How can I keep my porch from flooding when it rains?
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The management should take care of the problem, you probably need a french drain. But you can also buy a water barrier you could place alongside the deck edge ,...https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0085S1VCK/ref=asc_df_B0085S1VCK5030599/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=394997&creativeASIN=B0085S1VCK&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198100289173&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=677227086745594594&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033057&hvtargid=pla-318883468939
you can make on the outside a little wall or slid to stop the water before it reach your patio
It looks like you need a linear drain running in front of the balcony, but I would think that is a job for your local council, our council did it in front of our garden walls when we were having to step over huge puddles to get through the gate. Or some sort of barrier. Also is the paving on the balcony draining in the right direction to take the water away rather than puddling? It doesn't look like it is.
1. Be sure your renter's insurance covers water damage/flood. 2. Talk to management about fixing the problem. Remind them if the apartment floods they will lose it's use while doing repairs that will cost a lot more than fixing the problem now.
Definitely definitely check your renter's insurance in addition to all of the above suggestions!
I agree with everyone that it is the responsibility of your landlord, however; depending on how long it takes for them to get it fixed could mean the loss of important items to you. If you have an edger, which you likely don't living in an apartment, ask friends that own houses if they have one. Along the cement edge of your patio/deck use the edger to remove at least two inches of soil away from the edge as well as in depth. This will make a trough for the water to go into instead of onto your patio/deck. You could make it a bit wider and find yourself some brick that they use to brick houses, laying them on their edge lengthwise place them in this trough to raise the barrier to 4". Good luck and hopefully they get onto it fast for you to save you the work!
I live in my own home but i got a sump pump with a float and buried it in a hole with bucket upside down with holes in it...and added a drain line to pump away from house...since then i have no trouble..ps has to be plugged up at all times...
This HAS to be dealt with asap by the Management of the building. Be sure to take, and keep, photographs of the flooding and make sure you put the date on the back of each photo.
Sand bags as a temporary fix. Definitely go to Management. keep notes on each time you contact them.
I hope you have a responsible landlord, water damage sometimes doesn't become apparent for a long time.
You certainly need to get a drain put along the external edge of your patio to take the water away from your porch and hopefully feed directly into a storm water drain. Alternatively build up the area by blocking the water with bricks or some other sort of trim. If correctly installed with concrete the water should hit the bricks / blocks or other product and flow past. I have to admit I have an issue with storm water coming into my garage but it is just one of those things.... the previous owner put in a sump that can not handle the quantity of water that collects in the space and as that was signed off by the council and it would cost thousands of dollars to fix I just raise my items off the ground with pallets. Your problem does however look much easier to fix.
Make a gutter wall to get the water to flow to the right.
Maybe a small piece of a gutter atttached to the poles. That would lead the water away for now. Then get you hoa or managment involved.
Have the same issue but I'm downstairs. Told management but he apologized and said there's nothing he can do.
Take photos, make sure your renters insurance is updated, and check to see if you have a local board of enforcement. There are BOCA codes in all jurisdictions.
After you talk to the property manager about the flooding, I would follow up with a letter outlining your expectation they will promptly repair the problem and that any damages to your unit and property will be their liability. Send it registered and keep a copy.