Recent content by SHAKEnBLAKE

Yours sounds big enough for my needs, but even the 150gal you linked would be too small. My cushions are about 24x24", which don't seem to fit in most of the bins I've found. Also, at close to $300, and you've got 4 of them? That's quite an investment. Glad I'll only need one if I go this route!

Good consideration. That area is actually pretty dry. Even during the wettest times of the year, the soil under there stays bone dry. No rain falls behind that Rhododendron. I know they make these panels and put them around mobile homes, decks, etc, so I'm wondering if there's a way to control...

I've been shopping around for a big ugly plastic bin to store my patio cushions, but nothing seems large enough (or affordable). And I don't have a ton of patio space to put the thing. Here's my initial idea: to build some sort of "drawer" behind the lattice covering some dead space under the...

Update: The system works pretty well, but still can't get a heavy day or two of rain out to the street faster than it falls. I'm still largely blaming this on the fact that the system all runs into a 3" pipe to come out at the curb. [B]Would it be beneficial for me to install a pop-up emitter on...

Thread from the dead! Since this is apparently THE glass block thread, I'm reviving it. Has anyone used "Innovate Protect All" glass block? It has layers of vinyl between the block and silicone, which apparently makes it stronger and 20% more energy efficient than traditional block. I am...

It's all 4" pipe. Perforated SDR35 "french drains" along the back and side of garage as well as the "basketball lawn", tying into 4" Schedule 40 from the front corner of the garage to the street. The garage gutter ties in, too. I went with 4" because it was the biggest that would fit in a ditch...

The water has gotten up to the siding, but maybe only twice in the year I've been here, and none since I completed the french drain this Spring. The real test will be this Winter/Spring during heavy rains after a hard freeze. Regardless, there's little to no rot to the garage structure. I think...

UPDATE! Sorry guys, I was out digging in the yard a lot longer than I planned! After getting a couple quotes for 5-7K, I decided to go it alone. I think I ended up spending around 3K, but it took me 4 weeks of all my free time, and caused a ton of stress. In hindsight, I should have paid to...

Do you have any before/after pics or videos showing the layout and amount of water you're dealing with? I'd love to see more. I'm not actually claiming that they're BS, but a lot of their claims are not really supported on their website, and most of the videos I found were "install videos." The...

1. Not trying to. The neighbor and I are going to drain OUR backyards (90% mine, 10% his) into a system that runs along the property line towards the street. My initial thought was to terminate at the end of his driveway, which definitely wouldn't be allowed. 2. After speaking with Building...

Welp, I had a landscape company come out this morning and the guy came up with a pretty similar plan as what I had already guessed. He suggested some French drains from garage and backyard areas tying into a solid piped system running along the southern property line (gravel driveway) and tying...

I do have a clay tile drain there, and on the back of the house along my driveway. I'm not sure where they end and if those tie into the clay tile sewer line from my house. This brings up another headache on my property: the clay tile sewer line from my house is compromised with roots and a...

:needpics: See post #2 or 3. I think there are pics now. Please advise.

You've got the right username to be in this thread :bounce: I was thinking the same thing. Apple Drains has a Columbus branch; I wonder if Chuck works here!?