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Old 02-23-2008, 05:49 PM
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Re: Driveway Drainage
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Originally Posted by Don Jackson View Post
This client has a problem with driveway drainage. He is a Florida resident living in a cul-de-sac. Whenever it rains a fair amount, the end of his driveway collects a pool of water. Being at the end of his driveway and street,
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Originally Posted by Jim Zborowski View Post
You would hhave to shoot the grade with a tranit to determine if the garage floor is higher than the road. If it is, you could redo the driveway to pitch so water runs onto the road. Without actually seeing it first hand it's hard to say. A good concrete guy may be ableto do some creative flatwork to redirect the water.
Jim,

As that would work and may have already been done.

Anything beyond that would involve the City Public works.

There appears to be a storm drain right across the street and the neighbors house behind the end of the coves fence seems to be lower than the street.
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