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I ended up paying my son and his friend, I forget what it came out to be for raking up the stones this past spring. Also, quite a bit of complaining on the part of my husband about the stones every...

"...So if I were you, I would put a rock-filled trench down the center under the first 1/3 (or maybe 1/2) of the length of your drive at its street end, then drain that sub-surface "trench" into a...

Hopefully I can get information from this book, it sounds very complicated and the guy lives in the south.

First you have to dig way down, unless your soil is evenly compacted underneath. Then...

Ok, I think I understand a bit better. From what information I could gather, the frost line around here is such that one would have to dig down 3-4 feet! If I understand you guys correctly, I might...

OK, if I understand correctly, one has to dig down below the frost level, not sure what that would be.

However, the foundation - by this do you mean the rocks that would get put into the hole that...

I am hoping someone might help me learn about driveways in the Northeast US. Clay soil, freezing winter etc. At present, the driveway is not paved over with anything, it is just dirt and gravel. ...

Thanks again for all the great advice. Best wishes to all for happy plumbing in the new year. Ruth

My thinking was off by a scale factor of 10-fold or more. I am thinking that some way of hooking up to the storm drain that is just a bit down from the driveway might be easier. I think my husband...

THanks so much for these ideas and advice. If I understand correctly, a dry well might be the best idea. Thanks so much for the picture so I can visualize this. I am still having a bit of...

Thanks for these thoughts. I know a catch basin or some kind of improved drainage is really the only solution to my problem, the thing I am worried about is the cost. My neighbors had a similar...

Sorry to reveal my ignorance. I don't know what a catch basin with a line to drain it away is. Very unfortunately, I also don't know what a drywell is.

I know that the pump is not the...

Does anyone have experience with this pump. I rented one and it worked like a charm to remove the lake from my driveway.

I am thinking I should buy one. Here is my question: Driveway is dirt...

Good points, and it is nice to have someone who understands the NH ice rink phenomenon.

I am someone nervous about the option of building up the outer portion of the driveway in my case. The...

Thanks so much for the information. My neighbor has some gravel and we did add some to the driveway. The lake is very huge, that is when it rained most recently. My neighbor kindly offered us the...

toilet problem of several months ago completely solved due to the help of many people on this forum.

Next, very different issue: large amount of water accumulation in driveway after it rains. It...

I can relate to the heartache of a sweating toilet, so I hope you figure out a solution. Mine completely inundated the bathroom below when the hot humid weather came up suddenly. Mold, peeling...

PS rain finally stopped over here. But it is supposed to rain again tomorrow. R

This will hang outside the tank, underneath it. It has sponges in it, catches the toilet sweat on the outside. Not very efficient but I have been decimated by toilet sweat so I am overworried about...

I am planning to put on the sweat-catcher drip tray even though it is an insulated tank-Drake, just in case. R

I have a new Drake (white) coming next week, hope they both work out. Ruth

Hope I have the same good news when my Drake gets installed next Wed. R

I am pretty sure that what Redwood means is to put food coloring in the tank, then wait and see whether, without any flushing, the water in the toilet bowl turns that color.

I went walking around the pond behind where I work this afternoon, since it was raining this morning. Storms must have been strong - 2 huge trees are down, floating in the pond.
If any problems...

Bidets - I used to live in France. I speak completely fluent French but I never did understand the purpose of those things. RUth

Might I ask what a washlet is? I saw it on the Toto website but didn't order it. Thanks, Ruth