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yard flooding chaos - French drain or dry well?
Had a bit of a disaster yesterday after the heavy rains... backyard turned into a mini lake, you know, ducks could've moved in. Anyway, I'm torn between quickly…
French-drain quotes differ on length and depth
A price gap between French-drain quotes is hard to judge if one contractor is proposing a longer or deeper route than another. Those differences could mean the quotes…
Surface runoff or water rising through the lawn?
What’s a useful way to tell whether soggy ground is from runoff crossing the surface or water coming up through saturated soil? I’m trying to understand when a…
A clean-looking French-drain cleanout may not show what’s farther down
How often is it useful to inspect a French-drain cleanout and its outlet, especially after heavy rain or seasonal leaf fall? A clear opening seems reassuring, but it…
my backyard turns into a swamp every time it rains
So, every time there's even a little bit of rain, my backyard basically becomes a mini swamp. It's not like I live in the Everglades or anything, but…
A dry French-drain outlet doesn’t tell me much by itself
With no recent rain to test a French drain, what observations help separate a dry system from one that’s restricted? A dry outlet alone seems inconclusive. Is it…
The lawn stays wet after snowmelt, but not after rain
What observations help distinguish slow surface drainage from a seasonal high water table when ponding appears after snowmelt but ordinary rain drains away? I’d like to know whether…
simple trick that made installing my drain way easier
Just finished installing a new drain in my backyard, and man, I wish I'd known this sooner... if you're struggling to keep the pipe steady while you backfill,…
Where should roof runoff go when there’s no obvious outlet?
A dry well keeps downspout water on the lot, but it depends on the soil taking water in and having enough capacity, including when groundwater is seasonally high.…
yard drain upkeep - any tips to keep things flowing smoothly?
So my backyard drain's been acting up lately, you know, slow draining, pooling water after rains, the usual annoying stuff. I'm thinking maybe there's some maintenance I should've…