Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:19 pm
A collegue of mine is having problems with rainwater ponding in her garden and against her house, as shown in the following pictures:
It can be seen from the pictures that the problem mainly arises because the garden slopes towards the house and there are no drains to pick the water up and take it away. As a result the main path into the house and parts of the lawn flood when it rains. I was hoping for some advice, so my questions are:
1) Can anyone suggest a solution to this? My first thought was some aco-type channel drains, which could be placed around the garden path in order to route water into a surface water drain.
2) If aco-type drains are used, would there be an issue with discharging additional water to the sewer system? I'm not sure how bothered the local water utility would be about additional drainage been attached to the existing system.
3) The house itself is about 8 years old so I was wondering if this type of problem would be covered under the house builders warranty (which I think lasts for 10 years?). Clearly the cause of the problem is due to the fact that the garden slopes towards the house. Best practice would dictate that the garden should slope away from the house (or at least not slope right up against the edge of the house) so could the housing developer be made to come back to correct the work?
4) If my collegue had to pay to have the work done herself, can anyone give me an indication of the likey cost? (Say if aco type drains were installed around the edge of the house where the flooding occurs).
5) If the problem is not solved, is it likely to cause any damage in the medium to longterm? E.g. damp problems, structural damage to the house etc.
I'm not sure if a soakaway would work. The fact that water ponds in the garden would suggest that ground conditions aren't suitable for a soakaway.
Thanks in advance for any answers.
It can be seen from the pictures that the problem mainly arises because the garden slopes towards the house and there are no drains to pick the water up and take it away. As a result the main path into the house and parts of the lawn flood when it rains. I was hoping for some advice, so my questions are:
1) Can anyone suggest a solution to this? My first thought was some aco-type channel drains, which could be placed around the garden path in order to route water into a surface water drain.
2) If aco-type drains are used, would there be an issue with discharging additional water to the sewer system? I'm not sure how bothered the local water utility would be about additional drainage been attached to the existing system.
3) The house itself is about 8 years old so I was wondering if this type of problem would be covered under the house builders warranty (which I think lasts for 10 years?). Clearly the cause of the problem is due to the fact that the garden slopes towards the house. Best practice would dictate that the garden should slope away from the house (or at least not slope right up against the edge of the house) so could the housing developer be made to come back to correct the work?
4) If my collegue had to pay to have the work done herself, can anyone give me an indication of the likey cost? (Say if aco type drains were installed around the edge of the house where the flooding occurs).
5) If the problem is not solved, is it likely to cause any damage in the medium to longterm? E.g. damp problems, structural damage to the house etc.
I'm not sure if a soakaway would work. The fact that water ponds in the garden would suggest that ground conditions aren't suitable for a soakaway.
Thanks in advance for any answers.
