain to?
Posted on 6/3/17 at 6:43 pm to Jibbajabba
You need a french drain, while the yard is in that stage go ahead and install it.
I did mine myself, it's not hard.
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I did mine myself, it's not hard.
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Posted on 6/3/17 at 7:03 pm to Jibbajabba
Why not just build that part of the yard just a little higher?
Posted on 6/3/17 at 7:11 pm to upgrayedd
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Is there somewhere you can drain to?
this is the questions...gotta know where the water needs to go.
Posted on 6/3/17 at 7:37 pm to Spankum
I have a really good place to send the drained water. I will send it down the length of my house to the road. I have to cross electrical, sewage, gas, water, and cable, so I will be paying someone else to do that lol. I just want to know what to ask for. Pot drain or French.
Posted on 6/3/17 at 8:09 pm to Jibbajabba
I'd put a catch basin at the lowest point then T the downspout into the same line.
Posted on 6/3/17 at 8:14 pm to upgrayedd
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I'd put a catch basin at the lowest point then T the downspout into the same line.
You must tie in the downspouts that's why you have a pool.
It won't be easy but you can DIY with a rented trencher.
Posted on 6/3/17 at 8:17 pm to Capital Cajun
Right, but a catch basin will catch any runoff from the patio. It'll only cost a few extra bucks.
Posted on 6/3/17 at 9:17 pm to upgrayedd
I'm gonna send the drain that way down the length of the house. I plan on putting in French drains just outside the gate all the way to that downspout. There are three downspouts that I will tie into the line.
Posted on 6/3/17 at 9:21 pm to Jibbajabba
Looking at the exposed concrete under brick ledge, it looks like just adding some dirt would go a long way.
Posted on 6/3/17 at 9:21 pm to Jibbajabba
Damn, what's up with the mountain next to your house? 
Posted on 6/3/17 at 9:28 pm to Jibbajabba
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Pot drain or French.
I don't know what a "pot drain" is...if that is an underground pipe with a number of drain grates feeding into it, then that is what I would get. you basically need a place to dump water out of your gutters.
a French drain is a ditch filled with gravel and a perforated pipe in the bottom of it...I wouldn't want a trench of gravel in my yard.
Posted on 6/3/17 at 9:57 pm to upgrayedd
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Damn, what's up with the mountain next to your house
Our neighborhood is very hilly. I am stairstepped under that neighbor but I am over my other neighbor. Plus, the land behind my property is higher than all of us and they are currently developing it. The water situation in our neighborhood is out of control. Once I get this yard drained, I have to work on my grass. The hills are not friendly to grass.
Posted on 6/4/17 at 8:07 am to Jibbajabba
I have a maze of French drains and tied the gutters to the line as well....they hooked the main drain line to the back bottom of the storm drain at the street so there is a nice slope to drain well. Pricy but worth it to get the water away.
As a side note not sure if you boil crawfish a lot on that back area but if you do and you add in French drains make a area big enough for you to boil by. Makes it so easy to wash crawfish and drain the pot.
As a side note not sure if you boil crawfish a lot on that back area but if you do and you add in French drains make a area big enough for you to boil by. Makes it so easy to wash crawfish and drain the pot.
Posted on 6/4/17 at 8:46 am to Jibbajabba
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Our neighborhood is very hilly. I am stairstepped under that neighbor but I am over my other neighbor. Plus, the land behind my property is higher than all of us and they are currently developing it. The water situation in our neighborhood is out of control. Once I get this yard drained, I have to work on my grass. The hills are not friendly to grass.
Honestly I would build up the area with sand and force the water to the other side of the yard to continue it's trip downhill to the next lot, looks like that is what the guy uphill from you did.
Posted on 6/4/17 at 9:23 am to Geauxtiga
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it looks like just adding some dirt would go a long way.
Yeah, I'd be inclined to just add dirt until the water drains on its own.
Posted on 6/4/17 at 12:10 pm to Jibbajabba
Make sure to contact LaOneCall before you start trenching
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