My driveway slopes down towards the garage door. There is a drain pipe at the bottom that drains into a drain field (not sewer system). During heavy rains, the drain field will overflow, and flood my one-car garage.
What can I do to fix this problem, without connecting into the existing sewer system? I would like to do this without spending a fortune.
Any suggestions?
Where are you going to *put* all those gallons of water?
That might be a good starting point: calculate the number of gallons which can accumulate during the heaviest rain.
Jim
I assume your garage wasn't built on the lowest point on your property, correct? If so, run a drain pipe from the garage drain to a lower point on your property that can safely take lots o' water, and put a pop-up emitter there with proper seepage provision to prevent pipe freeze during cold weather:
IF YOU HAVE A CONVENIENT PLACE TO DRAIN THE EXCESS WATEWR WITHOUT SAY FLOODING YOUR NEIGHBOR install a overflow outlet in the existing drain line
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