Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Well, That Was Easy!

The drainage guy showed up this morning with some flexible drain pipe and sand bags. He exposed the clean-out for the underground pipe to the ocean, dammed the stream with sandbags and used the pipe to divert the stream into the clean-out. The stream down the bank and into the gravel immediately ceased.

We are expecting a week of continuous rain, with the remains of the Japan typhoon hitting us by the weekend, It is going to be very wet! He will be back next week, probably during a lull in the storms to install the basin. That will be a dirty, wet job.

On the other front, our roof guy was here yesterday to look at the suspected roof vent. He could not see any way the rain could blow in but he did add some sealant around it. We will monitor the stain on the ceiling and hope for the best.

This is the hole Norma and I dug in the middle of the night last week. It is about six feet long and a foot and a half wide. It doesn't look like it but 90% of the water flowing into it is being handled and is making it's way into the drain pipe.



This is the sandbag dammed stream and the drain pipe that was installed this morning. Hopefully it will handle the heavy rain scheduled for the next week or so. The concrete slabs you see was my "sort of" successful attempt to add a soothing waterfall sound to the stream. Now I just want the water GONE!

10 comments:

  1. Water has its own way. Hopefully that solves the problem.

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  2. I am thinking if we cover up those sandbags with rocks and fill the dry creek bed and maybe cover the pipe with large rocks we could call it fixed!

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  3. Jeez! You guys are just having a terrible time with that stream. Let's hope your guy got it right and you can go back to sleeping at night rather than digging holes.

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  4. Did you all survive the storm? Did you have to fit the motorhome with water wings?

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    1. So far it is the storm that wasn't. Lots of rain but no torrential downpours and no wind. Other parts of the Northwest are getting it much harder.

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  5. HI Croft,

    Dropped by to see what you are up to!

    George

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    1. Always nice to see you George! We are well, a little wet but well! We hope to head south in early November. As early as possible.

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  6. Haven't been here for awhile... but I LAUGHED MY PANTS OFF at your deer eating the birdfeed post. Hilarious. Well done, sir!

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