Neighbor floods side of my house but refuses to turn time sprinkler time

[Soxman]

We do not have much room between our houses and the sun never shines in this area. The neighbor runs their irrigation for 20 minutes and creates a small stream on my property, which is the lower property. The grass is basically dead from too much water. Have spoke with home warranty and the original landscape company. They will not do anything, and say the solution is for the neighbor to reduce the water to 5 minutes. Have asked the neighbor to reduce but they just will not do it! My water is off on that side. What can I do? I will resod but not until they stop flooding my property. They will just kill any new grass.

[GordyM]

If it was my property..... I would bring in some fill and slope my property towards the lot line you share with your neighbor.

[Jima64]

Sorry to hear this. You must have a wonderful neighbor to not want to help. If you add soill to slope it back, they may complain about you.

[Bogie Shooter]

What has been your relationship with this neighbor before this issue came up?

[ajbrown]

My first reaction is that the response from landscaper and home warranty is ridiculous.

IF it is a grading issue, then I push hard on whoever created the issue and not the neighbor.

Did they also recommend a tent in case it rains hard?

[Jima64]

My first reaction is that the response from landscaper and home warranty is ridiculous.

IF it is a grading issue, then I push hard on whoever created the issue and not the neighbor.

Did they also recommend a tent in case it rains hard?

At least the rain is not as regular as the sprinklers. Plus the rain does have a better chayfnce of drying up withnthe possible varying amounts of rain. I think
I would put rocks down and let them suffer thevdraining water back,on them.

[outlaw]

Practice your pitch shots when the sprinklers are running. It's fun and the water will keep you from overheating.

[graciegirl]

If it was my property..... I would bring in some fill and slope my property towards the lot line you share with your neighbor.

It would be wiser and cheaper to have a French drain put in. People who do it have sod slicers that take up the grass and they easily can dig a shallow trench in the sand and install the pvc.And replace the sod and drain the water that is pooling to where it runs off. Boom.

If the OP hasn't experienced yet our daily gully gushers here during the summer, he probably will need it anyway. Usually French drains are $200 tops.

[Polar Bear]

If there is a flow line between your houses that is definitely on your property, and water does indeed flow all the way to the front or rear (doesn't just sit for extended periods on your property), then the suggestion to add a bit of fill to 'move' that flow line to the property line is reasonable.

But if there is not a good flow...the water just sits between your homes for too long...then the suggestion for a french drain is also a good one. The french drain would probably help even if the water flows, but you are under no obligation to take water from your neighbor's property onto yours.

[gap2415]

Since there is no sun and not much space, you may also want to take out the dead sod and replace it with gravel or something similar when you put the French drain in. Perhaps your neighbor would be willing to do his as well and he wouldn't have to water there all. Also, some people don't know how to use their sprinkler timer system correctly. You could offer to do it for him/her in a timely moment.

[rubicon]

We do not have much room between our houses and the sun never shines in this area. The neighbor runs their irrigation for 20 minutes and creates a small stream on my property, which is the lower property. The grass is basically dead from too much water. Have spoke with home warranty and the original landscape company. They will not do anything, and say the solution is for the neighbor to reduce the water to 5 minutes. Have asked the neighbor to reduce but they just will not do it! My water is off on that side. What can I do? I will resod but not until they stop flooding my property. They will just kill any new grass.

If I understand your problem your neighbors irrigation water residue is flowing onto your property. You seek a remedy, and the warranty department or the original landscaping company or both stated the solution was to tell your neighbor to water only 5 minutes. Technically/legally you can make a case that your neighbor damaged your lawn and needs to pay for re-sodding but that will cost you time and money and mostly aggravation . There has to be some zoning law that prohibits such an intrusion onto your property and it appears a natural swell was omitted by the contractor and ignored by the warranty department. I would contact the county office and locate the department responsible for county ordinances . This will both define the legal problem and give you insight as to how to remedy the situation. If you play tit for tat with this neighbor you might pass up an opportunity legally to have this neighbor make all of this right.

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[Fred R]

Thank God I've got good neighbors!

[JRnSC]

If the neighbors valve at the water meter is 2/3 or 3/4 closed his flow rate will be reduced and function like he reduced the time on the sprinkler. He will still have water for the house albeit not as much as before.

[biker1]

So you are suggesting the OP fiddle with his neighbor's valve at the water meter? Seriously? I am not sure I would do that but perhaps you can replace the offending sprinkler heads with caps or much lower flow heads ;-)

If the neighbors valve at the water meter is 2/3 or 3/4 closed his flow rate will be reduced and function like he reduced the time on the sprinkler. He will still have water for the house albeit not as much as before.

[Jima64]

If the neighbors valve at the water meter is 2/3 or 3/4 closed his flow rate will be reduced and function like he reduced the time on the sprinkler. He will still have water for the house albeit not as much as before.

You should not tamper with his water meter to the house and affect his house water pressure. Vandalism comes to mind of private property. You might also start a larger problem with a tit for tat reaction.

[Marathon Man]

We do not have much room between our houses and the sun never shines in this area. The neighbor runs their irrigation for 20 minutes and creates a small stream on my property, which is the lower property. The grass is basically dead from too much water. Have spoke with home warranty and the original landscape company. They will not do anything, and say the solution is for the neighbor to reduce the water to 5 minutes. Have asked the neighbor to reduce but they just will not do it! My water is off on that side. What can I do? I will resod but not until they stop flooding my property. They will just kill any new grass.

There must be more to the story here.

[justjim]

There must be more to the story here.

I agree. Why would twenty minutes of water kill your grass if the neighbor is watering the maximum twice a week. I guess it must it must be on the north side of your house. Are his sprinkling heads close to his house or almost on your property? Something just doesn't add up in my mind.

Anyway, OP, I think that I would make another pass at warranty and their landscape contractor to come up with a solution to this problem. You should be made whole by the contractor and they should do whatever it takes and no cost to you IMHO.

[Chellybean]

Thank God I've got good neighbors!

your lucky, some of us are not so lucky and have nut cases for neighbors.

[biker1]

I assume you have Empire Zoysia. It is moderately shade tolerant. You indicated that the area gets no direct sunlight. That could be part of your problem. Compacted soil with bad drainage could also play a role. You might want to contact Jim Davis at the Extension Service for an opinion.

\We do not have much room between our houses and the sun never shines in this area. The neighbor runs their irrigation for 20 minutes and creates a small stream on my property, which is the lower property. The grass is basically dead from too much water. Have spoke with home warranty and the original landscape company. They will not do anything, and say the solution is for the neighbor to reduce the water to 5 minutes. Have asked the neighbor to reduce but they just will not do it! My water is off on that side. What can I do? I will resod but not until they stop flooding my property. They will just kill any new grass.

[asianthree]

Our only side that has a house stayed squishy wet. Installed gutters run sprinkler 15 minutes only twice a week and problem solved. If your neighbor is watering your side, shut off your sprinklers on that zone. Free water money in your pocket

[Soxman]

Neighbor has reduced the water. Now we will see. We have very good neighbors generally.

[Bay Kid]

Add landscape plants instead of grass. Grade away from your home 1st.

[Taltarzac725]

Neighbor has reduced the water. Now we will see. We have very good neighbors generally.

Good to hear.

[Bay Kid]

Neighbor has reduced the water. Now we will see. We have very good neighbors generally.

Great!