Probably, and then you wouldn’t have an open ditch to deal with. -D
> On Jul 11, 2021, at 10:14 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > You think that would be better than just cutting a drainage ditch to let it > drain? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 11, 2021, at 9:05 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Get a roll of drain tubing and rent a Ditch Witch for a day. Run a drain >> tile from that area out to the road or to the pond. >> >> -D >> >>> On Jul 11, 2021, at 10:02 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I was talking the neighbor the other day and he said he didn’t understand >>> why they didn’t build the pond in that area behind the shop where all the >>> water runs too instead of at the opposite end of the property. I should >>> look into building another one. I wonder how much that costs. >>> >>> The levees themselves are fine. It’s just the water that runs off the roof >>> of the shop collects between the shop and the levee and gets up to the >>> level of the concrete pad then starts coming in. I went back out last night >>> and the water is all run out for the most part. Will air it out today. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>>> On Jul 11, 2021, at 8:56 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes >>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hope you get that figured out, sounds pretty miserable. Are you allowed >>>> to >>>> dig out a big pond / drainage area? I'd think about that, create a nice >>>> big pond, and then all that dirt that is dug out can be used to build up >>>> your levees and such to keep water out of the shop. May need to use some >>>> ancient Egyptian technology to get your elevations correct. >>>> >>>> Not a solution to flooding, but have you thought about pouring a concrete >>>> floor in the shop? >>>> ------------- >>>> Max >>>> Charleston SC >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 7:31 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Went out to the shop just now and it’s got an inch or 2 of water in it. On >>>>> the back side of the shop there is an overhead door that I never use. In >>>>> the pasture behind that the water from the back average drains in that >>>>> area >>>>> toward the road. There is some dirt work done next to the shop, basically >>>>> they built a small levee behind the barn and shop to direct water toward >>>>> the road instead of in the shop. The problem is there is a space about 5 >>>>> feet wide between the backside of this and the shop that water will pond >>>>> and if it gets up to the door will come in. I have not seen it this bad >>>>> before but I have been meaning to see if I can get an angle blade for the >>>>> tractor and cut a ditch at the end of the shop to let this water drain out >>>>> toward the road instead of getting deep enough to get into the shop. The >>>>> closed overhead door on the opposite wall was holding water in so I >>>>> cracked >>>>> it open to allow it just flow out the other side. I need to solve this >>>>> problem ASAP so this does not continue to happen. Water also runs thru >>>>> the >>>>> barn which I would like to stop. It also has this levee behind and to the >>>>> high side of the barn but still gets water thru it. I think it’s runoff >>>>> from the roof. For that I’m probably going to need to haul in some dirt to >>>>> build up the level of the dirt floor inside the shop so water does not >>>>> come >>>>> in. After it does, it’s literally a mud pit in there. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
