I want to close these holes in the wall somehow. Everytime it rains these rocks come out

 

I take it these are for drainage? So his yard drains into yours? You could always plug them up with water proof mortar/ grout. But who knows what that would cause. Maybe it'd flood him out! Or maybe the wall would fall over.
Do it!!! :lol:

 

I would first try to contain the spill so it doesn't spread.

Then I would investigate what law was broken since he is determined to deny the whole thing ever happened like a child with chocolate frosting on his face denying that they ate the cake.

Closing the hole might not be legal. In my area, retaining walls are regulated.

 

I take it these are for drainage? So his yard drains into yours? You could always plug them up with water proof mortar/ grout. But who knows what that would cause. Maybe it'd flood him out! Or maybe the wall would fall over.
Do it!!! :lol:

HAAA! That's exactly what I was thinking!! But then if the wall fell over, then... damn...

 

Yeah I'd venture to guess plugging up drainage is a big legal no go

 

How would that get to a legal issue? I dont see how it would get that far. I suppose " if " the wall fell over then someone would have to pay for it.

 

I put SLS on the oil to try to thin it. Hopefully that does something...
I have a ton of SLS left over from when I used to make BLSC.

 

I put SLS on the oil to try to thin it. Hopefully that does something...
I have a ton of SLS left over from when I used to make BLSC.

@DeepC
What is BLSC?

 

I put SLS on the oil to try to thin it. Hopefully that does something...
I have a ton of SLS left over from when I used to make BLSC.

@DeepC
What is BLSC?

Best Lawn Soil Conditioner- SLS, yucca, and water, from the other forum. (Which I dont follow anymore), Morpheus used to explain how well it worked. I only used it a couple times so I dont know how effective it is. I have clay soil, and maybe it was @Spammage that said it was terrible for his clay soil so I said good enough for me and quit using it.

 

Folks here will tell ya that it's illegal to drain your water into someones yard.... so I'd plug it up with some spray foam. Next time he dumps the oil down the hole, it'll back up all over his yard.

When it comes out the next pipe, plug it up too.. After all, it's your wall I assume, on your property.

 

I put SLS on the oil to try to thin it. Hopefully that does something...
I have a ton of SLS left over from when I used to make BLSC.

@DeepC
What is BLSC?

Best Lawn Soil Conditioner- SLS, yucca, and water, from the other forum. (Which I dont follow anymore), Morpheus used to explain how well it worked. I only used it a couple times so I dont know how effective it is. I have clay soil, and maybe it was @Spammage that said it was terrible for his clay soil so I said good enough for me and quit using it.

What a memory. Yes, it's a surfactant made with SLS that helps with LDS, but the more I used, the more problematic my soil became.

 

So yeah, I would try to figure out if the drainage is regulated in some way. If not I would plug them, if it is, and the dude is poisoning your yard I would call the EPA and say you think they are dumping toxic chemicals on your yard, you don't know what it is, but it's oily and killing your grass. Since they've denied doing it you have no idea if it's cooking oil, or diesel fuel.

 

Best Lawn Soil Conditioner- SLS, yucca, and water, from the other forum. (Which I dont follow anymore), Morpheus used to explain how well it worked. I only used it a couple times so I dont know how effective it is. I have clay soil, and maybe it was @Spammage that said it was terrible for his clay soil so I said good enough for me and quit using it.

Wow, it has been a while since I've seen that acronym. :lol:

 

I'll state the obvious up front - what type of person dumps cooking oil down a hole in their yard which leads directly onto the neighbor's lawn? This is the second post I've seen in a few weeks about shady neighbors dumping oil onto another's lawn. Odd.

As for the legal aspect, there are several potential issues: private nuisance, trespass, illegal discharge, and possibly some HOA violation. In reality, though, it seems like such a small amount that a verbal warning might be best.

 

Dig a new french drain, attach to "his" drain pipe, and route whatever it is he dumps down there somewhere else. All the other suggestions I have are best not put down in writing.

 

Yeah I'd venture to guess plugging up drainage is a big legal no go

I would think you have all the right in the world to prevent neighbors runoff from draining into your yard

 

So the big question is, Will plugging these holes in the wall cause it to fall? Or cause some other problem?

 

I would imagine the water will find a way out one way or another, like seepage through the mortar. I don't believe it would cause the wall to fail unless there are hurricane force winds that push the wooden fence over and ultimately take the stone with it.

 

yeah, i would think plugging the drains would eventually take down the wall... if the water has nowhere to go, it will saturate the soil and eventually push the wall and make it unstable...

I like the french drain idea... to then route to a grease trap, to then a pump and a high pressure sprinkler to send the oil back...
Seems elaborate, but I'm devious and hate inconsiderate neighbors.

 

So the big question is, Will plugging these holes in the wall cause it to fall? Or cause some other problem?

If the wall is on your neighbor's property, you could potentially be liable for trespass if you plug the holes.

I don't know if it freezes in your area, but if so water sitting in a drain pipe will expand when frozen, possibly making even more problems if you plug it.

I'd think this thing through some more.

 

I dont know who's wall it is. It runs down behind every yard on my street. The row of houses behind my street is up a little higher.
You can see he has tried to pour concrete or something down one of the holes on his side to block it up. But it appears he missed somehow.

 

This neighbor really enjoys putting stuff in his holes. (Pun intended)

 

This neighbor of yours sounds like a grade A dingleberry.

 

yeah, i would think plugging the drains would eventually take down the wall... if the water has nowhere to go, it will saturate the soil and eventually push the wall and make it unstable...

I like the french drain idea... to then route to a grease trap, to then a pump and a high pressure sprinkler to send the oil back...
Seems elaborate, but I'm devious and hate inconsiderate neighbors.

I like it.

 

I'm thinking that since he knows he's been caught in the act, he'll be less likely to do it again. I would certainly consider calling the police if it happens again.

As far as plugging the holes, I would assume this was part of the plan for drainage for the subdivision that would have to be approved by the City, so altering that drainage plan without approval could subject you to legal issues should your alterations cause someone's house to flood, or even cause someone's yard to become a pond.

I would try to keep the situation from escalating. I'm reminded of the Pennsylvania snow shoveling issue between neighbors that resulted in a murder/suicide a couple of months ago.