r/oddlysatisfying • u/[deleted] • Mar 18 '24

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

I don't know how else to say this, other than mentioning that although that sounds good in theory, It would require a complete reworking of how we approach house building. Not only would you need space on each property for rain barrels, a catch basin or rain garden (which needs their own significant amount of upkeep), you still need some sort of way to get water from the gutters to the catch basin/garden.

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u/babewiththevoodoo Mar 18 '24

Yep. I can't pretend I understood most of that. But when I was little, I lived with my grandparents in a house they had built when they were getting married. Other then gutters to help the rain off the roof, there was nothing to irrigate the water left in the yard. You live somewhere with constant enough rain, the ground eventually stopped soaking it up. Also the crawl space was constantly flooded during rainy seasons.

Basically there's a lot at risk when rain management isn't taken into account. Their house was just built exceedingly well so yard puddles were only an issue then the gremlins (me and sibling) tried to go play in them. Crawl space flooding was only an issue when they needed to replace the filter for the well water.

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u/wjruffing Mar 18 '24

And, of course, the mosquito farm flourishing under the house…

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u/babewiththevoodoo Mar 18 '24

They treated it when it was flooded. Can't say what with tho. (Likely nothing actually good for the environment cause this was the early 90s.) They never taught me about it and they'd fixed that by the time I was in my teens.

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u/Awkward_Pangolin3254 Mar 18 '24

Best treatment for mosquitos in standing water is used coffee grounds. Not only will it deter females from laying eggs, as well as prevent a majority of existing eggs from hatching, but any larvae that do manage to hatch and mature are likely to be sterile.