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Tracy Martin TN 
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Posted: 04 May 2020 at 2:33pm |
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My yard in town has developed a water issue. Long story short, neighbor built up his drive and water turned onto me. City is of little help. Is there a product made where I can dig a trench to run to the ditch at driveway tile , and it have a grate over the top. Water isn't a problem until it is a heavy steady rain. There was a ditch-drain between us before, but the driveway on their side eliminated that. Any suggestions ? UI want to stop turn the water cheapest way possible, that looks good and safe.Thanks tracy
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Gary
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Posted: 04 May 2020 at 6:29pm |
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think I seen Grates in Home Depot.
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DMiller
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Posted: 04 May 2020 at 7:28pm |
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Go French Drain. Perforated tile, inside a Clean Stone(Think river rock NO Sand) under a sod layer to a outfall and a entry grate above the rock layer near to where it starts to accumulate.
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DiyDave
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Posted: 04 May 2020 at 8:40pm |
Drill a test hole, and see what the soil layers look like. I've installed these, with great success:
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Tracy Martin TN
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Posted: 04 May 2020 at 10:28pm |
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Dave, I think that might work. I was thinking of a u channel shape with a grate over the top. I would put it beside his drive and run it to ditch. Then water would head its natural course. At times it can be quite a bit of water to carry. I thought 12 inches wide and 12 inches deep. Grate over the top, so I can walk or drive over it. Thanks tracy
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Posted: 05 May 2020 at 6:18am |
How about just drafting the water with a big pump to an irrigation gun and send it back to the neighbors yard where it came from 
Edited by PaulB - 05 May 2020 at 6:18am
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Posted: 05 May 2020 at 6:51am |
even easier... build up YOUR driveway HIGHER than neighbours....  when the City repaved our road it was 8 inches HIGHER than original grade('engineers' didn't use ANY measuring devices...) so city paid to have 1/2 my driveway redone but of course water goes north NOT south, so neighbour gets all my water. seeing how I'm the 'neighbour to the north' I installed 400' of 4" weeping to kinda remove the water.
I was 'wishing' city would supply and install 40' of 12" culvert, even just the materials... oh well...I'l keep dreamin....
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Tracy Martin TN
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Posted: 05 May 2020 at 8:33am |
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I was wanting to be civil about the process, but it might go south. I am going to contact the city engineer, and see what options I have. Thanks Tracy
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