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.
(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!!