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My wife actually just had some work done on the outside; long story short, plumbers dug some trenches, and installed a drainage system.

But the same room keeps flooding.

I think there are a number of factors - the soil is packed with clay, so the water has no place to go, and it pools, and seeps into the house.

And there is no natural slope, so the water cannot naturally drain away.

The flooding is not as bad as it once was, so the plumbers' work made it a little better - but it still sucks that when it rains heavily, I know I'm going to get flooded.
That sucks. Do your neighbours have similar issues??
 

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My wife actually just had some work done on the outside; long story short, plumbers dug some trenches, and installed a drainage system.

But the same room keeps flooding.

I think there are a number of factors - the soil is packed with clay, so the water has no place to go, and it pools, and seeps into the house.

And there is no natural slope, so the water cannot naturally drain away.

The flooding is not as bad as it once was, so the plumbers' work made it a little better - but it still sucks that when it rains heavily, I know I'm going to get flooded.


What room is it? I'd suggest if you feel getting rid of the flooding completely won't happen or is to expensive would be too tile the floor and also do a skirting out of tiles perhaps 150mm high. Atleast the gybrock walls and whatever the floors are won't be getting ruined.
Weatherproof right around the edges also. Not ideal but it atleast means can dry it up.
The only other option that maybe possible could be a hedge/plants where the water is falling at the side of house. Atleast the shrubs will help suck the water out of the ground and dry it out faster.
 

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What room is it? I'd suggest if you feel getting rid of the flooding completely won't happen or is to expensive would be too tile the floor and also do a skirting out of tiles perhaps 150mm high. Atleast the gybrock walls and whatever the floors are won't be getting ruined.
Weatherproof right around the edges also. Not ideal but it atleast means can dry it up.
The only other option that maybe possible could be a hedge/plants where the water is falling at the side of house. Atleast the shrubs will help suck the water out of the ground and dry it out faster.
Our house is a 4 bedroom place; the garage is the first room, then my room, then the next three room, then the living room, then the backyard.

It's my room that floods.

The plumbers reckoned it had to do with the seep holes being too low; the water would pool up, and seep into the seep holes, and into the house.

They dug out a lot of soil, which was laden with clay (explaining why the water would not drain), added some drainage, replaced the soil, added some blue metal, and relaid the whole lot back.

Honestly, they did a great job.

It's just that the design of the house is totally imbecilic.
 

the phantom menace

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Our house is a 4 bedroom place; the garage is the first room, then my room, then the next three room, then the living room, then the backyard.

It's my room that floods.

The plumbers reckoned it had to do with the seep holes being too low; the water would pool up, and seep into the seep holes, and into the house.
Yikes... Fingers crossed. Some suburbs also have higher water tables, where water from the surrounding earth just doesn't drain away as quick as the rains can come down.

We're on a slope, and dread the heavy fast rains, as it all comes off the street and surges down our driveway (which thankfully goes to the side of the house) and inundates the back yard. On our 1980s era concrete slab we once had some seepage/flooding two years ago? in the downstairs (garage/laundry/rumpus), and if the the yard surrounding the house just stays wet I'm sure we'll run into problems again if this rain keeps up.
 
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Arrived in Fiji last night and a young local guy that worked at the duty free shop came up to chat while I was waiting for my boards. Asked where I was from (told him)and said he loved rugby league. Asked what team he went for and he said the Eels. High fives were exchanged once I told him I did too. He’s a big fan of Sivo and before him, Semi (obviously). Thinks Brad Arthur is shit too…probably.
 
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Joker will need to keep his nerve, as Nick will no doubt go the full Camillions on him, niggle the ruck and be in the refs ear, smash rackets and pick fights with the crowd. It worked against the greek merkin who had a melt down in his match.
 

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Joker will need to keep his nerve, as Nick will no doubt go the full Camillions on him, niggle the ruck and be in the refs ear, smash rackets and pick fights with the crowd. It worked against the greek merkin who had a melt down in his match.
Agree. It’s his only hope.

I saw some commentary about the idea of a ‘lucky loser’ that should have played Bradbury in the semi final but I think that’s even less fair than the current situation. Imagine if that merkin won his next two games and took out the title?
 

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