Residential Stormwater Drainage Ideas

nugley on 26/03/2019 - 00:55

My stormwater currently drains into a rubble pit in the backyard which is now packed with dirt. I'm looking to get either the cheaper option (a new rubble pit installed) or the expensive option installed (have the stormwater redirected to the street). Rubble pit is about $1000 and redirection to the street is about $2000.

My land is a double frontage lot and can be subdivided. However, a neighbour who lives 2 houses away recently purchased the house next door. He is using the backyard of the next door property to park a couple of excavators and tilt tray trucks. Thankfully the fence is tall, but the top 20% of the excavators can still be seen from my property.

I know that if I subdivide or sell my property as a subdivision opportunity it is best to install stormwater pipes that drain onto the street. However, with the neighbour parking his machinery next door I am concerned that this subdivision opportunity has diminished a bit. And if it has diminished, I might be better saving the cash and just getting a rubble pit installed.

I would like to hear other people's thoughts regarding my situation.

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Comments

  • [Deactivated] on 26/03/2019 - 02:03
    +4

    That's a tough one.

    Maybe get the guy next door to excavate the drain to the street with his excavator as an act of good will.

    I actually enjoy watching a skilled operator use an excavator.

  • supersabroso on 26/03/2019 - 03:55
    +2

    Do it properly, drain towards the street. Pooling in the back yard is never a good idea. If you get a nasty storm it'll just destroy your house.

    • dust on 26/03/2019 - 08:57

      šŸ‘ Would also recommend to have stormwater directed to street drain.

  • Bourb on 26/03/2019 - 05:22
    +1

    If I were in the market for a block of land, having heavy machinery parked next door would not be a turn off for me. Much better than having another house next door, no barking dogs, no noisy parties, etc.

    So I would take the long term solution and drain to the street.

  • whooah1979 on 26/03/2019 - 06:05
    +3

    We run free water pass the garden greens, down to the neighbours and beyond. No need to waste free water down the drain.

  • mskeggs on 26/03/2019 - 07:44
    +3

    Spend your afternoon digging out the existing rubble pit to fix the compaction? I know I would rather be sweaty for 2 hours and save $1000.

    • whooah1979 on 26/03/2019 - 20:28

      Spending $1000 to sweat 2 hours sounds more fun.

  • ihbh on 26/03/2019 - 07:51
    +2

    Cost differential is only $1k. This is the price of the option you have to subdivide down the track if you want to. Depending on the value of land where you live, does it seem reasonable? E.g. $1k vs $1m or $1k vs $20k?

    Also, there's probably aesthetic/usage value in that $1k option (usable land vs pit).

  • brad1-8tsi on 26/03/2019 - 08:18

    What type of soil is it? Clay or sandy loam? Clay might need a much bigger pit and a few bags of dolomite clay breaker. Sandy loam probably just needs a good cleanout / more depth.

    I deliberately disconnected my downpipes from the storm water and dumped the water in my old yard about 15 years before I moved out. There were no issues with foundation undermining, rising damp or runoff to the neighbours but the soil was sandy and drained well.

    Can you add a privacy screen on the top of the fence? Your neighbour might contribute to the cost of this.

    Or plant some screening trees or climbers along the fence line to block the view of the trucks (or both)?
    https://www.bunnings.com.au/diy-advice/garden/planting-and-gā€¦

  • [Deactivated] on 26/03/2019 - 09:12

    Dig out rubble pit. Install drain pit with grate cover.

    Clear out sand and soot every few years.

    Done.

  • nugley on 26/03/2019 - 10:16

    Thanks everyone for your thoughts. Appreciate it. The soil is clay and the value of land and house combined is under 500k.

    Looks like it's just a matter of me deciding is utility/aesthetic of land greater than that cost differential.

    The privacy screen at the top of the fence is a good idea. It could definitely block out the view of the excavators. Thankfully I'm on good terms with that neighbour so I'll have a chat with him.

  • primal89 on 28/10/2021 - 09:20

    So I recently installed some of these to fix a drainage issue on my property ( https://www.bunnings.com.au/everhard-easydrain-polymer-grateā€¦) . I had an airtasker doing the work and he checked the level on the drain but I now have some pooling in the drain. How much water sitting in drain is too much?

    I've installed 6 metres of the everhard drain , so I'm wondering if I try fix the drop on the drain or if some pooling is fine. The drop was limited due to the current stormwater not being very low. To put more drop in I would need to start cutting the stormwater pipe and relaying.

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