Yard drainage help/ideas

[Jason Freeland]

DIY it or have one installed?

DIY

 

[kroberts2131]

Water flows down hill. The surface needs to be graded correctly or you will always have a water issue. Your yard has to have fall or the water wont drain properly. Think of a pond… you could add dirt….lots of dirt and try to fill it in. Get rid of the dam and the water is gone quick. You have a high spot somewhere daming the water up.

You could put in a below ground drain pipe with surface drain boxes but it would take 6” pipe/ads and several drain boxes to deal with that much water. Even then it’s putting a band aide on it.

I think that’s probably the most appropriate action as well. The neighbors yard slopes down to mine as well. I will try the dirt method once the grass starts to green up.

I was also leaning towards the water damming up somewhere.

 

[trekrok]

You need to find an old farmer to consult. They have an uncanny eye for drainage.

 

[MilitantBEEMER]

We have a similar issue. the houses behind us are a little higher elevation so all the water runs into our yard. As soon as we pay off the tax man, we will hire a French drain. The guy we are going to use for it will build up along our back fence to keep the water from neighbors from coming our way.
The way these builders grade yards is ridiculous.

 

[kroberts2131]

We have a similar issue. the houses behind us are a little higher elevation so all the water runs into our yard. As soon as we pay off the tax man, we will hire a French drain. The guy we are going to use for it will build up along our back fence to keep the water from neighbors from coming our way.
The way these builders grade yards is ridiculous.

Do you mind sending me his info? I may just get a quote and professional opinion on it while I’m at it. My backyard runs downhill and the back is basically useless in winter because of our aerobic system.

 

[magna19]

There ya go. OP needs more dirt. Not bags of dirt but a truck load of topsoil.

Right here is the answer. Mo Dirt

 

[magna19]

You may also have to raise a fence some after Mo Dirt.

 

[kroberts2131]

Would I be better off doing it now or waiting til it really warms up? Also, should I till up the existing area or just too dress it?

 

[red dirt shootist]

Without seeing the big picture of your yard, it is hard to tell. French drains can work well; but surface drainage is always better. I presume it needs to drain to the front. Do you live in a neighborhood with curb and gutter streets, or do you have a street/road ditch? Do you have a sidewalk between this pool and where it needs to go? Just from that picture I would say a dump-truck load would do wonders, but without seeing it, I canno

enuf has your answer. Forget the frenchi, go with surface whenever possible, Sometimes it can be ticklish, add a little dirt or cut a swail, maybe cut the curb and put a pipe in. Think of it as pushing the water where you want it to go.

 

[enuf]

French drains work but can also come with maintenance and if you want a leveled-out yard, it that doesn't address that. If you are in a residential neighborhood with curb and gutter, where would the French drain exit, something else to deal with. They have applications, but if you can fix it with surface, more the better.