Water issues

[jimnyc]

Some of you may recall the many water issues I have had and how many times my basement has flooded. Even a totaled car from flooding. Also lost a washer and dryer, 2 hot water heaters & no less than 4 main boards on the HVAC unit. Tools got hit and many many more smaller things. Not to mention all of the cleanup each time.

So it's been a lot of work, from internal things to exterior. We have our HVAC unit, a brand new one, installed off ground now by 4 feet for protection. Hot water heater installed on 3 feet high cinder block cemented platform. New basement door and mew rear door from garage to backyard. Oh, also got my garage door sensors that sit very low like 3 times.

Then a huge dry well system dug into the center of our backyard which drains over to the same area of the french drain on the side of our house. There is also a deep well with 4 industrial sump pumps in there connected to a main board in the garage. An auto system when floats raise and large piping brings it to the street level, and then 4 houses down to the sewer drain.

You would think we are completed, right? Here is my yard right now. The water is halfway gone already, and then it kind of froze the rest.

https://i.imgur.com/t8Loego.jpg

(not a word about the leaves in gutter, I know, I know) Damn tree drops them daily.

Thankfully we no longer get water inside the home though. And this water, where is it coming from? OUR NEIGHBOR!!

The bastard had a long pipe from his rear sump pump drain brought properly to his driveway where it would fall into the drainage at the bottom. With a heavy rain, he may get overflow near his garage entrance. So instead, he re-routed his sump pump exit pipe to the rear of his yard, and then a small bend in the pipe which points directly at our fence! So as the water exits, it's then in our yard within seconds. I am going to have to politely talk to them, otherwise the only option is the city or small claims, but no damage to show other than standing water in center of yard. But we don't need ANY more water, trust me! 5 houses worth of natural lawn grading already drains towards our yard, we don't need anymore!!

[Gunny]

Be a smartass. Get a "U" connector and 10 ft stick of pipe and "re-route" it back to the center of his yard. Message ought to be obvious :)

[jimnyc]

Be a smartass. Get a "U" connector and 10 ft stick of pipe and "re-route" it back to the center of his yard. Message ought to be obvious :)

EXACTLY what I said to my wife!! No lie!!

That, or a small trench along the rear property line and then a berm of dirt or sand. But damn I hate to spend even a penny on someone else's idiocy. Also thought about water barriers to keep it right in his yard.

[fj1200]

The bastard had a long pipe from his rear sump pump drain brought properly to his driveway where it would fall into the drainage at the bottom. With a heavy rain, he may get overflow near his garage entrance. So instead, he re-routed his sump pump exit pipe to the rear of his yard, and then a small bend in the pipe which points directly at our fence! So as the water exits, it's then in our yard within seconds. I am going to have to politely talk to them, otherwise the only option is the city or small claims, but no damage to show other than standing water in center of yard. But we don't need ANY more water, trust me! 5 houses worth of natural lawn grading already drains towards our yard, we don't need anymore!!

Possibly a violation of your property rights. He's probably not allowed to interrupt the natural flow of water across property lines.

https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/what-can-i-do-about-water-drainage-on-my-property-caused-by-the-adjourning-property-43279

Your local codes may vary.

[icansayit]

Years ago...maybe twenty or so. All of the water from neighbor to my right came into my yard, and up to our back sliding doors on our cement patio. Every time it rained the water just ran there.
So my son's and I dug a FRENCH DRAIN across the yard and turned down the left side toward the street. Then I raised the height of the patio up to the level of the door jam.
From that point on...all water from next door (even her gutters) ran to the FRENCH DRAIN and it looked like a little stream which my wife and I planted marigolds and other leafy plants to make it look more pleasant.
You can use rocks or stones or a rubber kind of tube covered with soil as well. IT WORKED FINE.
https://contentgrid.homedepot-static.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOMNEW/Articles/how-to-install-a-french-drain-step-2.jpg

Don't know legally how to fight MOTHER NATURE.

[hjmick]

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[SassyLady]

Years ago...maybe twenty or so. All of the water from neighbor to my right came into my yard, and up to our back sliding doors on our cement patio. Every time it rained the water just ran there.
So my son's and I dug a FRENCH DRAIN across the yard and turned down the left side toward the street. Then I raised the height of the patio up to the level of the door jam.
From that point on...all water from next door (even her gutters) ran to the FRENCH DRAIN and it looked like a little stream which my wife and I planted marigolds and other leafy plants to make it look more pleasant.
You can use rocks or stones or a rubber kind of tube covered with soil as well. IT WORKED FINE.
https://contentgrid.homedepot-static.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOMNEW/Articles/how-to-install-a-french-drain-step-2.jpg

Don't know legally how to fight MOTHER NATURE.

Here's what we use in our yard in Arizona to capture monsoons rains so our gravel doesn't wash away. Buried everywhere and redirected out of 13844the yard.

[Abbey Marie]

Some of you may recall the many water issues I have had and how many times my basement has flooded. Even a totaled car from flooding. Also lost a washer and dryer, 2 hot water heaters & no less than 4 main boards on the HVAC unit. Tools got hit and many many more smaller things. Not to mention all of the cleanup each time.

So it's been a lot of work, from internal things to exterior. We have our HVAC unit, a brand new one, installed off ground now by 4 feet for protection. Hot water heater installed on 3 feet high cinder block cemented platform. New basement door and mew rear door from garage to backyard. Oh, also got my garage door sensors that sit very low like 3 times.

Then a huge dry well system dug into the center of our backyard which drains over to the same area of the french drain on the side of our house. There is also a deep well with 4 industrial sump pumps in there connected to a main board in the garage. An auto system when floats raise and large piping brings it to the street level, and then 4 houses down to the sewer drain.

You would think we are completed, right? Here is my yard right now. The water is halfway gone already, and then it kind of froze the rest.

https://i.imgur.com/t8Loego.jpg

(not a word about the leaves in gutter, I know, I know) Damn tree drops them daily.

Thankfully we no longer get water inside the home though. And this water, where is it coming from? OUR NEIGHBOR!!

The bastard had a long pipe from his rear sump pump drain brought properly to his driveway where it would fall into the drainage at the bottom. With a heavy rain, he may get overflow near his garage entrance. So instead, he re-routed his sump pump exit pipe to the rear of his yard, and then a small bend in the pipe which points directly at our fence! So as the water exits, it's then in our yard within seconds. I am going to have to politely talk to them, otherwise the only option is the city or small claims, but no damage to show other than standing water in center of yard. But we don't need ANY more water, trust me! 5 houses worth of natural lawn grading already drains towards our yard, we don't need anymore!!

We have had several floods in our house due to a sloping backyard. Had to replace flooring twice.
Russ then installed a French drain and rerouted the water, and installed a pump of some kind. It works well, as long as he clears out any collected leaves in the pipe. He can explain it better than I.
Russ
I’m sorry you still are dealing with this. Chuck it all and move to AK!

[Russ]

We have had several floods in our house due to a sloping backyard. Had to replace flooring twice.
Russ then installed a French drain and rerouted the water, and installed a pump of some kind. It works well, as long as he clears out any collected leaves in the pipe. He can explain it better than I.
@Russ (http://www.debatepolicy.com/member.php?u=3576)
I’m sorry you still are dealing with this. Chuck it all and move to AK!
jimnyc - You're bastard neighbor is not allowed to do that. He can drain rainwater in whatever direction he wants, but he can't drain sump pump water from inside his house anywhere but into his drainage pipes.

[jimnyc]

jimnyc - You're bastard neighbor is not allowed to do that. He can drain rainwater in whatever direction he wants, but he can't drain sump pump water from inside his house anywhere but into his drainage pipes.

Yeah, I know, it's all a long story clusterf***. The guy who sold us my house took many liberties and didn't disclose several things that he was supposed to by law. We didn't find until like 10-15 yrs after purchase. Then the old lady croaked next door and her kids rented out the home, then those people left and now they are onto their 3rd renters actually. Somewhere in there this was altered, and not sure if it was the renter or the owner. We have sent polite communication to them. Then take it from there. :(