this and the larger drain cover seem to be alternatives to what may be a longer wall than i originally planned :) Thanks to all.
On Tue, 26 Aug 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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? >> >> >
