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04-16-2007, 07:05 AM
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three places now
$5 says home depot is WELL out of wetvacs and sump pumps
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04-16-2007, 08:08 AM
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Ditto, I put 4" PVC extensions on the gutters all winter and take them off when I turn on the outside water and fire things up for the summer. I was just about to take them off when I heard of this storm and said....I'll leave them on for a few more weeks until I cut the grass.
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04-16-2007, 08:11 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
build a swale.... its a sloping trench that funnels the water away
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Hey Raven,,,,, How wide should that swale be? lol 
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04-16-2007, 09:07 AM
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VB
Patching cracks won`t work in your situation. Many moons ago I was part 2 of a 2 man team that installed french drains and sump pumps.... we even did outside trenching, perforated pipe with crushed stones to help drain away water. Bite the bullet for the long term solution which is managing the water.... if its as bad as you say you cannot keep it out with any patching or injecting various goop....
The guy I used to work with passed on but his son is still in the business.... in Upton I think.... my brother Jack could get his information if you wish.
Good luck and sorry for your troubles,
Skittah
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Good health and family
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04-16-2007, 09:34 AM
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DDG-51
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The ground at my place is totally saturated now. every 15minutes this bucket fills up. Only problem now is my pump has gone from automatic to semi-automatic, it starts but wont stop without a little help.
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04-16-2007, 10:29 AM
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Uncle Remus
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Location: Lakeville Ma.
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Just got done with the tree guy estimate. $1100.00 for 3 gigantic pines hanging over the house and wires. One is cracked and leaning on the other 2 . Damn there goes my GPS this year. Oh well. Those were the strongest winds I have ever heard living here 14 years. Kept me up all nite. I knew those trees would have to go when i woke up this morning. I just hope they stay up till tomorrow when the guy comes. Hey Peter nice Koi pond. Good luck. P.
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04-16-2007, 11:51 AM
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Keep The Change
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vineyardblues
Hey Raven,,,,, How wide should that swale be? lol
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Couple feet wide, 6" below the grade level at the lowest point. The trick is to blend it in so it doesn't look like a trench but carrys the water off. Looks low in the back right corner of the photo, chances are if you could get the water flowing downhill under the stone wall you'd be home free......
I looks worse than it is, because the swale starts working whne the first drop of water falls, now you see an accumulation...... |
“It’s not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special protections,” Antonin Scalia
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04-16-2007, 02:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vineyardblues
Hey Raven,,,,, How wide should that swale be? lol
VB |
Peter.... if you need temporary storage for all your goodies let me know.... I would have to blindfold you though |
Good health and family
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04-16-2007, 02:46 PM
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you have no clue
we had a stupid guy
build an earthen dam
on his property above ours...ok
then it finally broke in a big storm
completely washing out our drive way
and that was a 1/4 mile walk to home...
we had to park one car on one side of the fissure,
and park the other car on the other side
and switch cars all the time just to come and go.
i almost was killed inside the friggan culvert
trying to remove all the debris clogging it up
all because of that stupid bastid....i wanted to beat him
within an inch of his life afterwards...let me tell ya.
the answer to your question is....
you build the swale .... while its raining
with a sharp as a knife shovel .....
the moving water will explain how deep
to dig it... and you go about three inches deeper
than you'd think because afterwards it fills in with silt
and lawn... (sod)...
then the next time you get a huge rain you watch it work
and adjust it if necessary .........
but it's always best to do it in the rain.
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04-16-2007, 03:11 PM
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Location: RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
we had a stupid guy
build an earthen dam
on his property above ours...ok
then it finally broke in a big storm
completely washing out our drive way
and that was a 1/4 mile walk to home...
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Isn't that illegal?
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04-16-2007, 03:42 PM
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So was shooting him.......................
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04-16-2007, 06:00 PM
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Fixing the crack is definitely needed, but you may want to get some more permanent work done on your property to keep the water away from the foundation. Curtain drains, footing drains, or some swales, maybe pitch the soil away from the foundation. Talk to a good excavator. It may be a bigger project, but do you want to continue dealing with water in the basement?
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04-16-2007, 06:47 PM
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Moderator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
three places now
$5 says home depot is WELL out of wetvacs and sump pumps
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maybe not if your local Home Depots parking lot is under a river like ours..... 
woke up this A.M. and had a funny feeling I should look down stairs....saw exactly what I feared....Stayed home from work and spent the day on clean up duty. The river here went from a normal 2,000 cubic feet per second to 24,000 in a matter of hours......water is scary when it does that! |
Simplify.......
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04-16-2007, 08:48 PM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
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Illegal
[quote=Raven;484317]So was shooting him.......................[/quote  |
Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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04-17-2007, 08:33 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
So was shooting him.......................
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04-17-2007, 06:31 PM
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Peter, just do what Curly Howard with do. Make another hole to let the water out!  |
Why even try......... 
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04-17-2007, 07:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ProfessorM
Put your finger in the dyke. Good luck
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I've found that most dykes won't let me put my finger in them. |
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04-17-2007, 09:06 PM
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#48
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Quote:
Originally Posted by baldwin
I've found that most dykes won't let me put my finger in them.
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Hate to say this butt.... they like the butt plug better.....
right P- |
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04-18-2007, 04:24 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vineyardblues
Hey Raven,,,,, How wide should that swale be? lol
VB |
Better get some giant powder to get rid of that stone dam.  |
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04-18-2007, 07:17 AM
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I have some spare RICOS I could pull the hooks off for you Peter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by vineyardblues
Hate to say this butt.... they like the butt plug better.....
right P-
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04-18-2007, 08:23 AM
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At this point.. it might be easier to turn the thing into a Herring Tank?
Hope it dries up for you soon VB... |
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