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boxofdelightsThe first step in my house-fixing is to correct the negative grade on the north side, where negative grade means that it slopes toward the house, causing water to cuddle up to the foundation instead of running away like it should. That's done, and now I have this space:
It's about four feet deep and forty feet long, too big to ignore but too close to the house to do much with, especially since my house and the neighbor's are so close together. The contractors assured me that my new swale would direct runoff to the back yard, not toward my neighbor's foundation, but I'm still not going to be pouring a lot of extra water on it.
My neighbor's kids are six and three. While I was outside earlier, I heard Emma, the older, ask her mother, "Was Ben's first word 'Emma'? I think it was. Ben, was your first word 'Emma'? He says it was."
It's about four feet deep and forty feet long, too big to ignore but too close to the house to do much with, especially since my house and the neighbor's are so close together. The contractors assured me that my new swale would direct runoff to the back yard, not toward my neighbor's foundation, but I'm still not going to be pouring a lot of extra water on it.
My neighbor's kids are six and three. While I was outside earlier, I heard Emma, the older, ask her mother, "Was Ben's first word 'Emma'? I think it was. Ben, was your first word 'Emma'? He says it was."