I have a serious problem in my back yard. The builders who built my neighborhood a few years back built my house lower than the ones behind me.They are basically on a hill, and I'm at the bottom of it. What that means is that when it rains the runoff from 3 houses converge in my back yard and totally floods it. The builder "fixed" the issue when my house was under warranty 2 summers ago, but this year is the first year that we have had significant rain since then. Any advice? Do I have any legal options, or do i just have to deal with it. I attached a picture.
I posted the wrong picture. That picture was from 2 summers ago. Since then I have added pine straw and river rock( which gets washed away) This is a current picture
IMO, that is completely unacceptable on so many different levels.:furious:
I would try dealing with the builder again (if I was the builder & saw those pictures, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night) or go straight to your municipality to see if they can help resolve this.
Good Luck with this, I don't think ANYONE should have to put up with this for a few years.
Well to answer both of your questions, right where the rocks meet in he middle ( you know where ALL the water is running off the wall) there is a 12x 12 catch basin with pipe that drains into my cul de sac. Which in itself may be some sort of violation. As you can see by the pciure that doesnt help
Looks to me like it's following its natural swale based on the grade of the turf.
The width of that runoff is wide...much more than a single 12x12 can handle.
The lowest cost option is to regrade and to create a dry creek river bed.
Don't let the water pool around the slab b/c it could wash out the dirt below the slab and jeopardize the slab's integrity.
On the first picture that you posted that shows the fence on the top edge of your backyard, that soil will need to be somehow secured such that there is no mudslide which would cause that fence to collapse. I think you may need a tiered retaining wall.
Are you in the midwest which received a ton of rain and tornadoes recently?
Do you get snow? If so, be aware of snow/ice damning during deep snows followed by melting.
This is a DIY site, not a legal advice site. You should consult an attorney if you feel that you may have legal recourse against the builder.
As for the drainage, you should consult a registered professional engineer in your state with drainage expertise. Judging from the volume of water, you are going to need a serious drainage system, not something that can be designed by a DIY group over the internet.
Well...thanks everyone. You have been helpful. I got a clearer picture of what I think I need to do. This seems like a cool site, so I may stick around.:thumbsup:
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