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Do not adjust your glasses. Yes, that is a downspout drain from the roof gutter into the house. Water is efficiently directed from the roof into the crawl space. As one might imagine, the crawl space was full of water. Not just standing water, but A LOT of water. If this had been done on the other side of the home also, we could have termed it “sea trials,” taken the bolts out of the foundation and checked the whole works for buoyancy.
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The coup de grâce was that the crawl-space screen, after being pushed away for the pipe, was left off so rats could — and did — get in. That was priceless.The good news is that several feet of water kills the rats that may happen to wander in.
I can imagine the stench…
Google ‘cistern’ for how to wisely re-direct rain water.
#1: I can imagine the stench…
Speaking of stench, one can only wonder where they connected the drains and the toilet to.
I’m sure the guy who did this is one of those cheap contractors who’s good at talking but shitty at doing.
You wonder how long this setup had been in use.
It reminds me of Chicago where most of the homes have the downspouts connected to the Sanitary sewer system. Then they complain when the Sanitary sewers get overwhelmed and backup into everyone’s basments every time they get a modest rain storm.
Don
More likely, it was a very bad practical joke by someone wandering by, or possibly an irate neighbour.
The “Home Inspection Nightmares” at This Old House.com are terrific if you like this sort of thing.
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20193914,00.html
michael – Those were classic.
Why not hook all that shit to a tank, call yourself an environmentalist, and get a tax credit?
1. If this was a basement…they could have been catching/filtering water for other purposes.
2. Ever hear of a french well??
3. Current tech is neet and cheap.. You Capture the water and Run Piping threw the yard to disburse the water, so you DONT need to use CITY water as much..
I think it is a vent for a meth lab.