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WATER DRAINAGE sa EROSION CONTROL x DRAINAGE (WATER) x LAND DRAINAGE x STORM DRAIN xx GUTTER & DOWNSPOUT xx WATER xx WATERPROOFING How to keep your basement dry. Includes diagram of how to construct an underground dry well for connecting to downspouts. Tips on installing a water-pressure relief system (perimeter drain) to drain basement water into a sump hole. How to layout and install tile lines to drain gardens or farm fields. How to install a drainage system for your yard. Solving basement water problems. Techniques for draining water before and after it penetrates basement walls and floors. Dry up a wet basement by digging a dry well to catch gutter runoff. Building a dry well to handle downspout discharge. Tip for keeping debris from covering a water drain that is flush with the driveway. The design and planting of a steep California hillside. Explains the building of a gently sloping ramp pathway, a drainage system to control runoff and plant selection. John Fairey's garden. The description of a half-acre lawn with sinuous paths, extensive ornamental plantings, massed azaleas and groups of pines and oaks. Describes a "creek catcher" built to slow the current and catch debris from spring overflows. Also looks at the materials, forms and textures used to create paths. Soil drainage. What's soggy, what's not, and what to do about it. Includes a list of native shrubs and trees for moist soils. Advice on creating a series of channels and paths to direct runoff away from a house without gutters. Cross-section of a typical drainage system to eliminate standing water in a backyard. Tips on the proper way to install drainage tile around the perimeter of a foundation. Tips on installing a footer drain and a concrete "swale" to prevent water from passing under a shallow foundation. Foundation drainage. To properly drain a structure you need to pick up subsurface water as well as surface runoff. Looks at surface drains, dry wells, sump pumps, foundation drains, etc. Tip on installing drains under household appliances which are prone to accidental leaking (dishwasher, water heater, etc.). Tip on using hot water to thaw an ice blockage from an exterior drain line. Wet-wall woes. Tips on installing or replacing a foundation drainage system for an existing house. Details for a dry foundation. How to improve drainage, install in-ground flashing, use French drains and drywells, etc. Draining gutter runoff. How to install a system of corrugated plastic pipes to carry rainwater away from a house. Simple test to check soil (water) drainage in a garden. Suggestions for dealing with a back yard drainage problem. Dry well constructed under a water spigot eliminates messy mud puddle. An Rx for soggy soil. How to install a French drain. Drainage swales. How to disguise a ditch or drainage for surface water with attractive plantings. A roof water disposal system. Use perforated, corrugated polyethylene tubing connected to a downspout to run out in an underground trench. Carries water from downspout away from the house without the need for a drywell. Cures for soggy yards. Four ways to improve water drainage around your house and yard. Tips on cleaning out a water catch basin. Dry wells. How to dig the hole and lay up a six-course dry well to capture the water output from a single downspout. Tip on installing a drain in a garage and a dry well to collect the water. Simple-to-build dry well made from a perforated 55-gal. drum and crushed stone. Tip on preventing water from seeping underneath a shallow concrete footer and rotting out a near-grade wooden floor. How to channel water that collects in a window well down to the foundation drain tile. Building a dry basement. Introduction to easy-to-install underground drainage products (geosynthetics) suitable for home construction. Tip on installing a gravel drain bed on the surface around the perimeter of a house so that gutters can be removed and water will still be carried away from the foundation. Effective methods for keeping water out of your basement. Looks at condensation, gutters and downspouts, sub-grade drain systems. landscaping, sump pumps, etc. Tip: How to carry water from the roof away from a house without gutters and downspouts. Making the grade. Retaining walls, stepped walkways, ramps and drainage techniques to make sloping sites beautiful and usable. How to keep water away from your house in order to cure a wet basement. Covers preventing gutter clogging, downspout leaders, foundation drains, and dealing with grade problems. How to divert underground water with an interceptor drain. Wooden mold for casting gutter runners out of concrete. A gutter runner is a concrete trough that carries downspout water away from the house. What to do with a wet spot in your lawn, including making a fish or lily pond, a sump pit to collect water for pumping to dry areas, a well pit etc. Construct a dry well. Helps eliminate wet basement by diverting eavestrough runoff away from the house into the dry well. How to make a dry well from a 55 gal. drum and some large rocks. Rain drains for a drier house. How to install underground PVC pipe to direct water from gutters and downspouts away from the house. Diagram illustrates the proper installation of a drain tile for a crawl space foundation. How to prevent surface-water contamination from entering your well. Tips on terracing a steep slope by installing terraced growing beds, water-permeable paths and a drainage system to control water from heavy rains. Advice on improving garden drainage. Connect your downspouts to a length of perforated plastic pipe, installed underground, to eliminate foundation flooding. Water diversion channel for a driveway is built from 2x4s and 2x6. Prevents water from running down a driveway by siphoning it off. Tip on installing a curtain drain to control groundwater. Puddleproof splash trap for keeping ground under outdoor faucets dry. Direct your downspout water to perforated plastic pipe and use it to water flower beds adjacent to your house. Tips on proper installation of foundation (footing) drains. Tip shows three attractive ways to handle water runoff from a paved surface. Dangerous ground. A look at the dangers of erosion, mud flows, and earth slumps caused by uncontrolled water runoff. What to look for, worry about and a guide to grading, draining and planting that can prevent problems. Surface drainage channels designed by a landscaper. How to install French drains for a garden with heavy clay soil. Tip: Clay sewer pipe with bell-shaped top is set into a gravel-filled hole and serves as a wash-basin and drain beneath an outdoor faucet. Tip on installing a drain pipe to carry water away from a window well. Connecting downspouts to buried drainpipes which carry the water away from the foundation. How to build a dry well or cistern to handle downspout water. Stopping foundation leaks. Tip shows how to dig a trench for perforated PVC pipe that runs to a silt basin in the yard. Tip on preventing rain water from draining back into a building when the concrete slab extends beyond the walls of the building. | |||||||||
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