Drive way slope causes puddle

[CalTex Ranger]

Originally Posted by nitynity

I got a quote for mud jacking for $900.


Will installing drainage be cheaper? That would be a lot of work and mess up the area as well.

No. It won’t solve a thing in the long run, although that sounds incredibly cheap.

I realize this isn’t your bailiwick, but you can rent the tool needed to install the drain for about $150. After that, a perforated PVC pipe, an elbow, a pop up, some gravel and Bob’s your uncle for about $350 all in. Well, that and some actual labor.

[nitynity]

Ok, I mentioned it wrong earlier, it's called poly jacking and not traditional mud jacking.

It uses Polyurethane foam for Concrete Raising.

[Rakin]

Looks like you are driving on the grass and affecting the drainage.

As others have said, put in a drain but stop driving on the grass or you'll damage the drain.

Also... Clean up the mud, lower the soil around the the driveway and you can then get a better idea what needs to be fixed.
You don't need to raise the driveway.

[nitynity]

Originally Posted by Rakin

Clean up the mud, lower the soil around the the driveway and you can then get a better idea what needs to be fixed.
You don't need to raise the driveway.

That would be ideal if I could lower the soil around the driveway, for that I need to dig up the lawn border since it's slightly elevated than the slab due to the sunken concrete.

[BigDGeek]

Originally Posted by Rakin

Looks like you are driving on the grass and affecting the drainage.

As others have said, put in a drain but stop driving on the grass or you'll damage the drain.

Also... Clean up the mud, lower the soil around the the driveway and you can then get a better idea what needs to be fixed.
You don't need to raise the driveway.

Not right now he doesn't.

[nitynity]

This gives a better view of the problem. Is drainage feasible in this situation?

[TheOverdog]

Of course it is. you could probably get some perforated pipe and run it deadend to the side without even going under the sidewalk without an exit point. 8 feet of 4" perforated pipe would hold 5 gallons of rain water, even in saturated ground. I doubt that point produces that much rainwater.

[nitynity]

Originally Posted by TheOverdog

Of course it is. you could probably get some perforated pipe and run it deadend to the side without even going under the sidewalk without an exit point. 8 feet of 4" perforated pipe would hold 5 gallons of rain water, even in saturated ground. I doubt that point produces that much rainwater.

That's a very good idea. Worth trying it.

I do have few sprinkler heads along the border of the lawn where the puddle is. So probably needs to dig inwards towards left I guess. Hope the HOA is ok with it since none of my neighbors has a drain.