Spiritof76
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Just moved into a new house, and was chatting with new neighbor. Neighbor explained that when it rains, my front yard will flood majorly. Working through the issue with sellers, but in the mean time, I need to fix it before the rains come this fall.
The attached pic shows the rough plan: a 'dry creek' (dirt, lined with rubber, covered with stone) where the red line runs, a catchbasin (orange) and then a buried tile ( blue--either corrugated or PVC) to the concrete drainage swale in the back yard.
Here's the really basic question...I've done some PVC and corrugated tiling on obvious grades, where establishing slope wasn't an issue. What's the easiest way to reliably establish grade so I can ensure that the dry creek portion flows properly? Separately, is there an easy way to check grade from front to back of the lot (beyond eyeball) to ensure I have enough drop to make this work?
I'd rather not have to hire an engineer to do what seems relatively basic, but I've not done this before. Thoughts?
The attached pic shows the rough plan: a 'dry creek' (dirt, lined with rubber, covered with stone) where the red line runs, a catchbasin (orange) and then a buried tile ( blue--either corrugated or PVC) to the concrete drainage swale in the back yard.
Here's the really basic question...I've done some PVC and corrugated tiling on obvious grades, where establishing slope wasn't an issue. What's the easiest way to reliably establish grade so I can ensure that the dry creek portion flows properly? Separately, is there an easy way to check grade from front to back of the lot (beyond eyeball) to ensure I have enough drop to make this work?
I'd rather not have to hire an engineer to do what seems relatively basic, but I've not done this before. Thoughts?