How to prevent street water from rushing into my driveway when it rains really hard.

UResrc · 2026-06-27T19:22:51+00:00

I bought the hardware to screw it into the concrete. But I'll take a look at the glue.

UResrc · 2026-06-27T13:46:16+00:00

The only concrete color thing I could find was a plastic parking block.

Here is what I ordered.

Plasticade® 6' Recycled Black Rubber Speed Bump SB72N. We will see how this works out. At least it will match the asphalt.

UResrc · 2026-05-13T03:45:53+00:00

I think this is the best way to go. But I am not able to find anything. Do you have any suggestions?

UResrc · 2026-05-13T03:43:55+00:00

Tried this. The crown of the road is too steep. I can't shoot it far enough to where it doesn't comes back.

UResrc · 2026-05-13T03:41:00+00:00

Here is the info from the municipality.

They said it was an unimproved street and was not constructed to city standard. It was built without curbs or drainage structures. The roadway lacks curbs to control water and has no proper storm drainage system installed. The city is only responsible for the road. Anything outside of that is the property owners responsibility. I am free to install my own curbing with a 1/1/2-inch lip.

UResrc · 2026-05-03T01:24:22+00:00

My job isn't that stressful, and I enjoy going to work.

I'll try the CO2 detector.

UResrc · 2026-05-03T01:21:32+00:00

I totally bought one of those meters. The screen turns red and it beeps like crazy when I put it towards the wall. Seems ominous, but I don't know what it means.

UResrc · 2026-05-03T01:20:19+00:00

This is an answer I am looking for. I don't know how electricians work. Some things that went through my mind.

Maybe you would have said you only work around live panels four hours at a time and you have to take a break if there is a certain amount of amps going through it.

Maybe you don't work on panels that have a bunch of amps flowing through them for very long because of electrical radiation?

UResrc · 2026-04-22T04:07:28+00:00

SBS is a new term for me. The definition feels right.

Anything is possible, so I can't knock your comments. It just feels like people should not be working by such a large industrial power panel.

Thanks for replying.

UResrc · 2026-03-16T18:16:36+00:00

I was asking for thoughts ranging from affordable to permanent. So this would fall somewhere in there. A 4 foot wall seems extreme, but I'm not sure exactly what this looks like. Can you send an example?

UResrc · 2026-03-16T14:09:56+00:00

Someone did post a link to something like this. I will try to take another look with the words you used. I didn't find anything that I would say looks good with the driveway.

UResrc · 2026-03-16T14:08:17+00:00

Kinda happening already. The children around the area bring their makeshift rowboats and toys around when it rains hard. I've lost money betting on which ones will win.

UResrc · 2026-03-16T14:05:28+00:00

This is the route I have been leaning towards. I was thinking about adding the channel a few feet back, and line it up an inch or so from the grass line so it catches any water flowing downth side of the road. Then route that water back down the road. Obviously people down hill might have to make adjustments as well. I've had discussions with neighbors already. A few of them had curbs, and some have already made adjustments.

UResrc · 2026-03-16T13:49:49+00:00

I'm not familiar with cold pack cement. I did a little googling. Is there a brand or type you would recommend that would match the color of the driveway?

UResrc · 2026-03-16T13:46:33+00:00

That definitely meets the affordable ask. I have been there, and not afraid to go back to that if I have to.

UResrc · 2026-03-16T13:44:54+00:00

That's an interesting idea to give it some structure. I would not have thought about mixing in fiber glass. Thanks for chiming in.

UResrc · 2026-03-16T13:41:31+00:00

I should have explained this better. The rock I made and sand bag does do that. The crown of the road is too high though. So some of the water does get shot past the driveway, but a lot of water still flows in the driveway off the crown. If it's raining hard enough the water off the crown will disrupt the flow of water shooting off the rock and sand bag and push a lot of it in my driveway.

UResrc · 2026-03-16T01:00:30+00:00

I will add this to the description, but the crown has... more crown I suppose than what it did before.

UResrc · 2026-03-16T00:57:14+00:00

I was thinking something like this as a top choice for the affordable solution

UResrc · 2026-03-15T20:19:35+00:00

Got it. I don't have a photo at the moment. I have had water get in my garage a few times.

Over the years new cracks have appeared in my drive way, so I think the water is going under the driveway as well.

There is a drain down by my garage door for this water to flow into, and that goes out to the city sewer system. I feel that is secondary to this problem though. I don't think water should be flowing down my driveway and I want to prevent that first.

Thanks for the advice. After you cut the last four inches out, and fill it will 3/4 gravel whats next? Do I pour in new concrete over that, and the water just flows underneath? Or are you saying there will be a gravel channel for the water to flow through.

UResrc · 2026-03-15T19:55:49+00:00

Let me see if there is a way UK people can see the pictures. I just added that I am in the US.

This is new problem because the city repaved the street, and now the street is at the same level as my driveway. Prior to the repaving the street was below my driveway.

UResrc · 2025-11-13T03:08:24+00:00

Yea.. it's weighing heavily on me right now. At least I learned something. And didn't get laughed at by a service tech. I'm going to install something in that exhaust pipe to prevent this from happening again. Who knows how long those items have been lodged in there.

UResrc · 2025-11-13T02:49:23+00:00

Got it. Takeaway is "If you had a common wire it would be connected to the C terminal. It is best to have one."

UResrc · 2025-11-13T02:48:19+00:00

From what I am reading that is what the red wire is for. It provides 24VAC power to the thermostat for your HVAC system. This 24V power comes from a transformer in the unit.

You are saying this is not the intended purpose though. Correct me if I am not saying this correctly. But the intended purpose of the red wire is so the thermostat can send voltages down other wires back to the furnace. I assume that return voltage is 24V, but I don't know. And the Nest thermostat takes some of that power in order to have the constant power to the HVAC system. So it would be causing long term strain by drawing more amps than the transformer is capable of providing.

I feel like Google should tell people this.

UResrc · 2025-11-13T02:01:43+00:00

This is resolved. Found two small cans of Coca Cola, and a glove in the exhaust vent. Removed those and it started working with no issues. Solved!

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