French Drain Help

[vader]

I call them "Freedom Drains"

'Murca

 

[mrorange211]

Create an earthen swell

Define please.

From there you just need to make sure the water has proper run off and isn't being barred up anywhere.

Cut down tree/remove roots and drain the water towards the fence downhill?

Lol it's got to be causing problems. It almost looks insloped towards the house?

It is. The back right of my home has sloped down over the years about .5 inch. I just put joist hangers on the studs when I moved in last May. I installed jacks as well and fixed the crawl space, but that damage had already occurred.

I would've taken that sidewalk out long ago and made a tread with crushed granite instead.

What do you mean by this? I plan on taking the current sidewalk up and compacting the base for about .5 inch with angler stone. Then pouring a new sidewalk on top. In addition, at the edge of the sidewalk as it goes down my house, I plan on digging about 1 ft down, laying gravel, and constructing a french drain. Will this solve the water situation for that side of the home?

Anyways, looks like you've got some fun work ahead of you. My #1 suggestion to you would be to go outside when it rains and study what the water does. You can learn a lot from it.

I have. I am sure that I know the direction of the water. I am trying to approach the project in the right stages at this point.

 

[Roustabout]

Gotta do it from the inside...

taking water out of the inside doesn't prevent it from getting in. Plus a house that old likely has some other concerns.

 

[mrorange211]

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