Sump Pump?

[avbcon12]

you can clearly see that the previous owner had the sump system going straight into the sewers before by looking at the long 1.5/2" line aiming right for the sump crock. before the sale (to pass code) he routed it outside. Hence your problems now. This is so common.

This is exactly what happened to my parents yard when their neighbors were trying to sell their house. They had it routed to the sewer since the house was built, all of a sudden we started seeing water rise in the yard and their sump dumping next to their house exactly how yours is.

with the Laws that are in place in west bloomfield (15 feet from the lot line) they were required to dig a trench all the way to the front of their house to the ditch next to the road for natural runoff. UNfortunately you will likely have to do the same.

Remember, since he is not have an issue with LOTS of water in his yard its more than likely that he has his directed straight to the city sewer as well. when the city comes out to inspect yours, tell them that you suspect the neighbor has his directly intot he sewer and send the hawks after him.

Its a lot of hassle but in the end youll have a system youll never have to worry about. a digging a trench and puyrchasing some PVC is not costly at all.

Good luck.

 

[JACKO]

you can clearly see that the previous owner had the sump system going straight into the sewers before by looking at the long 1.5/2" line aiming right for the sump crock. before the sale (to pass code) he routed it outside. Hence your problems now. This is so common.

This is exactly what happened to my parents yard when their neighbors were trying to sell their house. They had it routed to the sewer since the house was built, all of a sudden we started seeing water rise in the yard and their sump dumping next to their house exactly how yours is.

with the Laws that are in place in west bloomfield (15 feet from the lot line) they were required to dig a trench all the way to the front of their house to the ditch next to the road for natural runoff. UNfortunately you will likely have to do the same.

Remember, since he is not have an issue with LOTS of water in his yard its more than likely that he has his directed straight to the city sewer as well. when the city comes out to inspect yours, tell them that you suspect the neighbor has his directly intot he sewer and send the hawks after him.

Its a lot of hassle but in the end youll have a system youll never have to worry about. a digging a trench and puyrchasing some PVC is not costly at all.

Good luck.

ok, but here is my problem, as you can see in the last pic i posted, our driveways meet into a "V", I would have to bust up my drivway to go across it, also there is no "ditch" anyware....the other thing is he told me he doesnt have a sump pump, his house is a bi-level.



JACKO

 

[avbcon12]

deep french drain is your only option without busting up the concrete.

 

[WhiteHawk]

Can you route new piping around the inside of the house so it comes out the other side? That would be pretty cheap and easy. I would do that to keep the city happy, then go back to the sewer once the heat is off.

Also, most cities I have been in don't allow you to pump your sump to any kind of public sewer. But most people do anyways.

-Geoff

 

[LT1Pat]

Have an excavator do an underground bore underneath the driveway, I was charges like $5/ft to do that and they slid PVC underneath the driveway.