Good afternoon, all! I’m closing on a house in the Houston area soon that has a 20’ x 40’ foot pool with a square hot tub at one corner. I know little about pools because I’ve never had one, but I’ll try to ask my question the best I can. Basically, the yard on one side of the pool is the low point in the yard as well as the low point for the next door neighbor, so water collects there. In addition to the pool there is an in-ground sprinkler system. There is also an in-ground drainage system that shoots all gutter water and anything else that the back yard drain, and decking drain, collects. At the lowest point where I previously described, there is always standing water. There is a drain right in the center of that standing water, presumably the last drain before the in-ground drainage system leads to the street. It seems to me that at a minimum there is a blockage in the drain, if nothing else. However, I can’t help but think the pool may be leaking too, which is contributing to the standing water. I’m trying to get a company to go do a leak test ASAP before my option period is up, but I’m running out of time.
So I guess my question is, what are your thoughts on whether or not this should be a roadblock to me moving past my option period? And is a soggy yard something I should be worried about? I spoke to a guy who has been servicing the pool for many years and he said that part of the yard always tends to be soggy. Doesn’t seem right to me, but what do I know! Any feedback is REALLY appreciated.
The attached file shows the area of soggy grass (surrounded by black-dashed-lines) and the general direction of the lowest-lying area where the water seems to always be standing and the drain doesn’t seem to be draining it.
So I guess my question is, what are your thoughts on whether or not this should be a roadblock to me moving past my option period? And is a soggy yard something I should be worried about? I spoke to a guy who has been servicing the pool for many years and he said that part of the yard always tends to be soggy. Doesn’t seem right to me, but what do I know! Any feedback is REALLY appreciated.
The attached file shows the area of soggy grass (surrounded by black-dashed-lines) and the general direction of the lowest-lying area where the water seems to always be standing and the drain doesn’t seem to be draining it.
