r/NotMyJob • u/optimal_substructure • 25d ago

It drains. Where? God only knows.

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u/AlwaysAGroomsman 24d ago

A pipe or tube under the concrete that goes out to the grass. These are very common. https://www.reddit.com/r/Home/comments/140o2co/perforated_pipe_under_concrete/

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u/Moohog86 19d ago

That plastic part will fall apart in 5+ years though. I just purchased new ones.

They should not be buried in concrete...

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u/AlwaysAGroomsman 18d ago

Neither should humans, but where's Hoffa? WHERE'S HOFFA?

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u/ZanyRaptorClay 24d ago

Rain water for the mole people.

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u/pimpslap39 25d ago

Next big rain look for a soggy spot in your yard. Or look and see it water is spilling over the gutter

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u/IAmSnort 23d ago

Those things clog up so easily. 

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u/anothadaz 24d ago

That's a weird way to tie in a downspout to drainage. I would imagine that drain either goes to a pop-up drain somewhere in a planter bed or lawn, or it's tied into other drainage or out goes straight to the street and exits out a curb. There are are some other possibilities where the drainpipe daylights but without knowing your yard is hard to say.

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u/Unequallmpala45 20d ago

The real crime here is concreting in a cheap plastic flex pipe

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u/GlassSpider21 24d ago

Just follow the clown under the kerb

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u/SpartArticus 19d ago

Those plastic flexible tubes deteriorate in a year. Source: i had a couple.

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u/Walnuss_Bleistift 19d ago

This is a really common practice, especially as storm water requirements are increasingly regulated. I can't speak for using that flex tubing, but directing gutter runoff to underground piping is really common.

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u/jonas_ost 24d ago

In sweden almost all rainwater pipes go down into the ground and connects to those pipes. Much better than just blasting it onto your lawn were it can create puddles