Drainage with high water table
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Comments (1)Flood Prone Rob, How much water leaks into your basement per minute or hour or day? What amount of water are we dealing with for your system? Can you measure it? The answer to your question is probably yes. Check with you local govt. construction or water dept. See if it is not against any City ordinances. Next test a sample of your water at the water dept. or agricultural extension service. See what is in the water that is not visible. If it is highly acidic or alkaline(very low or high pH) or salty anything harmful to plants. This effort gives you peace of mind before you apply the water instead of hoping for the best. Aloha...See MoreHigh water table - new sump? french drain? other advice?
Comments (12)Delta MS will not address your water table. My recommendation is the following. french drains. not the 4'' ads pipe its crap. Use 3" pvc perf. and 16"w by 26" deep poly sump pits. my rule of thumb is one pump and pit per 100 feet of footing drains. Sump pump of choice is a Zoeller. if you have a block foundation weep holes should be drilled. Now my method is a very old one and reliable. This is more a water management system and if maintaned well your basement will stay dry. If your hire a reputable company a job which i described should only take a few days. Here are the downsides to anything down on the exterior. first is the price. if this product isnt covering every square inch its a waste of your hard earned money and most the time the guarantee isnt worth the paper its typed on. Also any exterior work is going to be very extensive meaning, and landscaping will have to be removed, decks will have to be taking down, porches will nedd to be removed and re built, the list goes on and on. Now the dangers. removing all the earth around your home down to your footing and pushing it all back in when the job is down can result in the basement walls caving in and your home collapsing. A lot of these waterproofers who do the exterior stuff almost never tell the customers about these facts. I know from experience, it happened to us when we used to do the exterior drains. its just not worth it. As for the pumps in your basement you can set them high so they only pump when they have to. Hope this was helpful to you. good luck in your new home...See Morepool in a high water table?
Comments (1)chris11895, Yes, pools are built in areas with a high water table. PB's will usually use well points outside the pool area to pump the water away while construction tasks are performed. I've seen entire subdivisions being pumped during the installation of utilities and roadways. If the high water table is common in your area, there is sure to be a few PB's that know how to handle it. Good luck....See MorePerched Water Table (PWT) or Poor Drainage?
Comments (16)Appreciate the additional comments folks! Gardengal: Thank you for the clarification on PWT, I think I probably overestimated how much 5-1-1 would reduce the PWT. In time I will get deeper pots, but for now I think I will just regularly rock the pot after watering. I think these pots are borderline too big for these trees right now, which is maybe why water is staying in them longer than I expect. The trees are only starting their second season with me, they are not big trees. Ken: I probably shouldn't have tagged this in the houseplants forum because they are outdoors. I did so because I saw much of the 5-1-1 and PWT chatter seemed to happen in that forum, and I thought the concepts would apply whether indoor or outdoor. You are correct that there are many variables here and I'm less concerned about solving this particular instance of YLD because I think on the whole my trees are healthy. I was mostly wondering if my drainage hole situation could be causing a higher PWT or if I just need to adapt a little to the properties of my mix. Based on posts above, I am going with the latter. Silica: Yes, both trees are covered in flower buds and/or new leaves. Only a few buds have opened so far. This is my first season of active flowering with both trees, so I'm not sure what to expect in terms of YLD related to flowering. It's not hard for me to imagine that reduced fertilizing over the winter left them under prepared for this new growth. We also got several days of rain (rare for Phoenix) that may have contributed to them getting a little water logged. I assumed 5-1-1 mix, they could take it. I also haven't added any vinegar to my hard water, so there could be pH issues as well. 😕...See MoreEmbothrium
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