My dad's number one advice when buying/renting a house is to avoid houses that are positioned lower than the road, as water will always flow downward and it's only a matter of time until the rain gets hard enough so then the water will flow through your house.
@MaxMakerChannel
Жыл бұрын
He is totally right. But our house isn’t that low. It could just flow around and to the lower side of the property where the trash train is.
@sie4431
11 ай бұрын
I would say always consider the risk of flood. I grew up in a house that was built in a hilly area and the drive sloped up but it never flooded because any rain would just run down the hill past us.
@BrokenCurtain
11 ай бұрын
That's a good advice... until the city decides to renew the road and raises it.
@thomasquall8476
11 ай бұрын
I'm not really sure if that is realistic depending on where you're looking to buy. You could be drastically reducing the number of available houses for you to purchase. You're basically limiting yourself to a house built on a hill.
@TRPGpilot
11 ай бұрын
@@thomasquall8476 in the Caribbean we never have the floor at the same level as the ground outside. You ALWAYS have to step up to the ground floor. If we built like this house we would be flooded every time a tropical storm or hurricane passed closeby . . .
@p-san
11 ай бұрын
This is the most German renovation project I have seen lol "it is Sunday, so I cannot cut today" and also those welds look way better then I can do! Everything looks phenomenal.
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@k3ramb0
8 ай бұрын
in germany its actually illegal on most residential areas, nobody wants to get trouble with police on a sunday lol
@herrtichy
8 ай бұрын
@@k3ramb0 Or even worse - with the neighbours.
@sleekitwan
7 ай бұрын
Oh Jeez. Considerate or what. When here in the UK they say ‘an Englishman’s home is his castle’ what they really mean is that interfering with the racket of ongoing works is as welcome as kicking his dog up the backside or smacking his children. It is an unfortunate fact of life here, that many householders upgrading their properties treat the task as if it is sacrosanct. Nothing should interfere with our obsession with property. We can have 5 days a week of a tradesperson slicing block paving, then the entire weekend with the DIY continuing the job or something else - and don’t get me started on the cheap Chinese chainsaws etc. It’s an almost incessant drone in the background of suburban life in the UK. Go electric already! Take care.
@Putbe
2 ай бұрын
Olso in norway
@info-on-scubadiving
Жыл бұрын
There is nothing worse than flood water coming in to the house. Nice work and sympathetically done to match the area.
@MaxMakerChannel
Жыл бұрын
At least it was just rain water!
@quanchyplimp
11 ай бұрын
Sewerage.
@truthteller99999
11 ай бұрын
Fire burning it down ?
@louiscrasher
11 ай бұрын
I would say fire
@jstadman
11 ай бұрын
Lava?
@user-ny3bx1bs1n
Жыл бұрын
I don’t have a basement or a flood risk but loved watching this. Fascinating.
@MaxMakerChannel
Жыл бұрын
If you ever build one, don’t add a single opening or outdoor staircase.
@samuelellenhorn5394
11 ай бұрын
shut up
@rodolfoo3015
11 ай бұрын
I don't even have a house
@philtucker1224
8 ай бұрын
If you buy a house close to a pretty river these extras are thrown in.
@philtucker1224
8 ай бұрын
@@rodolfoo3015some of us might envy you..
@elliots4370
Жыл бұрын
Genius approach! I would have clumsily created a tripping hazard but your approach to a dam is much better thought out.
@MaxMakerChannel
Жыл бұрын
Events like get you thinking! This kept me occupied for 3 weeks.
@captainevenslower4400
11 ай бұрын
A step would probably no be feasible due to accessibility reasons
@eformance
Жыл бұрын
I strongly suggest that you get a bunch of sand bags and have them ready for the next major storm, your dam is only as good as the last storm, and the gentle slope will make it easier for the water the crest.
@MaxMakerChannel
Жыл бұрын
I think this is high enough now. But a few sand bags would be good indeed. I might also add a flood barrier that slots in at the front door. They are rebuilding our entire street this winter. I will see if the levels change at all.
@eformance
Жыл бұрын
@@MaxMakerChannel yeah, the grade is all wrong, they kept paving the street until your curb didn't exist anymore -- that curb is there to divert water.
@DerKatzeSonne
11 ай бұрын
@@MaxMakerChannel I think a permanent solution like this is great, having some flood barrier slots is optional, but nice to have. At the end we all know what happens when you don't have something proper and permanent like this - then the next flood comes while you are sleeping or when you are on holidays.
@DerKatzeSonne
11 ай бұрын
@@eformance I don't think this is because of repaving the street again and again. More like cars parking and driving over the curb all the time.
@murpml
11 ай бұрын
@@MaxMakerChannelGrew up in hurricane country and this is solid advice. The beauty of sand bags is that they’re portable and can be used to plug holes wherever they crop up. Landscape can change quickly during a flash flood. Downside of them is that you usually need a bunch.
@mststgt
Жыл бұрын
"Grinder and Paint make me the Welder I ain't." 😁😁
@olven7142
Жыл бұрын
pls never stop making videos like this, cuz I love them
@MaxMakerChannel
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! I have been posting for 8 years now. I will continue.
@KevwePatani
Жыл бұрын
I love how thorough you are with fixing the flooding issue, you not only made sure that the original ingress point was blocked, you beefed up all the other entry ways I would have called it a day at the dam
@MaxMakerChannel
Жыл бұрын
I had to. Water is the absolute worst. In Germany we have a concrete building. Then we put 15cm of insulation on the concrete and on top of that we do a floating concrete slab. That concrete slap is not connected to the walls. That gets rid of noise transfer and also contains floor heating pipes. The problem with flooding is that the water gets into the insulation and to get it out again you need to vacuum the floor for a month straight. Hoses every 3m and holes drilled in the floating slab. Costs about €5000,-.
@g.p.3844
Жыл бұрын
@@MaxMakerChannel Wenn die NYM Kabel im Leerrohr voller Wasser stehen, kann es auch noch nach Monaten zu Korrosionsschäden kommen. Am besten nach 6 Monaten einen Funktionstest an jeder Steckdose und Klemmstelle machen. Es kann bspw. der PE durchkorrodieren, und die Schutzwirkung des FIs aufgehoben sein.
@KevwePatani
Жыл бұрын
@@MaxMakerChannel I always thought German building codes where exhaustive, but this is amazing😅 I guess it's nice to have sound insulation from the earth😅 I'd imagine you'd already have this problem if it wasn't for the sump pump
@StuartWoodwardJP
11 ай бұрын
Really interesting. Catching videos of the water flow during the storm really helps to understand the problem. I hope you can do another follow up where we see the flood defense in action.
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
Yes I will do that! But the next heavy rain will be in summer.
@TravisRayLive
11 ай бұрын
Really great work, and not just on the anti-flooding measures, but everything. The driveway, the garbage cans. Just a blast to watch these videos and get ideas for my own house/yard. Keep up the great work!
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@bruce-le-smith
11 ай бұрын
Yeah the rubbish bin train was very fun. MVP for a backyard rollercoaster...
@benjaminreinhardt259
11 ай бұрын
Tip on mixing concrete - there is usually a required quantity of water per bag on the bag. I have poured a couple concrete projects around the house that uses 20-50 bags. I first go into the kitchen with a bucket and fill it with a measuring cup to the appropriate level. Then mark the bucket with a sharpie at the water level. Very easy, repeatable, consistent method.
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
Very good idea! Its small things like that that speed up the process.
@IQzminus2
11 ай бұрын
Or to speed it up even more. If you are using the metric system, just use a scale and not a measuring cup. Put the bucket on a scale, zero out the scale (or just subtract the weight of the bucket). 1 ml of water = 1 gram 1 kg water = 1 litre Use the shower nozzle to fill up the water on the scale. And then do like the other commentator said, mark with a pen. To make it even faster in the future. Very fast way to measure water, if it’s half a litre or 10 litres or 100 litres.
@eliontheinternet3298
11 ай бұрын
I do this for our mop bucket and multipurpose spray! I figured out how much product to put in, marked with sharpie on the outside, then fill the rest with water every time.
@quiet1686
11 ай бұрын
Weighing the water works for inch/pound, too. In US (and I think the old UK/Imperial units too) the units are defined such that, FOR WATER, 1 fluid ounce (volume) = 1 ounce weight. So "a pint (16 fl oz) is a pound (16 oz wt) the world around". Other substances have different densities, so the exchange only really works with water. You could look up densities for different substances, or just do what the other commenter said and calibrate a bucket (same thing, really, but without the math).
@BamaGard291
11 ай бұрын
Who else is here Bc of the algorithm rabbit hole?
@SuperbGluemight
3 ай бұрын
I started from a video about Africa’s $5BN dam, to history about how Hoover dam was built now to this day
@lillic8522
2 ай бұрын
I don‘t think it is so very random, before I was reading an article in my online paper with an interactive map that showed the possibility of floodings of every part of Switzerland - my house is semi-safe….
@jogiinterim3609
2 ай бұрын
Its called the systematic escalating annihilation ofnour base of life for the profits of a few.
@quintrapnell3605
2 ай бұрын
I am
@wendylady2488
2 ай бұрын
I prefer the rabbit holes, but the algorithm locks me into stuff I've already watched as if I am absent minded or something.
@brandyeverett7778
Жыл бұрын
Well done, I wouldn't have thought of raising the entire walkway or putting a gutter inside but now I am. Are you going to post an small update on the driveway when it blooms next year? I'd really love to see it.
@MaxMakerChannel
Жыл бұрын
Will do for sure! It bloomed very early but it started at the front and then moved backwards over about 1 month. The lavender bloomed late in July. Next year must be much better. Its all covered now.
@chrisbeaney-smith6358
11 ай бұрын
@@MaxMakerChannelI hi uuiu
@bedri1
11 ай бұрын
und ein video beim nächsten regen :) @@MaxMakerChannel
@tnaxpw
Жыл бұрын
It's the first time I really thought about securing my parents house from water in that way, I wasn't there in a long time, but we had an event like that many years ago. Good work as always and thanks for some ideas.
@MaxMakerChannel
Жыл бұрын
Its fun as well and peace of mind.
@Clan501-Scotland
11 ай бұрын
Bro your demeanour when encountering this is admirable. I wish i could be as stoic
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
You would probably do the same in this situation. Its not like you can ignore flooding.
@ct5625
11 ай бұрын
These sudden weather events are certainly increasing in frequency and severity, so you're right to get on this now and start mitigation measures wherever you can. That's a very elegant and practical solution to the problem and it looks like you've added extra in expectation that the next time it could be a little worse. I don't think most people would have had the rationality to study the flow dynamics while this was happening, but there's not much else a person can do until it's over. I'm sure this is going to protect your home for a good few years.
@kronossos
2 ай бұрын
0:52 this scene looks like it was taken straight from a cutscene which would be in a game with some 4K quality. This shot is just so cool.
@MarkAngelbuer
Жыл бұрын
Ive been waiting for the driveway update! looks FANTASTIC!!
@TheDavidMetcalfe
11 ай бұрын
As always, your neighbours are lucky to have you. Well done!
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
They don’t know it : )
@aarondavidson6409
11 ай бұрын
Great job! I live in a small town called Lismore in Australia. Our floods last year peaked at 14.4 metres. Many people have decided to redesign their houses to be flood ready... not so much flood proof. Given the current climate situation I think videos and content like this is very important. Many thanks for sharing. Big ups from down under!
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
Wow! That must be higher than most houses! What do they do to be flood ready?
@aarondavidson6409
11 ай бұрын
Yeah it went over some two storey houses! People have rebuilt their houses with materials that can be easily cleaned and dried. No gyprock! Wood, steel and rubber only. Emergency exists are pretty important, eg a mini deck outside a window where a boat can pick you up from. Many people were stuck in their roof cavities as the flood water rose... so now they have exists in the roof also. A few people just put a little boat in their backyard to be sure. Google Lismore flood if you want to see some photos, it was insane! @@MaxMakerChannel
@fizzedupslade4082
11 ай бұрын
Great job, would love to have seen another rain episode to see the dam working. I admire how you get jobs done and have the ability to see the positive in all you do. That's a great skill in itself.
@Hoch134
11 ай бұрын
This is actually a good tip. You don't need huge dams, you only have to be higher than your surroundings. I am planning some dams in my garden as well (being located next to a small river) and this helps me a lot.
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
Good luck!
@donnerruebe
11 ай бұрын
Great Idea, we never had this kind of issue with our house, because the windows are all at least 10cm above the ground. Just in case I used the garden in front of the house as a water barrier, by planting a hill of Roses, Blackberries and Rasberries. So even if ther will come some flood from the street, it will happily continue to flow down the street. As we have some interesting kind of rain in this part of northern lower saxony, which means either a little dribbling rain or very rarely flood rain like in your video, i think there is a need to prepare. Please do more like this Projects and post them and when you like to see a real garbage railway, i'll show you my project some time. Thanks a lot and best wishes to Lübeck and the river Wakenitz
@davecoz4227
11 ай бұрын
Great video, my only concern would be the edge of the steel dams. If anyone tripped and fell they would be very unforgiving. Perhaps a rubber/plastic rounded top on them? Maybe a thin pipe, cut so you can slide it on the top edge of the dam?
@eliontheinternet3298
11 ай бұрын
Maybe some rubber hose? Bouncy but small.
@davesmith8101
9 күн бұрын
What a great video! A very practical solution to your problem and the task was carried out very well with no detail missed. Well done!
@tjones666
11 ай бұрын
Great video! I had some flooding in my garage & home entrance way, so this has given me some ideas. Flood proofing existing homes will probably become a full time occupation in the future :)
@Southern_Perspective
2 ай бұрын
You have such a good attitude about it all… finding ways to fix the issues and the labor, there was not complaining, which I admire.
@bruce-le-smith
11 ай бұрын
Great video, the writing and editing were great. Impressed with your good cheer in the face of disaster, and the pragmatic solutions you constructed to manage the risks. Thanks for sharing, final fixes look great!
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
This didn’t bother me very much. Luckily the damage was minor. We just had costs for the painter and the concrete drying process.
@gopherfan118
11 ай бұрын
When sparks happen when welding it means that the surface is too hot or your welder is too hot. It basically means air pockets form in the welding rod.
@FurtivePenguin
11 ай бұрын
Thanks now I want a house just to build some anti flood systems like you did ! Super cool video btw !!
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
One day you will if you want to! (And get super lucky)
@MrBranch69
10 ай бұрын
Sorry you had that flood to deal with and yes good job it was only rain water. Also much respect to you for your positive attitude in tackling the problem - great job - well done!!! I wish you well for the future and a dry safe home.
@MaxMakerChannel
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for your nice message!
@michaeldegroot7550
8 ай бұрын
The problem is that they made the base of your house to low. Normally a house is placed higher than street level to prevent something like this.
@edg42
8 ай бұрын
Normally!
@SA-76234
11 ай бұрын
Fantastic work friend. The dam matches very well and almost not even noticeable unless you where looking
@Sam-dn7jk
Жыл бұрын
I love your attention to detail with not only the functionality but the aesthetics too. Awesome stuff :))
@MaxMakerChannel
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@mickymidnight1
11 ай бұрын
I agree....good video and great solutions.....just a bit surprised that he didn't apply any paint on the 2 long metal strips that were put into the ground in the garden
@McArg_
11 ай бұрын
I saw your garbage train a while ago and never really thought about it again. But I just today it got recommended to me again which led to me watching your most recent videos which were very good and I will now watch your back-catalogue.
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! No idea why the algorithm does things, but I would say the quality of the videos is constant.
@DerKatzeSonne
11 ай бұрын
Great video! I especially love that you show how to actually do the stuff. I learned a lot about paving and whatever. It certainly looks a lot more professional than what my father did when he paved some parts of the garden - and probably also holds up way better 🙈
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
I did a little bit of paving with my dad when I was 9 years old. Back then he couldn’t just google it or watch a KZitem video. That was so much harder!
@Smiler7
3 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed your video Max. It is important to keep the water out permanently, as this effects the value and desirability of your house. You don't really want temporary things like sand bags or clip in flood barriers. I would love to hear how you get on at the next big flood.
@jjw95sc
11 ай бұрын
Well done! I'd like to see a follow-up video showing how well all your changes worked!
@virginiacacal5006
2 ай бұрын
I very much enjoyed your creatively mitigating the "intrusive water❗" You remind me of my late Dad who was a "welder" who retired from the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. Good job to you dear Sir & to your good friends❗
@RyanJ_
Жыл бұрын
Amazing attention to detail, what a brilliant job!
@markhenry2174
11 ай бұрын
Had a v similar issue and did the same. I also changed all the block paving for gravel and installed French drains as the water can still top the dam in really bad storms
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
Why is gravel better? So it drains in the ground? I had a few thousand litres of water accumulate in a few minutes.
@JaredHoy
Жыл бұрын
Amazing, but i'm kind of confused about the building, it may be my American showing but is the house one unit or several?
@MaxMakerChannel
Жыл бұрын
Oh there are 3 levels with 3 apartments. One is for my wife and I one for family and one for a tenant. We are privileged with that living situation.
@eleanornelson5810
8 күн бұрын
We have something called “rain gardens” here in the USA. If you still struggle with overflow, look at rain gardens placed in your yard to capture more. Good luck!
@bolesawdenk897
11 ай бұрын
Hope you won't get so heavy rain that causes rivers to appear on your street. But if it does aby chances you upload a video of how well your upgrades are handling? :) I am having constant floods of my basement so I might use some of your ideas 😂
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
Sure, I want to know myself!
@farnzy2011
11 ай бұрын
Top tip. Buy a ups that can run the pumps, if you loose power in a weather event, you will loose the pumps as well. A ups or battery backup will help keep you out of strife
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
I have a small generator and the pumps are only plugged in instead of hard wired. So in case that happens I can easily connect them. However we never had power outages caused by weather. Our power lines are all submerged in the ground and they go around in a loop. Even if one line gets damaged by an excavator they can turn that side off and supply from the other side of the loop. Only takes about 1h. I also have a huge petrol pump from honda for that. All on wheels so it can be effortlessly setup.
@richards7909
11 ай бұрын
Flooding is the next worse thing after a fire imo. In some places in the UK now its that bad people can't easily get insurance for it. Glad you got yours sorted. One question. At the bottom of the window outside, would it be better to go a little deeper and then install either a drain or gravel to allow the water to drain away? :)
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
That was puzzling to us. We dug as deep as we could and we never found a bottom. It seems as if its just open ended which doesn’t make any sense. But there is probably a drainage pipe somewhere down there.
@WH0oo...
8 ай бұрын
Would a clear plastic window well covering with a rubber gasket seal be more effective in keeping rain water out in the first place? Then have proper drainage around the well?
@SeanHodgins
Жыл бұрын
Great fix! Scary when things start to flood and there is nothing you can do.
@MaxMakerChannel
Жыл бұрын
Not much in that moment. Thats why I like to prepare.
@Dorabada
Жыл бұрын
you are simply a wizard. can't wait to see the next video
@MaxMakerChannel
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Glad you find them interesting.
@ninabooker2904
3 ай бұрын
Excellent solution to a serious problem. ( I’m American of German descent). We Germans are good problem solvers. 👍. Smart thing installing the sump pump before this storm. I lived in Durlach, just outside of Karlsrhue, Germany. I miss Germany very much. ❤ Love from U.S.A.
@TomsBackyardWorkshop
Жыл бұрын
I experience my first tropical storm a few weeks ago. 5 inches of rain in a day. I only had to worry about the water running off my house because my house is several feet above street level.
@MaxMakerChannel
Жыл бұрын
Thats how it should be done! But we aren’t even allowed to drain any water onto the street.
@TomsBackyardWorkshop
11 ай бұрын
@@MaxMakerChannel Where do you drain the water to then?
@adrianthoroughgood1191
11 ай бұрын
@@TomsBackyardWorkshopyou have to have soakaways on your property. Any water that falls onto your property you are responsible for getting it into the ground. This is the rule in the UK. Drains in the road are only for rain that falls on the road. Sewers are only for wastewater, not rainwater.
@gewber4045
11 ай бұрын
You need a smaller cup on your torch so you can see better.. i would suggest a narrow 6 or 7. Just remember to increase the cfh on your tank for a narrow cup. You might want to increase your CFH overall because that hole you made was from oxidation. Check your lines
@DavidTwibell
Жыл бұрын
Interesting that your basement window is not also an emergency exit. Seemed a little scary when you were under there worried about getting out! At least here in our county in the US we have to have an emergency exit window or a walk out door for basement emergencies.
@MaxMakerChannel
Жыл бұрын
We have a second staircase exit but that is much higher than the street. This window is totally unnecessary. I think it is only there if there was a fire, then the firemen could push or pull smoke through there. No quite sure.
@alfilkemper9240
8 ай бұрын
Nice work on the outside. In Minnesota, we use clear plastic hoods for our basement windows to keep the snow out. We also put a 3"x4' board sideways so the any reptile or mouse can use it as a ladder to climb back out.
@MaxMakerChannel
8 ай бұрын
Good idea!
@Dustmadeout
Жыл бұрын
The steel will rust, should have painted it or bought feuerverzinkt.
@haphazard1342
Жыл бұрын
He said that was the point: "eventually it will also turn red and match the bricks".
@Dustmadeout
Жыл бұрын
@@haphazard1342Oops I have no idea how I missed it. Gotta watch again I guess 😂
@MaxMakerChannel
Жыл бұрын
Thats part of the plan. The alternative is grey concrete. But 10mm thick should last a while.
@sirpainter1
8 ай бұрын
I have a similar issue that has taken over 30 yrs to fix. 1870 log cabin in Wyoming + spring thaw. Everyone is higher then me. Each year when things started to melt & leave puddles & mud I would take a photo. I think i got it but I won't know till this spring.
@Locane256
11 ай бұрын
I love your videos of home improvement projects - please update us when it floods again! PS: The phrase is "WHAT it looks like" not "how it looks like" :)
@anothercomment-
8 ай бұрын
Good work. For some reason I liked your last step the best with the rain gutter to your sump pump. Also that trash train was cool lol.
@MaxMakerChannel
8 ай бұрын
Thansk for watchin!
@ortusdux
11 ай бұрын
"A grinder and paint makes me the welder i ain't"
@DarkMultiBigTrees
2 ай бұрын
the sparks when you were welding came because of airflow through the box and tube. As you heat metal, the air can shift around quite dramatically.
@daylen577
Жыл бұрын
You have an elevator in your house??
@MaxMakerChannel
Жыл бұрын
Yes. Its part of future proofing for the elderly. You get a government bonus for building it that way. Not standard by any means.
@daylen577
Жыл бұрын
@@MaxMakerChannel That's neat, here in the Netherlands you just have to pay for everything yourself and any choices you make to be able to live in the same house when you're older don't really add any value. Much better for the economy when stuff like that is subsidized!
@eleven8948
11 ай бұрын
Something simple turns into a huge project. Great work with great results.
@jimjimgl3
8 ай бұрын
Great way to solve your water puzzle! And looks like it was always there. We have a municipal alley behind a property (in Chicago) and the paved alley is higher than our sidewalk next to our garage. When we have heavy rain all the water from the alley (it really becomes a stream) goes down our sidewalk towards our house and occasionally floods our basement (not too much but still a worry). Your video made me think I need to remove the small fence/door and put a brick step there to keep the water from flowing down onto our property...
@MaxMakerChannel
8 ай бұрын
Sounds similar. I was thinking about a step. That would have been easier, but we wanted to keep the ramp so you can wheel things inside.
@robertryan1771
7 ай бұрын
For the pump under the window, keep an eye out to make sure water doesn’t overflow it before it goes through the pump system. Great job 👍🏾👍🏾!!
@MaxMakerChannel
7 ай бұрын
I don’t quite understand. 🤔
@Tokaisho1
11 ай бұрын
I LOVE seeing the videos on how you improve your house, these are really fun to watch. Nice work.
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
Next up I am building a large industrial workshop.
@alcha93
7 ай бұрын
NIce build! One thing I noticed was the grate over the basement window. when you were cleaning it out, it got me thinking about a screen or maybe a grate with smaller holes. wouldn't want that pump in there getting clogged
@thomasmorrison3279
7 ай бұрын
Nice job. I had to run underground downspouts and regrade around my home to get rid of any potential flood water.
@hopelove3193
5 ай бұрын
We had this problem, I simply filled up the whole front yard with dirt so the wole front yard was higher then the street level and then lay the bricks on the elevated yard so rainwater could not get stuck in the middle of the yard
@Adones09
3 ай бұрын
Bravo, sir, good job on all of it. The only thing that I will add and it really is for a once in a 100 year storm, is to get an extra pump and long hose, to place in the front yard, to get rid of the water, hopefully before getting into the home.
@twodogsandtheirfamily
11 ай бұрын
Amazing and creative job on fixing all those problems.
@Paul_Templer
8 ай бұрын
I'm not a builder. Have no issues with flooding. Yet watched this video transfixed from start to finish for some reason ! 😬👍
@renees1021
11 ай бұрын
Parents had a large bi-level. 60% bsmt flood before reach sump pump. Carpet had to go! Had to pull off paneling find water entry. Cracks in driveway the culprit. Water weighs approx 60 lbs cubic ft. Saturated soil will put 10's of thousands lbs pressure on the porus concrete, causing hydrostatic pressure. To weight pressure add water force pressure. If your house doesn't leak yet, foundation walls may begin to bow, develop large cracks, or drive, sidewalk, patio become all sorts of troubled. But you're the right man for the job!
@dantheman6168
10 ай бұрын
I love watching videos like this. This is amazing keep it up!!
@MaxMakerChannel
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! More videos are in the pipeline.
@atina197796
11 ай бұрын
I love all the updates at the end, it was the nice surprise I didn't expect. Also nice to see the progress in all the projects, like oh I remember that video, oh and that one too. Thank you for sharing
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@talesfromthebottle6314
Жыл бұрын
The "fireworks" when you were welding was most likely from the whatever cutting fluid you used to when you pressed that hole out
@MaxMakerChannel
Жыл бұрын
Could be. It felt like it was bubbling up.
@stevebabiak6997
11 ай бұрын
Degreasing the metal is important before any further work is done.
@markwarburton8563
11 ай бұрын
Nice! Responding to calamity productively.
@lawrencejneuser8801
7 ай бұрын
My dad always had sandbags on hand in case of stuff like that. They don't have to be very big, but when you do fill them up, you keep them out of the sun so the bags don't deteriorate, and keep them let's say behind the bush next to the stone wall or something like that.
@MaxMakerChannel
7 ай бұрын
I don’t think I would have had enough time to grab and lay down 5 bags.
@luckyluc8890
11 ай бұрын
I really like your videos! You allways tell these stories with so much passion!
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@joemasters2270
2 ай бұрын
IN the past 6 months I've had a drain installed in front of my door, dug a trench, laid down a plastic tube (3 inches in diameter) to run excess flood water out to my driveway. I also had to buy a water pump and 3 of those water activated 'flood damns' . Thank God no water has come in... YET. Flooding here in NY gets worse & worse every year.
@andrew1717xx
11 ай бұрын
I would be pleased to see a quick follow up for your next flood. :) Nothing is more satisfying then seeing it work in practice.
@Jbmc65
7 ай бұрын
I am a welder fabricator, whenever you cut pipe, stainless especially always deburr the inside good so you can not slice right threw a glove and stitches on a finger. VERY VERY IMPORTANT. Never handle fresh cut pipe without gloves and never handle near the cut end
@DavidGwynnJones
10 ай бұрын
Last year in Sydney we broke the annual average in April and smashed the all time record in September... 😮. Our normally dry house was a bit challenged but we're lucky to have good drainage
@JoLo6696
11 ай бұрын
If you are living in an area where streets get salted if its icy on the streets the steel will rust away asap. Better to use 4VA or just concrete curbs.
@DiHandley
3 ай бұрын
I really enjoy your pragmatic approach to issues. Great work!
@MrHandsOn
11 ай бұрын
As a guy that has done the steel border thing like you have a learn from my mistakes. Weld some square or round tubing to the non faced side. Cut some rebar and bend just the tip, and drive them into the tubing. A good rule on depth of the rebar is a few inches below the frost line. This will stop it from moving up and out over the years. And will also allow you to do some crazy bends with it with just a little heat. Awesome job.
@WH0oo...
8 ай бұрын
Thicker steel mitigates the need for square tubing, thus less work, and only a larger gauge rebar would be necessary. Most common mistake is people op for the cheaper stuff when they get the cost of the appropriate specs for the job only to regret later when it starts to buckle and wave with normal ground movement.
@Charles-cs8mv
11 ай бұрын
If working with concrete you want to keep it sealed for as long as possible for concrete needs water to harden. The earlier it dries out the more brittle it becomes. It's a common misunderstanding that it would harden by air but in fact it hardens by water.
@KimvanConrad
11 ай бұрын
Moinsen, bevor du überhaupt den Damm gebaut hattest war mein Gedanke: 'Da kommt jetzt ne schöne Mauer hin' Wie oder woraus die bestehen würde, hab ich in dem Moment gar nicht drüber nachgedacht. Aber zum Thema Sumpfpumpen/Starkregen - es ist jetzt schon etwas her, aber bei einem großen Guss ist unser Hof, der tiefer liegt als der Fluss der daneben durch die landschaft sich schlängelt, durch hoch drückendes Grundwasser geflutet worden. Mein Vermieter hatte es versäumt, die bereits seit zwei Jahren defekte Sumpfpumpe zu ersetzen. Führte dazu da wir Mieter unsere Keller auf 1,40m schwimmend betreten durften um zu retten, was noch zu retten war. Was, leider, so gut wie nichts war. Wir haben immer noch die Entfeuchtung maschinen in den Kellern stehen, da die feuchte durch die Bodenplatte gedrückt hat bzw diese irreparabel ist. Needless to say, das ich momentan auf der suche nach einer neuen Wohnung bin, da unsere Mietverträge auslaufen (das haus soll abgerissen werden) Aber Thumbs Up für den 'frohsinn' im Video.
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
Oha. Das ist ja echt schlimm. Theoretisch könnte das hier auch passieren, aber die Gefahr ist jetzt viel kleiner. Ich habe auch eine große Benzinpumpe parat für den Fall.
@KimvanConrad
11 ай бұрын
@@MaxMakerChannel und wenn alle Stricke reißen gibt es immer noch das THW/Feuerwehr :-) Die freundlichen Mnner und Frauen haben unseren Hof auch leer gepumpt. 🙂
@OGAmmoMonkey
Ай бұрын
Seems like an odd place to put the entrance to your front patio area. Seems like you should move the street access to somewhere where the water flows past better and maybe put a flat section to stairs. Also having the big bricked in area is preventing natural drainage. They make sandbags now that have a silicone gel that inflates in the presence of water. Maybe worth getting some to just block off that entrance in heavy rain. Maybe putting a metal drain in that area that can be piped further down the street may also be a good idea.
@blandrooker6541
11 ай бұрын
Here in Colorado, streets have 6 to 8 inch tall curbs. I would have just built a curb along the problem area to direct the water flowing down the street and raised the walkway up to that level.
@timfarry7071
8 ай бұрын
I have a property on a river, and the river occasionally floods the banks. But this is a good thing for me, because I know where and how high it floods and can build accordingly. When you buy a house that is already built, you really don't know how the flood waters will react. Making sure you are high and dry is always a good idea, and check to make sure you have swales or ditches that divert all the water away from the house. If you are on a hill it is OK, as long as there is a way for the water to be diverted around the house. If your home is in the bottom of a bathtub, you will be in trouble one day, I'd move ASAP if I were you! Look at New Orleans...
@MaxMakerChannel
8 ай бұрын
In this case we built the house ourselves. So far the rain never reached this level in 11 years. So we were surprised by the flood.
@MatthewTaylorAu
7 ай бұрын
Nice work. I’m a big fan of redundancy and safety factors. You did a very neat job.
@blueupgreendown6402
11 ай бұрын
My favorite sentence in my own words…we mixed the concrete really wet, but it’s ok as it won’t be needed for structure, as it’s only going to be used as a dam to hold the water back from entering our home…
@marshareed1438
3 ай бұрын
Who else isn’t sleeping every time it freaking rains? I’m constantly working on my drainage problem! Right now redoing a big patio.
@MaxMakerChannel
3 ай бұрын
I am still waiting for this summers heavy rain storm. But I am sure it cannot overflow anymore. The next problem could only be when the pipes are not large enough anymore.
@erezklein5769
11 ай бұрын
Well done Max, it looks really natural, like it was by design.
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
When we pulled up the original path we found pebbles as a underlayment. I think the very last bit of the brickwork, so just the path was made in a rush. There were large gaps and the rounded path didn’t fit at all. Probably the last thing that was finished at the house.
@springcharlson6057
11 ай бұрын
We had our window offload a few years ago this is in Colorado so sometimes it floods quite a bit and sometimes it doesn't but we did was we just put a sump pump in the window well and it never flooded again buy it was after quite a few floods we did that and it works quite well
@TheNightshadePrince
8 ай бұрын
Awesome video. I will be building my home on a hill in the countryside side so I don’t have to worry about water, however it will be in the Forrest so I will have to keep the brush down not to have forest fires. :)
@skeletumart4498
11 ай бұрын
Прикольно. Очень своеобразное представление о планировании участка и окнах в подвале... Как ещё в первый сезон не затопило...
@roxrequiem2935
11 ай бұрын
Tropical archipelago city dweller here, we get 5 inch to 3 feet floods every month. We dont ha e basements for this reason, but usually the more well off people raise their property a meter or so from the road level, if not, then ditch the 1st floor to turn it into a garage and live on the 2nd floor. I was surprised to see flooding and 2 inches of flowing water, but its good to see westerners aren't having severe flooding issues, most of the western world often have architecture easily damaged by water (Wood, insulation, etc.)
@MaxMakerChannel
11 ай бұрын
That must really suck! We are not in a flood area. Flooding is pretty much impossible here. Except for this freak accident. 10% less rainfall and the pathway would have been high enough.
@WilfriedSDV
11 ай бұрын
Just discovered your channel, it increased how much i want to buy a house and customize it myself too ! I'm happy i've stumbled upon it and i'm happy that you seem to enjoy yourself upgrading your house ! I'll check your other videos because the trashcans rolling outside made me curious i have to admit
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