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RE: Where should roof runoff go when there’s no obvious outlet?
I’d treat a safe overflow route as a prerequisite if a failure could send water onto someone else’s property; confidence in wet-season capacity then tells me whether the dry well is viable. A well that usually absorbs ru...
RE: Where should roof runoff go when there’s no obvious outlet?
For example, if a daylight outlet would send water toward a neighbor but a dry well has a safe overflow route, I’d keep the well in consideration - provided the soil can absorb the water and seasonal groundwater leaves e...
RE: Plumbing tips that change with the seasons
I get the heat tape thing, but honestly, I’m not convinced it’s the best long-term fix. I’ve seen too many folks rely on it and then forget it’s even there - next thing you know, the tape fails or someone plugs it into a...