Spiro: I am by no means an expert on this stuff, but I have had buildings that flooded at various times in my life. So take this for what it's worth, probably not much.
First, water is a mighty insistant thing, so I doubt a damb is really going to help you much. If your property is the lowest place around, water's gonna get there no matter what you do. So, you could, conceivably, dig a sump pit and pump the water to somewhere else, though again, unless you can pump it out faster that it flows in, this might not be of much value. In the neighborhood I live in, (which is proan to flooding), a lot of people have French drains. My knowledge of these is sketchy at best, but I believe you dig a trench and line it with gravel, then lay a perfurated pipe on top of the gravel, add more gravel on top of that. Presumably this conveys water into the ground rapidly thus preventing the kind of build-up you seem to have. Maybe other List members can talk more about these. Bill Stephan Kansas Citty MO Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (816)803-2469 ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, August 25, 2008 8:42 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? > >
