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What on earth is this that came out of my sink's drain?

Our kitchen sink was draining really slowly so I went to town with the plunger. When it finally unblocked I went outside to where the waste drains and found all of this! Yuck! Can anyone tell me what ...
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Redirect plugged gutter downspout drain

The rear gutter downspout drain at the back of my house is apparently clogged (or crushed, or overgrown with roots). The previous homeowner said a nearby window well flooded due to the overflow and ...
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Should I be using this white pipe to drain my sump pump?

When I moved into this house earlier this year, the sump pump had a black hose connected to the pipe like the one here except the old one was super beat up (probably got ran over by a lawnmower). I ...
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Maximum distance between sink basket and floor outlet pipe

I am installing double bowl sink on the benchtop. I am not sure what maximum length is allowed between trap below the sink and pipe outlet on the floor?
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Remove water run off stains on concrete

We had some planters installed in our backyard and the drainage wasn’t really thought through well. So when it rained, some water stains were left on our concrete. What’s a good way to remove these ...
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Best way to prevent basement flooding

I am trying to mitigate my basement flooding. The flooding is pretty minimal. Just in two location water seeps through the floor. One spot is in the back corner of the house and the other is along the ...
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Is it ok or normal for my sump pump to run as much as it does? [closed]

Is the frequency that my sump pump is discharging normal? Is this ok? Should I be concerned about my finished (split level/raised ranch) basement? As of today my sump pump is discharging approximately ...
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Water in Basement After Heavy Rain

link to photos Hi everyone. I consistently have water in my basement on the Eastern wall of my house every time it rains heavily - 1.5 inches or more in a 24 hour period. The water seeps in through ...
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Why is water escaping my downspouts onto the concrete pad?

A post on what I should do with a new house suggested that I walk the lawn when it was raining cats and dogs. I took that advice this weekend and noticed something very interesting about my downspouts....
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What to do about downspout that empties into gangway?

We have a downspout that empties onto our gangway sidewalk. In the winter this becomes an ice rink. One side of the walkway is flanked by our building, the other is a small garden on our neighbor's ...
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Is it ok to have condensate drain pipe onto concrete next to foundation?

Here is another madness my heat pump & heat pump water heater installer did: The condensate drain (operated by a pump) runs directly on the concrete, next to the exterior wall (and hence ...
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Solutions for roof drainage with large amounts of water/ice?

My new shop is 30x60, single sloped the LONG way (water drains along 60 feet). This is making for some large amounts of water coming off the end during storms, which makes washouts on the sloped ...
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Will this work? Shower drain to Flow Well to Storm Drain

My outside shower drain runs 12 feet to a dry well. It backs up after a minute or two after showering. I'm looking at other options and would appreciate any feedback. I have several neighbors with ...
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How do I properly rebuild this retaining wall?

Retaining Wall breakdown progress I wanted to replace the posts on my porch but the retaining wall was getting dangerously close to them so I had to address it first. I started taking it down and I ...
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Egress window well - can't drain to weeping tile because I keep hitting concrete

I am installing an egress window in the basement of a house built in Colorado in 1965 (maybe those details will help?). I have dug the well ~12" below where the bottom of the new window will be. ...
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Can foam jacking restore slope to my front stoop?

The stoop in the front door inclines towards the house and guides the water into the crawlspace. The stoop itself is outside the foundation wall of the house and is not fixed to it. The lower part of ...
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How to terminate a soil drain pipe into the earth and avoid blockages

Is this advised? How would I set up the end of my drain pipe so as not to get a backflow of dirt and have the pipe get clogged. I'm thinking rock, then black cover, then more rock, then dirt, with the ...
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Placing drain pipe below pavement [duplicate]

In this picture you can see a paved path separating a flower bed on the near side and a drainage trench on the far side. The pavement sits in a bed of compacted gravel, and is held in place by two ...
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Mildew at the base of exterior block wall

The back wall of my row house is made of uninsulated block with a cement coating that looks like stucco. There is mildew / mold on the wall at the ground level that has slowly been getting worse. The ...
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Downspout drainage beneath flat section of yard

In the area behind my house, the ground slopes downward, creating a 2.5ft drop over a span of 12ft. After this slope, the terrain levels out for about 70ft until it reaches the property boundary. ...
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What are these gaps in foundation footing?

A section of foundation I excavated has gaps in the foundation footing. They are uniformly spaced apart and look very intentional. As far as I can tell they are at least 4-5 inches deep (that was as ...
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Imrpove drainage

We have a negetive slope driveway, it has a dry well right in front of the garage door with a big drain cover, every time it rains heavily, water flows into garage, due to unevenness of the floor, ...
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Cinder block foundation dissolving from water

I discovered that water seems to be dissolving the cinder blocks in one corner of the addition we had put on the house back in 2005. Although I haven't excavated it yet, I can see at least 2 cinder ...
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How to seal off sewer gasses on a 3" horizontal sewer pipe coming into a sump pit?

I have a drain in the front vestibule that I've turned into a sump pit since I have stormwater backup that I need pumped out of it when the backyard floods and overflows into the front drain through ...
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How thick does the impermeable layer need to be when grading a yard?

I'm grading my yard and have found a deep layer of sand (at least 2 ft) extending out about 10ft. Perhaps the sub base for a patio? I understand I need an impermeable layer to ensure rain runs away ...
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Could water flowing out of a drain tile pipe cause a foundation leak?

I need advice on a French drain I am building on my property. I have 2 low spots behind the house near my deck that become water puddles when it rains. I am planning to build a 60ft French drain with ...
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Draining a washer straight into the sump discharge line?

My house was built in the 1980s and when I was in my crawl space, having to replace the leaky check valve ( vertical orientation, right above the sump pit, then the drainage line turns horizontal ...
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Who do I hire to repair damage from a leak from the deck into the house?

Backstory: we bought a ~130 year old wood-framed house a year ago in MA. The previous owners maybe 10 years ago added a two car garage to the back of the house and a large deck on the roof of the ...
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Draining Dehumidifier through window

We are getting a dehumidifier for our basement and attaching it to a condensate pump. We would like to drain it out the window, but we want to know how to do that without having the window needing to ...
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House Has Apron - Sump Pump Goes Out Window - Proper Drain In Wrong Place Still Better?

So my house has a concrete apron, about 20" or so off the house, and then grass. The current sump discharge is out a hole in a plexiglass window. I was going to lay a proper 4" SD pipe out ...
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Is a filled in sump pump pit a problem?

Filled in sump pump pit an issue? Considering buying new home. Sump pit was filled in at some point with no record of who/why (home is from 2001). Unsure if pit is filled with concrete or other ...
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Should water be dripping from my furnace condensate line onto the basement floor?

I recently had a Lennox A/C and furnace installed. The condensate line drips water into the basement floor drain, as my old one did. But now there's also a little side vent in the line that is also ...
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3inch vs 4inch PVC drain for a bathroom?

3inch or 4inch PVC for my bathroom? During a remodel of my bathroom we had the old 4inch cast iron drain (vent was also 4 inches) removed. It’s just a single bathroom with 1 toilet 1 sink and 1 shower/...
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Old building drainage plastic or fabric

I am working on a building that was built in 1909 and it has an old rock foundation. For the last 2 days I have been digging a trench all along the building, about 2ft deep and about the same width. I ...
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How should I replace a clogged drain tile under my gravel driveway?

I have a drainage pipe running around the house. One segment of it was buried right next to the garage threshold, it got completely clogged. The pipe eventually goes across the front lawn and into the ...
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Installing a channel drain

Is it advisable to convert a single round drain into a channel drain? Will this help lessen the frequency of clogging with leaves or other debris? Is it just a matter of cutting a wide strip out the ...
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Water draining below sump pump drain pipe?

I live in 6 year old home and I noticed today after rain, that the sewer backflow preventer located in basement floor is full of water! Basement floor slab is Bone dry but potentially there is water ...
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How did a salamander get in my sump pit?

Background/Scope I've lived in my house about 4 years and had a lot of issues with water after heavy rains. The house has some sort of tiling system bringing water to the sump, which keeps the rest of ...
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Should I plug or seal my garage floor drain before building a floor on top? (Pests concern)

I'm having half my garage turned into office space and building a platform for the floor. Is it ok to plug or seal the existing floor drain? I'm concerned about pests getting inside the new room (...
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Substrate for exterior paver blocks to achieve grading

I am putting some paver blocks around my shed, which is small enough not to have gutters so I would like the immediate surrounding, most of which will be covered by these blocks, to be graded away ...
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How can I repair an underground gutter drain pipe broken at the face of a concrete slab?

I can't use couplers because there's cement around the pvc pipes. Its cracked right to the curb. How do I fix it?
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Should I ask contractors to install channel drain in front of my garage this way? [closed]

My garage floods halfway across the floor, under 1/2" of water, if it rains hard. This is what it usually looks like when it rains (there's a sewer drain near the fire hydrant to catch street ...
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Is hand digging a 4 inch trench for PVC drainage pipe behind my gas meter allowed?

I'm doing some work involving drainage in my yard. One of my downspouts comes down right next to my gas meter. In order to direct water where I want I'd like to run the line in between the meters feed ...
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Does a window well for an above grade window require a drain?

Two window wells will be added to increase the grade on one side of the house. The two windows are currently 3” above ground but soil will be added to improve slope away from house (which is currently ...
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Can I join multiple underground PVC drainage pipes to a common outlet?

As described in a previous post I've discovered that I have corrugated drainage pipes, many of which are chock full of silt. Most of them are nearly level as well, which isn't super great. I'm ...
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How should this underground down-spout-in-yard-drain be appropriately installed?

I noticed a few weeks ago during the rainy season that underground drainage from my downspout was flooded and not draining right. I purchased a pressure washer attachment that promised to unclog ...
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What can I do with water pooling next to my house?

I have 4 downspouts coming on to the side my house. I wanted to drain water to the front and about 6ft away from my house. The current grading seems level. With 4 ft spacing and level ground what are ...
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What can I use as a drainage solution against foundation of timber frame house?

We live in an old house (1400s) with a timber frame. At some point, it looks like somebody poured thick concrete from the patio right up to the foundation which has left a concrete trench against the ...
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Is this drain configuration correct?

I'm moving my washing machine so I need to add drain to my line, the thing is, it's coming from the opposite side. Would it be ok to drain it that way(see image) So, looking at the answers(Thx btw), ...
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Reducing two drains from a double sink down to one, that are connected by a loop

Doing a kitchen remodel and I tore out the sink, the sink cabinet and the sheetrock behind the sink and this is what I'm seeing: It was a double sink (two sinks side-by-side, with two drains but with ...
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