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    Thanks Delmer for the information....yes, the closest corner of the house is @ 2 1/2 higher than the driveway drain. Basically the drain has a round cover with holes in it. I did not take into account the depth of the catch basin for the driveway drain but I imagine it goes down @ 2' from what...
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    Thanks again for the input..... pictures are not the best representation for the amount of elevation difference in this side yard, retaining wall, driveway drain and garage/basement catch basin. The elevation at the pool gatepost is the highest point in these pictures. The retaining wall...
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    Since my wife's flight was delayed for several hours, I was able to do some rough measurements in my back yard....first I discovered the catch basin is 6'6" below the highest area of the existing grade in front of the retaining wall. Taking the path of least resistance and a relatively straight...
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    Thanks a ton Captain for the information on how to accurately measure the cut and depth necessary to tie in a direct drain line from the basement catch basin to the hill side. I wish I had more time to tinker with your survey directions but since we're heading to Canada to see 2 of our 7...
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    Thanks again for the ideas and suggestions......after staking out the potential pool pathway, the amount of material needed to create the pathway would be substantial, the retaining wall would need to be raised and access into the basement would be extremely restrictive due to the steep bank...
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    Again thanks for the understanding and patience. Last evening I pulled out some 50 lb fishing line, a string level, some stakes and a 100' tape measure. Since I wanted to create a pathway from the pool area to the front yard I secured the line @ 1' from the bottom to the gate post and set up...
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    Thanks again for some patience, I'm not writing these posts to bore or offend anyone, I'm just looking for an economical solution to a problem that's been bothering me for the last couple of years and I really appreciate everyone's 2 cents.... I'm sure when the original house was constructed...
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    Thanks again for the information and I will rely on the recommendation the last excavation guy gave me last summer and go from there..... Did not mean to be a P I T A here.
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    So we can see the rainwater first collects into the apron drain in front of the garage door then empties into the drain in the basement via a 4" PVC pipe then another buried irrigation perforated coil piping (50') dissipates the rainwater under the basement floor and sadly not directly to...
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    So again....thanks so much for the input.....I'm sending some pics of the basement and apron drain location and the hill area leading down to the garage/basement area.....In taking these pictures I've realized the apron drain and the basement drain is a mouse highway.....I thought my house was...
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    I would love to have a company come in and put a direct rainwater drain line to the hill side where most of the water goes but to do that, a trench would have to be dug more than 20' deep to create the right drainage pitch and that's way beyond what I can afford. When we moved into this house...
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    Sure....I'll take all ideas into consideration...:/ I'm going to stake out the pathway dimensions and see what I come up with for fill material requirements.....Looking at the basement/garage area from the highest point and if I had an unlimited money supply, I should raise the retaining wall...
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    Yes, I have considered a pond on my property but not in that side yard area...... Thinking about constructing a pond, (which I know little about) I have a spot in mind in a low area near my driveway in a wooded area. I would need to remove @ 10 mature trees and stumps to clear an area of @ 1/10...
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    Thanks Welder Dave for the information.....I had a local experienced guy over last summer and he quoted @ $3500 for the pathway and the regrading job but could not start the project until spring. That's why I'm considering doing the job myself and learning how to operate some rental machinery...
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    Yes I'm sure the outside drain goes right into the basement garage area drain which in turn drains into a 50' perforated coiled piping under the basement floor as described by the pervious home owner. Believe me when I tell everyone the soil composition on my property drains fast and the...
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