djdixon1995
New Member
Greetings,
I'm hoping for some advice on a back yard drainage problem. First I live in Oklahoma and my home is on a concrete slab and my down spouts terminate at the base of the house on splash blocks.
I have a low spot in my back yard that that puddles severely when it rains. This is the result of two things. 1) It's a low spot at the bottom of a slope where water flows and collects from the rest of the back yard; and 2) I have two substancial down spouts that drain into the same low spot.
A landscaper told me that I should put in a surface drain in the low spot, tie the two down spouts into it, and run the whole thing to daylight. There's a good gradual slop toward the street where there's a surface storm drainage system.
I've heard of three different options to accomplish this and I'm looking for advice on which way to go...or perhaps another option that I haven't thought of.
1. Use all solid 4 inch sever pipe, 45 degree joints, and run the whole mess to daylight down the slope to the street.
2. Use corrugated 4 inch pipe for the run to the street with no gravel, just put it in the dirt.
3. Use 4 inch corrugated with gravel above and below for the run to the street.
I'd like to get away with option 1 if I can but don't want to do the job twice either.
Any advice?
Thanks,
Doug
I'm hoping for some advice on a back yard drainage problem. First I live in Oklahoma and my home is on a concrete slab and my down spouts terminate at the base of the house on splash blocks.
I have a low spot in my back yard that that puddles severely when it rains. This is the result of two things. 1) It's a low spot at the bottom of a slope where water flows and collects from the rest of the back yard; and 2) I have two substancial down spouts that drain into the same low spot.
A landscaper told me that I should put in a surface drain in the low spot, tie the two down spouts into it, and run the whole thing to daylight. There's a good gradual slop toward the street where there's a surface storm drainage system.
I've heard of three different options to accomplish this and I'm looking for advice on which way to go...or perhaps another option that I haven't thought of.
1. Use all solid 4 inch sever pipe, 45 degree joints, and run the whole mess to daylight down the slope to the street.
2. Use corrugated 4 inch pipe for the run to the street with no gravel, just put it in the dirt.
3. Use 4 inch corrugated with gravel above and below for the run to the street.
I'd like to get away with option 1 if I can but don't want to do the job twice either.
Any advice?
Thanks,
Doug