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Old 08-06-2016, 09:22 AM
 
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Originally Posted by JGMotorsport64 View Post
Probably newer construction, it's all kind of equal since most of the city is very flat, but newer homes are usually built to stricter codes than older homes.

But my home was built in 1958 and it does fine draining water away from the house. I've seen others that weren't built with the same level of quality flood due to the way roads are sloped and driveways are shaped. Sometimes the flowing water in the street will just go right on into the homes.
It seems like a lot of newer areas are having problems too, those communities built way out in the middle of the desert in North Scottsdale and Cave Creek had a lot of flooding this week. I actually prefer older (1960ish - early 2000's) parts of town where drainage/washes are established.
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