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It was INSANELY humid today. I think the dew point was like 75.
I opened up my crawlspace door today to check for water and was greeted by two giant slugs. I hate those things. Everything is just wet, damp, and nasty right now.
Today, my crawlspace dehumidifier has been running nonstop - and it's a powerful commercial crawlspace-rated one at that! Usually during summer months, it runs for 10 min and then stops. I went down there to make sure it was still working and the drain pipe is removing water well.
Before you say anything, I have all gutters diverted away from the house over 10 ft, vents are sealed, good moisture barrier and there is no standing water or leaks into the crawlspace.
With all that ground soaking so many feet down and humid air, even my commercial dehumidifier has trouble!
I have a sealed crawlspace with a Home Depot dehumidifier. Crawlspace is set to 50% humidity. However, after torrential downpours like we have seen it is not uncommon to step into the crawlspace and feel mushiness under the vapor barrier. It will take several days for this to clear. Up to now I had been getting about a gallon every 3 weeks from the dehumidifer. Haven;t checked since the storm but will be doing so shortly.
It sounds like you're on the right track. Here is also a list of plants that thrive in wet environments, essentially creating a "rain garden" to help filter the runoff, so they might be worth thinking about:
I think something has been missing from this conversation. The sun. My south facing front is always parched and the back north facing always mushy. This time of year the raised beds are in a shadow caused by the house. You can measure this like a watch every year.
I think something has been missing from this conversation. The sun. My south facing front is always parched and the back north facing always mushy. This time of year the raised beds are in a shadow caused by the house. You can measure this like a watch every year.
That's a good point and also explains when you see that nasty greenish mildew on the siding of houses, you know that's the side facing north.
I have a couple of questions.
What do you do if the water comes from the neighbor's house (bad irrigation) into one's property backyard?
A friend's house back area was flooded, as water came down from his neighbor's property. The water came through the backdoor into his house causing issues with carpet, ... etc.
Is there any type of insurance against this type of scenarios?
What types of specialists do you talk to to fix this type of issues? Any idea what the costs of redirecting water might be?
If you're downhill it's up to you to redirect water. I do that on one border with my neighbor. I've also redirected my downspouts to take approx. 60% of my roof water from my backyard to my front yard, down and away from mine and my other neighbor's house.
I have a couple of questions.
What do you do if the water comes from the neighbor's house (bad irrigation) into one's property backyard?
A friend's house back area was flooded, as water came down from his neighbor's property. The water came through the backdoor into his house causing issues with carpet, ... etc.
Is there any type of insurance against this type of scenarios?
What types of specialists do you talk to to fix this type of issues? Any idea what the costs of redirecting water might be?
Had a friend with a similar issue in my neighborhood. My HOA is fairly laidback, but after her neighbor re-did her landscaping and caused flooding in my friend's yard, and the neighbor didn't want to hear about it, the HOA had to get involved. The HOA president paid a visit after a rain - and after work - and was up to his shins (and dress pants and shoes) in mud and water so that kind of sealed the deal. It states in our covenants that landscaping can't adversely affect your neighbors.
So that might be somewhere for your friend to start. First with the neighbor, and then the HOA if needed.
It was INSANELY humid today. I think the dew point was like 75.
I opened up my crawlspace door today to check for water and was greeted by two giant slugs. I hate those things. Everything is just wet, damp, and nasty right now.
The dehumidifier is now running back at its normal timing, no constant running. Finally dried out a bit!
I only had about 3 gallons from the dehumidifier from the storm over the course of a week. Crawlspace did not get mushy below the barrier either. I expect another gallon or so over this week as residual seepage continues around the yard. The work that I have done to channel water away from the house appears to be working.
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