Hoosierhog, In 2008 we had 10 inches of rain in 24 hours. That's when I noticed the 40 acre field across the road sent water towards the house. The house was the lowest point. There was 3 inches of water in the basement.
No drain pipes could handle that much water, so I bought a terramite and began to provide a path for the water to drain to the gravel pit adjacent to my back yard. It took a long time to remove almost 4 feet of dirt and make a place for water to run away from the house and pole barn. On clay, water runs off much faster than it soaks in. I tried using drain pipes in a few places and soon learned pipes don't work fast enough.
When we get a hard rain, I have a river system in the yard. The yard was a muddy mess for a long time. Each rain showed me where water stood, the high spots, low spots in the yard.
You can't raise a concrete floor, you need to remove dirt and make the floor the highest point.
I own rental property. In some places, people added gravel to the drives so much so, the drive was a foot above the garage floor. I had to remove the gravel and start over.
Best tool I own besides the terramite is a self leveling rotating laser transit. Gives you a good idea just how much dirt you have to remove.
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