Hi, thanks, maybe that half sized chicken wire was the thing you were thinking. But the blocks will make a tempary damn, and it can pool before it gets to me.
On Mon, 25 Aug 2008, Bob Kennedy wrote: > If I was going to choose I'd go with the cinder block. Just because it's > larger and that means the job will be done faster. I don't see how that will > keep things from clogging the drain though. I would be more tempted to get > some heavy duty screen material and lay it under the grade. That way you > don't block the drain and nothing large will be able to get past the screen. > > I'm not talking about window screen, it's the larger heavier duty stuff with > holes you can count. I just can't think of the name right now. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 9:42 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] flood plain > > > Hello, > recently, during a rain, I had a flood. Wouldn't have happened if there > hadn't been debris in the drain cover. > However, wouldn't have happened if I wasn't at the lowest point of three > houses. > Right, when the neighbors say that they aren't having trouble, it's > because their water can flow down to my driveway. > So here's my thought: > I want to cement a 2 cinderblock long mini wall on my side of the property > line. Wife might like that for putting the basket of clothes for hanging. > It will most certainly cause less strain on my drain. (I have to keep it > absolutely clear or I pay) > My piping is great, but crap drifts and it could be a plastic bag or such > that causes my trouble. > Overnight is a long time for accumulation and I wake to "splat splat" when > i go to get something from the back of the basement. > > So, what do i do? > Remove grass, do some scarifying? > Will hydrolic cement hold cinderblocks? Ihave loads of that stuff. > Thanks for the advice. The backs of the houses look like block or I'd love > to use brick. Any advantage to either? > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
