I'm surprised it's not dryer near the eaves of the house. Must be South-west facing, and a bit of a trap there. I'd have thought a french drain would be recommended, but personally I don't like mucking about near the foundation of the house. I suppose the other solution would be to use concrete but to ensure a run off, I suppose you could put your own floor gutter/drain in.
Watching one lousy video on installing a french drain on youtube there was much comment that they get plugged up eventually. So perhaps something more surface/manageable is better in the long run.
But could something non-porous make it too dry underneath and affect the foundation? Or will a prolonged soaking damage it? Note I'm an amateur - probably best to seek advice from a pro on this one.
The comment above about the ground possibly being more waterlogged or at capacity than in the past made sense to me. I hope next doors drain problems were fixed.
You didn't find or strike your own sewer-waste then?
No, didn't hit my own sewer waste - I know where that runs and it's not down the side of the house there.
I think the water is just draining away now correctly as it should (and used to before next-doors flood).
The drain issues were indeed fixed - that was sorted within 2 days of the occurrence. I remain convinced that it was the clean-up process and jet-washing causing distribution of the soil and stones that compacted somehow that caused the water to not drain away.
Certainly as seen in today's photo this is no longer the case - so far anyway...
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I'm surprised it's not dryer near the eaves of the house. Must be South-west facing, and a bit of a trap there. I'd have thought a french drain would be recommended, but personally I don't like mucking about near the foundation of the house. I suppose the other solution would be to use concrete but to ensure a run off, I suppose you could put your own floor gutter/drain in.
Watching one lousy video on installing a french drain on youtube there was much comment that they get plugged up eventually. So perhaps something more surface/manageable is better in the long run.
But could something non-porous make it too dry underneath and affect the foundation? Or will a prolonged soaking damage it? Note I'm an amateur - probably best to seek advice from a pro on this one.
The comment above about the ground possibly being more waterlogged or at capacity than in the past made sense to me. I hope next doors drain problems were fixed.
You didn't find or strike your own sewer-waste then?
I think the water is just draining away now correctly as it should (and used to before next-doors flood).
The drain issues were indeed fixed - that was sorted within 2 days of the occurrence. I remain convinced that it was the clean-up process and jet-washing causing distribution of the soil and stones that compacted somehow that caused the water to not drain away.
Certainly as seen in today's photo this is no longer the case - so far anyway...
TMW