Every hard rain, water pooled along the chain-link side of the house and ran toward the foundation. I documented the flooding so I'd know where the low spots really were, then pulled the sod off the front, opened a trench along the foundation, and reset the grade to push water out to the street instead of into the basement. New drain line went in while the trench was open.
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Before Heavy rain pooling along the fence line — exactly the spot I had to fix.
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Before Same storm against the foundation. Grade was running the wrong way.
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During The old PVC drain along the side yard wasn't tied to anything useful. Pulled it and started over.
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During Stripped the front sod down to dirt so I could reset grade at the stoop.
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During Trench along the foundation for the new drain line and to drop fresh stone against the wall.
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