Cul-de-sac lots and concentrated flow in Austin
The last lot on the bulb often inherits everyone else’s grade. The bowl is not an accident. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
Journal
Field notes.
When the street sends water onto a Austin lot
Curb overflow and driveway inlets that back up are municipal as much as residential. We still have to protect the house. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
When the street sends water onto a Austin lot
Curb overflow and driveway inlets that back up are municipal as much as residential. We still have to protect the house. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
Uphill water moving toward a Austin house
Intercept on the way. Collecting at the foundation is late and more expensive. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
Uphill water moving toward a Austin house
Intercept on the way. Collecting at the foundation is late and more expensive. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
Crawl-space moisture that starts in the Austin yard
Perimeter water finds the vent and the dirt. Indoor dehumidifiers do not fix an outdoor path. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
Retaining-wall drainage on a Austin slope
Walls fail when water sits behind them. Weep and collection belong in the design, not as a regret. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
Dry wells in Austin: when they help and when they fill on week one
A dry well is a bet that the soil can accept volume. Clay and a high water table often refuse the bet. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
The yard drain that used to work in Austin
Grates sink. Lawns get built up. The low point moves. The old drain sits high and dry — except it is not dry around it. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
When an existing French drain in Austin stops working
Silt, roots, a crushed line, or an outlet that disappeared under new dirt. The product did not fail as an idea. The path failed. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
When an existing French drain in Austin stops working
Silt, roots, a crushed line, or an outlet that disappeared under new dirt. The product did not fail as an idea. The path failed. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.
Muddy dog runs and side gates in Austin
Traffic plus shade plus roof water equals permanent mud. Collection and conveyance beat more gravel forever. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on the Edwards Plateau edge.