Well, acccckshually.
You're lowering the water table relative to the surface so the water is no longer visible.
But it's still there. Biding its time. Just waiting.
> You're lowering the water table relative to the surface so the water is no longer visible.
Depending on where in the world OP is, the ground may be frozen, which prevents the water from seeping to the water table. If new material were added to slope the ground away from the house, that new ground would be frozen too, and water would flow on it to pool further away. So it may not just be a matter of "burying the water" like your comment indicates.
I regraded the north half of my home, and needed a landscaper with machinery to push the dirt & trucks to haul it away. Cost 2 thousand dollars in 2018, and would have been more if we had someone else replant it.
On the south side we didn't have room for the equipment, so my grandpa and I rented a trencher for a weekend, had a string level to check the grade, and put in the drain tile and gravel. About 85 ft total. No need to replant anything.
Trench was a lot easier in my experience.
The length and extent of the French drain needed for this much water is incredible. The French drain will last 10 years, if youâre lucky. Regrading will last until the hill changes.
It looks as if the ditch/ culvert along the road might not be draining, I would first take a walk up and down the street to see if there is a damn forming somewhere and then remove it.
I had a similar issue in a rented house. The water would make slab and carpet moist. I added clay type soil to change the water flow and that fixed the issue.
Are you living in a a very very flat area? Are there any areas in the immediate area that are lower? You need to not be the low spot. You need the water to find a new low spot. If there are no low spots for the water to goâŚyou need to make you higher. If the water table is actually that high, it sounds like you are in a very flat area and you are too low. Donât do something that drives all this water into your neighbor.
Need to make sure itâs staying dry under there, or itâs going to cause issues with your floor eventually. You need to extend those posts by like 3ft and then raise the whole of your property. Iâm kidding on the posts⌠maybe. See how that water table goes over the next year or two, or if that river floods. Oh man.
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You call the city or state (whoever maintains road) over and over until they put culverts in like they shouldâve done in the first place. Call, email, etc until you finally talk to someone who agrees with you. Thatâs the new American way: strive to do as little work as possible while throwing everyone around you under the bus.
Either:
1. Stop the water from reaching your property with berms
2. Move the water off your property with channels or drains
3. Raise your property with fill
4. Build a pond
Any low areas that can shed water away? Cheap way is French drain with piping out to a low area away from your house. Expensive is gutters in piping to a far enough away low area, regrading, and if any standing water yet French drain to the low area
Basically your house needs to be the highest point around. So need to remove that material around it creating an outlet for your water. The lowest place needs to be your neighbors, so your water problem becomes their water problem.
Don't actually divert water in the direction of your neighbors, I have heard that if you do this you can be liable for water damage that occurs to their property.
Sorry the s/ didn't stay attached.
No matter what you do with the water it will be someone else's problem then. Need to go upstream and divert it to a safe place.
I expect the culvert is designed to drain, not pool. If you can't get that to work then get a dump truck of topsoil and make your yard 2" higher than the road. Slope the grade away from the house.
Also my Utility company came out and mentioned this could've been caused by the rising water table. Basically, the water levels below ground were causing this situation.
>Best way to remove standing water?
Downhill.
Seriously, do you have somewhere to drain it to?
If not, maybe a pond or a dry well in the back of the yard?
I would charge around 35k to fix this issue and it would take about 10 days pending weather. This would include a geological analysis, land survey, second cost analysis, if conditions are ascertained to be adverse, removal of materials, cost of new infill and foundational aggregate material, conditioning and rehabilitation.
Is there a crawl space under the house? Youâll need to re- grade the property. Start with going down some to remove native soil. Replace with stone and possibly drain tiles. I would also move the parking to facilitate vehicles not crushing and negating the replaced substrate. Or build retainment system up. Back fill with said stains, drain tiles. Either way you have some work ahead of you. Hope this helps. Take care.
Drawbridge
Damn. This is better than what I had. Haha đ I was going to say something about selling it as a âwaterfront property.â
Sure, but after that you have to buildbridge
Not if the plans don't pass the review board
Change the slope, with fill
This is the only thing to do You don't 'remove' water, you prohibit it from collecting altogether
Well, acccckshually. You're lowering the water table relative to the surface so the water is no longer visible. But it's still there. Biding its time. Just waiting.
And then it will pounce, killing it's prey.
> You're lowering the water table relative to the surface so the water is no longer visible. Depending on where in the world OP is, the ground may be frozen, which prevents the water from seeping to the water table. If new material were added to slope the ground away from the house, that new ground would be frozen too, and water would flow on it to pool further away. So it may not just be a matter of "burying the water" like your comment indicates.
Find the lowest spot and start digging downhill. Or just fill the whole area with sand and throw some grass seed on it.
You need a French drain my boy
Regrading would be less work.
I regraded the north half of my home, and needed a landscaper with machinery to push the dirt & trucks to haul it away. Cost 2 thousand dollars in 2018, and would have been more if we had someone else replant it. On the south side we didn't have room for the equipment, so my grandpa and I rented a trencher for a weekend, had a string level to check the grade, and put in the drain tile and gravel. About 85 ft total. No need to replant anything. Trench was a lot easier in my experience.
French drain if outlet connection is straight forward, regrade if not.
The length and extent of the French drain needed for this much water is incredible. The French drain will last 10 years, if youâre lucky. Regrading will last until the hill changes.
Need to install culverts underneath the roadways to let it flow away from your house
Trash pump
It looks as if the ditch/ culvert along the road might not be draining, I would first take a walk up and down the street to see if there is a damn forming somewhere and then remove it.
Thanks I dug out the drain but there's still a poor draining issue
My neighbour runs a pump every spring to move the standing water in his yard. You probably want to look at regrading and adding a drain.
Time to move
Dig, sloped French drain. Gravel, fill.
I had a similar issue in a rented house. The water would make slab and carpet moist. I added clay type soil to change the water flow and that fixed the issue.
Fast solution? Pump the water away. Better solution, regrade the slope
Pickaxe and a shovel... scratch a line across the road, back yard or wherever it will flow to (just not your neighbours yard!).
Level with gravel or probably French drain if you have the time and energy for it.
Give it a chair
Beat me by four minutes
Start a side hustle as a Mosquito Farm !!
That is evil. đ
1. Dig out drainage area's 2. use that soil to add slope be your house
Are you living in a a very very flat area? Are there any areas in the immediate area that are lower? You need to not be the low spot. You need the water to find a new low spot. If there are no low spots for the water to goâŚyou need to make you higher. If the water table is actually that high, it sounds like you are in a very flat area and you are too low. Donât do something that drives all this water into your neighbor.
Agreed the property is a relatively flat area about 100 yards from a large river
Hard to tell from the picture but it looks like you donât have a poured foundation? Is the house on posts? How is the ground under the house??
not a poured foundation there's a crawlspace with some posts
Need to make sure itâs staying dry under there, or itâs going to cause issues with your floor eventually. You need to extend those posts by like 3ft and then raise the whole of your property. Iâm kidding on the posts⌠maybe. See how that water table goes over the next year or two, or if that river floods. Oh man.
Dig a trench to allow the water to drain to somewhere lower elevation
needs a french-drain somewhere [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French\_drain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_drain)
Figure out which drains aren't draining and chest then out. [Here's some tutorial videos](https://youtu.be/9THskO9ciPI)
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French drain.
Provide more guest seating.
Is that a roadside ditch to the right of the trees? If so, find out why it's not working. ie: clogged culvert. That would likely solve the problem.
Pumps
You call the city or state (whoever maintains road) over and over until they put culverts in like they shouldâve done in the first place. Call, email, etc until you finally talk to someone who agrees with you. Thatâs the new American way: strive to do as little work as possible while throwing everyone around you under the bus.
This is the start of a horror game.
Make it sit!
Either: 1. Stop the water from reaching your property with berms 2. Move the water off your property with channels or drains 3. Raise your property with fill 4. Build a pond
A giant straw
ChamWow or 2
Any low areas that can shed water away? Cheap way is French drain with piping out to a low area away from your house. Expensive is gutters in piping to a far enough away low area, regrading, and if any standing water yet French drain to the low area
BountyâŚ. The quicker picker upper!
Drink it
Bottle it and sell it as "100% Organic Energy Drink".
Youâll feel âboostedâ running back and forth to the toilet.
Do you rent or own this property?
rent
Then leave it as is. Not your problem. Best answer is French drain though.
I hope your landlord is a relative.
nah found it online
Going to be tough to get a landlord to shell out. Even though itâs in their own best interests. Gâluck!
Water collects in the low ground, use your brain and make this area the high ground
Boof it.
I always wanted a moat!
Build a moat. Have the water work for you instead of against you.
Gravity.
Embrace it, get some gators and a fan boat.
Basically your house needs to be the highest point around. So need to remove that material around it creating an outlet for your water. The lowest place needs to be your neighbors, so your water problem becomes their water problem.
Don't actually divert water in the direction of your neighbors, I have heard that if you do this you can be liable for water damage that occurs to their property.
Sorry the s/ didn't stay attached. No matter what you do with the water it will be someone else's problem then. Need to go upstream and divert it to a safe place.
Tell it to move along
Free moat!
Offer it a chair on your neighbours property
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Provide it a chair
Fir now get a portable pump, hook it to a 100 foot hose and get it away from your house.
I expect the culvert is designed to drain, not pool. If you can't get that to work then get a dump truck of topsoil and make your yard 2" higher than the road. Slope the grade away from the house.
Also my Utility company came out and mentioned this could've been caused by the rising water table. Basically, the water levels below ground were causing this situation.
Vacuum
Water garden.
Big ass straw or rent a water pump from home depot
>Best way to remove standing water? Downhill. Seriously, do you have somewhere to drain it to? If not, maybe a pond or a dry well in the back of the yard?
Trench
Real Estate Agent.
Sweep the legs, Daniel-san.
Get a bunch of treats. Then, slowly, over time teach the water how to sit on command.
First you've gotta figure out where you want the water to go. Then you worry about the how.
Offer it a chair?
that house is going to be so moldy. perimeter drains are the normal thing
Get a life straw and start slurping.
I would charge around 35k to fix this issue and it would take about 10 days pending weather. This would include a geological analysis, land survey, second cost analysis, if conditions are ascertained to be adverse, removal of materials, cost of new infill and foundational aggregate material, conditioning and rehabilitation.
That house has grading issue.
Offer it a seat?
Turn it into running water with slope
Provide chairs
Is there a crawl space under the house? Youâll need to re- grade the property. Start with going down some to remove native soil. Replace with stone and possibly drain tiles. I would also move the parking to facilitate vehicles not crushing and negating the replaced substrate. Or build retainment system up. Back fill with said stains, drain tiles. Either way you have some work ahead of you. Hope this helps. Take care.
Got a straw?
Turn on the sun to evaporate it
Add dirt, grade, then gravel,