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Old 03-03-2004, 11:47 PM
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Kind of tough to help out without seeing the property. What's the lay of the land? Is there a substantially lower point close by? In situations like this, I've dug slight swales out about 6' from the building, sloping the soil away from the walls. You have to extend your swale to a point lower than the bottom of the swale so it can drain.

Piping out the gutters will definately lessen the water load you're dealing with, you could incorporate the swale into the ditch you dig for the pipe.
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