driveway drainage

[justin1795]

having some issues with lots of water in my driveway



first the water collects to the left where the beach towel is. theres no way to raise this area really without redoing the fence. the water also collects at the very end of the white fence by my garage.

thinking I need one of these catch basins http://www.menards.com/main/plumbin...asin-kit-with-2-openings/p-1685014-c-8635.htm

at each low spot. but is 4 inch really going to be big enough.

 

[readhead]

Once you catch it where are you going to drain it?

 

[Cyberbear]

One simple method may be to dig a small trench and lay in a perforated drain ABS pipe, like they use for the inside of a retaining wall, and surround it with large crushed rock topped with smaller gravel. This may be a way to get rid of unwanted excess water. Just one idea.

 

[theoldwizard1]

Once you catch it where are you going to drain it?

Exactly !

I have an almost identical situation. The catch basin connects to PVC drainage pipe and comes back above ground at a lower point. I dug a pit about 4' diameter and about 2-3' deep. Then I lined it with landscape cloth and placed a small amount of gravel. Enough so I could adjust the height of the top of the basin to be a few inches below the surrounding area. I added a few extra 1/2" holes in the side of the basin about half way up. I filled the rest of the pit with 3/4" crushed limestone.

It worked great until one recent storm. That is when I realized the grate over the exit was clogged with small leaves from last fall. It water can't come out it certainly is not going to go in !

These are strong enough that you can stand on them or run them over with a medium sized lawn tractor. They are plastic so don't drive over them with a car or truck !


Note to self: Remove drain exit cover and flush a lot of water through that pipe every spring !

 

[theoldwizard1]

One simple method may be to dig a small trench and lay in a perforated drain ABS pipe, like they use for the inside of a retaining wall, and surround it with large crushed rock topped with smaller gravel. This may be a way to get rid of unwanted excess water. Just one idea.

It still has to go somewhere ! With water, "somewhere" is always down hill, unless you are planning on pumping it.

 

[justin1795]

Our yard has quite a bit of slope on the left side of the garage I just have to get it to that point

 

[JoeFin]

In the picture your sloping to the left and the in-ground pool is acting like a Big Damm trapping water just below the surface that would normally drain to the left.

As others have stated using 2" stone and drain tiles to direct the excess water from the high side of your driveway (right side) to out back behind your new shop going in would be your best option.

I would avoid doing any thing too close to the pool as to not change soil compaction or water content.

 

[Chaznsc]

Here is what I would consider.....

 

[theoldwizard1]

Our yard has quite a bit of slope on the left side of the garage I just have to get it to that point

Catch basin and 4" PVC pipe.

Make sure you get proper pitch for the catch basin to where it exits to day light. To do this, dig your trench about 4-6" deeper and lay in 2-3" of gravel first. Lay the pipe and check the pitch. the gravel makes it easy to adjust the pitch ! Cover.

Make sure where the pipe exits to daylight is 1) always clear and 2) can handle the additional water (you don't want to start a problem somewhere else !)

 

[justin1795]

Here is what I would consider.....

kinda what I was thinking myself.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Here is what I would consider.....

kinda what I was thinking myself.

Same here.


There is way too much slope heading towards the pool. You need to redirect that water away to a lower spot. It appears that the ground drops off behind the garage.

It'll take some hard dirty work but will be worth it.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

I don't see any water. Just doggies...

Tommy

 

[justin1795]

lol.

 

[Kevin54]

Justin......you need someone that knows how to run a dozer and excavate what you already have. Just cutting a swale in on the R.H. side of the drive would alleviate a lot of your problems. But you need some serious excavating to get where you want to be.

Good luck, and make sure you post up some pics of the cure.

 

[volleyball]

What about lowering the driveway? You can throw the extra soil in the back where it drops off. Pitch it to the right. That would eliminate plastic pipes that need maintenance.

 

[xtremek]

Justin......Just cutting a swale in on the R.H. side of the drive would alleviate a lot of your problems.......


Good luck, and make sure you post up some pics of the cure.

I had a similar issue, where my driveway was lower than the surrounding area (almost the entire 1000ft length). It caused holes in my driveway that were roughly 16" deep and about 20' long. I've spent the last two years wearing an orange jumpsuit (digging ditches) and I hope to finally finish this weekend. I agree with Kevin and slope the right side of the driveway, then put a french drain on both sides of the driveway and connect them together. Your Menards thing would work better in a downpour, but my french drains (I have two under my driveway in different spots) are cheaper (just some perforated pipe, some busted concrete, and a bit of landscape cloth). I still have to build up the driveway so that it's higher than the surrounding area, but that takes money we don't have. I got the chance to watch my ditches in action this past Monday when we were caught in a torrential downpour down at the end of the driveway. Even though the driveway is up to 6" below the grade directly next to it, the ditches routed the vast majority of the run off down to main drain that runs across the front of the property. When it was over, just a few puddles in the driveway, no major swamps. I'm going to follow this one, so please keep us in the loop.