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Driveway Drainage Help Needed - Install a Drain?

KJMR 320
5 years ago


This is the original driveway installed when the house was built 30 years ago. Time to replace it. Time has caused the pitch at the top of the driveway to leave us with a pool in summer and ice rink in winter. At the base of the driveway we have issues with pitch combined with a poorly installed road by the town. Every house on our block has standing water at their driveway skirt and in front of their house when it rains.


Question - would you install a drain at the base of the driveway where the skirt meets the road to collect this water?


One guy who gave us an estimate said he would rip up part of the road and push the water further down the street - unfortunately, that would simply move the pool of water to directly in front of our home. We just want to get rid of it!


Solutions welcome!

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