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Originally Posted by missyomama
I am looking for recommendations for someone to install a french drain on the side of my house. This area gets washed out from the tremendous amounts of rain that is emitted from the downspouts of my house and my neighbors. The downspouts on both houses are almost side by side. The water has actually created a 6 inch or more deep hole next to my neighbors house.
Thanks everyone..
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Try putting a plastic extender on the downspout and direct it to a concrete pad that takes the force of the falling water. secondarily, dig a dry well, fill it with fairly large stone and direct the effluent into it. Either will work and is considerably cheaper than installing french drains (assuming the only heavy runoff is via downspouts.)