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Hey there - thanks for replying. To answer - not sure how to drain to daylight. If you are looking at the house (in the pics I attached earlier in the thread), the yard slopes down from the left side of the house towards the driveway. Then of course the driveway slopes down. We got rain all...

I agree but we are running out of options (and budget). It’s either fill in the driveway, grade the whole front of the home, build in a new bulkhead and seal in the garage. Which we were quoted $34k for. Or add some extra drainage, a berm and a pump. Waiting on a quote for that. As far as how...

It’s higher. Which is why they think they may add a pump.

UPDATE 2: I found where my drain goes! Our plumbing company came out yesterday. In the pictures I have posted we had what looked like a manhole cover that went down into what was essentially a small dry well. About halfway down. There was a 4 inch diameter PVC drain pipe that went somewhere...

I see what you are getting at. The street decline is very small which is another reason I was thinking berm. Not sure how a trench drain would handle all that water.

Ah this makes sense. Thanks!!

In that pic, the water runs left to right. So the arrow on the right is accurate. Thanks!

Flood insurance is an add-on that drives the price up an astronomical amount. I’ve also heard that it’s not offered if you don’t live in a ‘flood zone’.

Definitely was concerned how the berm would work but I guess I’d need to see it. The drain would be something id get along with the berm. But I’d have to figure out how to drain it considering the downhill slope. Do they make small pumps for those?

Update: I called a plumber and they will be out tomorrow to scope the drain with a camera and at least tell me where it goes. Thank you all so much for your time reading through this. My family and I (thankfully) have never gone through anything like this. Your kindness and thoughtfulness is...

I love this. I think I will need pumps just due to the fact the water has no where to go (if the current drain is in fact working as designed.). I called our DPW to get someone to do the berm. Thank you so much!

A neighbor who is a landscaper said the PO experienced flooding issues and he has tried to help with the drain before.

I have a relative who is an attny. She told me the exact same thing and we will be looking into this after I get the situation in hand.

Oh yeah I grew up in Wakefield which is only a couple towns over.