How about renting a gasoline-powered trencher from Wicks' Lumber and installing a three feet deep drainage system w/ those el cheapo 5" pvc, drain-hole, pipes(?) and gravel all around the house to drain it all away. Back in the suburbs of Boston, these were called a French drainage system for some unknown reason. Like, except for hitting lots of small rocks and the water-sewer-electric service lines....how difficult can such a task be and would it require a building permit?
