Drainage that broke after new Austin landscaping
Beds, walls, and new sod change grade. Yesterday’s path can die under six inches of good intentions. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
Journal
Field notes.
A hose test is not a Austin drainage analysis
A hose shows a low. It does not size a storm, find a neighbor source, or legalize a discharge. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
Staining on brick from roof water in Austin
The stain is a record of the path. It tells you where the wall has been wet. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
Walkway sheet flow into a Austin front door
A walk that pitches to the threshold is a small driveway with better landscaping. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
Water pooling at the condenser pad in Austin
Equipment pads sit in the same bowls as the lawn. Standing water is hard on the unit and the soil. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
The side-gate mud strip on a Austin house
Everyone walks it. Everyone hates it. It is usually roof water plus no conveyance. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
When a Austin yard has more than one water source
Roof plus neighbor plus grade is the usual stack. One trench that pretends they are the same source will leak one of them back. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
Documentation that should come with a Austin drainage job
811 ticket, elevations, photos, flow test, as-built, scope conditions. That is the file. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
How to read a Austin drainage proposal
Look for sources, pipe type by zone, slope, discharge, restoration, and what the system is designed to manage. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
Phone triage before a Austin site visit
A short video of the water moving is worth more than a paragraph. We still will not quote a system from a selfie. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.