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Drainage
QUESTION
I get a substantial stream of water through my garage every year,
and I would like to put in a drainage system to guide that water around
the garage and down beside my driveway to a culvert. At least most of
the water. How big of a trench should I dig, and what kind of pipe
should I put in?
ANSWER
I don’t think there are any hard and fast rules, but I think your
best bet is to hire a landscaper or waterproofing company to do the job
right. Not that you cannot do it, but if you have a pro do it, you can
withhold money if it doesn’t work.
General rules: First, check with the town to see if you can drain floodwater on your property on your property to a culvert. Make the ditch 18 inches deep and 12 inches wide, and before you install a pipe, fill the trench with ¾ inch crushed stone.
If that filled trench does drain the water to the culvert, then you can take some of the crushed stone out and put in a perforated pipe, cover it with tarpaper and put more stone back in, then cover with earth and sod it over. And of course, slope the pipe ever so slightly.
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