This is the east side of my detached garage.
I've dug out the rotted siding (there is no flashing - this is OLD).
Plan was to put some PVC skirting with metal flashing down against the concrete slab.
The downspouts go into pipe that skirts the yard and then goes to a dry well, so there is *some* remediation in place, but I thought I might put in a little french drain against the side of the slab. Would this need a drain for a small 10' length? We are in the PNW and it is usually rainy.
You could install a small (12"x12") catch basin below the downspout with a shallow french drain into the side. You might even be able to just run the swale with gravel to the catch basin and not even need a perforated pipe.
The pipe shown would be the existing drain from the downspout. An additional french drain pipe (if needed) would enter on the blank side.
Sorry for being unclear. The downspout goes to a dry well far away from the foundation of the main house, so that is not an issue. This is just for a below grade side of my detached garage that is 12' wide. The siding will be replaced by PVC skirting that goes down beside the slab.
The downspout goes to a dry well far away from the foundation of the main house
The pipe shown in the catch basin picture would be the one that now goes to the existing dry well. The existing down spout could be terminated as shown or could be piped directly into the catch basin. The water from the side of the garage could run in a swale on the surface to the catch basin or a french drain along the side could be attached to the side of the catch basin.
Hello:
We, the family got a large shed, 10 x 12 from Home Depot about 11 years ago. As of today, there is no single issue and stand in good condition.
Recently, I started to concern about 'Roof of Shed,' because of the material used for the roof is cheap-type plywood with 2 - 4 to hold.
What option is good for the roof of the shed? I heard 'metal roof' or similar roof lasts longer without any issues attached. However, what other options are recommendable for the roof of the shed which does not have heavy-duty plywood?
Thanks for any inputs on this regard.
On the front of my home I have an older gutter system that I am considering replacing.
The reason for this is that we have a very nice 50' pine tree that I don't want to get rid of but the pine needles clog the existing gutter every year.
I am considering wider gutters to accommodate the monsoon style rains we can get here in AZ in the summers and the micro mesh filters to stop the pine needles. At least at this point I am assuming that the micro mesh will stop the pine needles.
But I have a standard asphalt roof that deposits sand like stuff in the gutters. Does this get through the micro mesh and if so how do you clean it from the gutter considering the micro mesh is screwed into place during the install.
09-06-21, 12:06 PM
