Water issue from higher ground .... how to fix ?

Discussion in 'Property Management' started by Honeydew, 9th Jul, 2015.

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  1. dabbler

    dabbler Well-Known Member

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    Yes, it is plaster. Any sort of water will cause stains, large amounts of water or regular water contact would be obvious. Any building report should address this.
     
  2. BuyersAgent

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    Not so much surface spoon drain rather something like this wall showing the gravel but not solid pipe running behind the wall porous agi line like below
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    rebuilding the wall wouldnt be cheap but it really depends how far you go with it and how long the wall is
     
  3. BuyersAgent

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    ...and if rebuilding the wall is too much the cheaper option is to cut a trench across the grass between the house and the retaining wall (which have have drainage behind it already that you might not be able to see) the trench just needs to go across the site and find the nearest drainage pipe that would already be taking roof water down to the street gutter. again the trench gets filled with gravel and an agi line. The beauty of this is you can let the grass grow back over the gravel and it will be hidden but very effective and keeping water away from house.

    Imagine doing this on your flat grass section and covering back over??...this you could do for very little money if you have a shovel a strong back and some time. Outsources is easier but costs more, as usual

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  4. Honeydew

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    Many thanks Buyer's agent! This is such a clever idea!!!! :)
     

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