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by 1doggie2 on 04 April 2010 - 18:04
MaggieMae,
You are getting "ground water", until you get this resolved, you had better get flood insurance on this property. Then I would look into french drains in the back and to go down the sides of your property and into the street to drain off the water. Yes, you can go after the neighbors who have changed the course of the water, but this could take years. They need to regrade their property to have it drain to the sides and out the front. Go on the net and locate the code about changing the water course and flooding neighbors. Then take it to them with pictures of your yard, do you have any pictures of rains before they did work on their property? Try and get cooporation from them instead of combative. Might be possible since there appears to be 3 of you that need to regrade and drain, you might be able to get a deal on the work and get it all done at once. In any case you need pictures and plenty of them, boots and stuck in the mud. That much water can also cause sink holes, can effect the foundation of your home, is the water getting up to the walls of the home, mold could be an issue. I am not trying to put more on you, knowlege is a thing of beauty, and this does need to be resolved. Also you are very correct does effect the value of the property. You might want to look into the cost of a soils report, so when you do approach you are going fully armed with information and consequences of non action on their part. Before the city finshes up, I would want the soils report and provide it to the city, they have a tendency to not want a fight when they know they will also be involved, they issued the final on the work!
You are getting "ground water", until you get this resolved, you had better get flood insurance on this property. Then I would look into french drains in the back and to go down the sides of your property and into the street to drain off the water. Yes, you can go after the neighbors who have changed the course of the water, but this could take years. They need to regrade their property to have it drain to the sides and out the front. Go on the net and locate the code about changing the water course and flooding neighbors. Then take it to them with pictures of your yard, do you have any pictures of rains before they did work on their property? Try and get cooporation from them instead of combative. Might be possible since there appears to be 3 of you that need to regrade and drain, you might be able to get a deal on the work and get it all done at once. In any case you need pictures and plenty of them, boots and stuck in the mud. That much water can also cause sink holes, can effect the foundation of your home, is the water getting up to the walls of the home, mold could be an issue. I am not trying to put more on you, knowlege is a thing of beauty, and this does need to be resolved. Also you are very correct does effect the value of the property. You might want to look into the cost of a soils report, so when you do approach you are going fully armed with information and consequences of non action on their part. Before the city finshes up, I would want the soils report and provide it to the city, they have a tendency to not want a fight when they know they will also be involved, they issued the final on the work!
by MaggieMae on 04 April 2010 - 18:04
1doggie. Yes, I have several pictures of my yard before the addition was put on the house behind me. Although, I also am getting a lot of run off from my next door neighbor. His entire back yard is concrete. Thank you so much for your suggestions.
by 1doggie2 on 04 April 2010 - 18:04
For the concrete, he can saw cut for drains. and still drain it out.
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