What workarounds did people try for "How to stop water pooling against the house from sinking concrete"?

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Community members documented 99 workarounds:
1. Installing channel drains or trench drains
2. Using sandbags
3. Foam injection or foam jacking to lift and re-grade the slabs
4. Killing weeds to prevent further cracking
5. tuckpointing and sealing
6. using mud jacking to level concrete
7. Feathering the slope further out through extensive digging
8. Directing runoff toward the street rather than neighbor structures
9. Installing a channel or French drain to divert water to the curb
10. Doing manual labor-intensive grading without heavy equipment
11. digging French drains
12. setting up a sump pump to pump water away from the house
13. shutting off the main water supply to check for a leaking line
14. making the downspout longer with extensions
15. using a flexible gutter downspout extension
16. buying 6 feet of corrugated piping and an adapter
17. using a splash guard
18. filling the low spot with dirt
19. attaching 2x4 lumber to concrete using construction adhesive to create a makeshift dam
20. using rubber water barriers normally used under shower doors
21. using temporary sandbags
22. cutting the concrete and installing a French drain system
23. pouring a small concrete curb using repair mortar
24. Applying backer rod and sealant in gaps
25. re-configuring guttering to eliminate downspouts on that side
26. using a downspout extension
27. carefully excavating and building the grade to form a straight slope to the street
28. installing a buried water collector and sump
29. Extending the drain away from the house so it drains downhill past the A/C units.
30. Digging a trench
31. Using a splash block
32. Installing a french drain with a PVC collector pipe
33. Attaching a tube to the condensate pipes
34. Installing a French drain along the perimeter of the garden bed
35. Using an outflow splash block or river rock pile
36. Adding water-loving plants
37. Extending the downspout out into the grass
38. re-grading away from the foundation
39. making a swale
40. installing French drains and a basement pump
41. hiring landscaping companies for drainage evaluations and estimates
42. planting native bushes
43. installing a water feature
44. putting down decorative gravel
45. using flower pots instead of ground planting
46. Hiring a landscape drainage contractor for regrading, swales, catch basins, or French drains
47. Running a camera through the existing builder drain pipe to check for clogs
48. Jetting the clogged drain clean with water
49. Talking with the neighbor to coordinate fixes and potentially split costs
50. building a slightly raised curb or barrier along the edge of the patio
51. using construction adhesive and polyurethane caulk to seal bricks or edging to the slab
52. backfilling the area by the house to be angled away
53. installing a dry well or running a drain under the slab
54. using saw cuts or placing medium-sized boulders to redirect water
55. Grinding down the concrete bulge with a masonry blade
56. Raising the pads and adding dirt underneath to fix the tilt
57. Running a bead of polyurethane sealant along the seam and setting bricks on top
58. Building a drain in the flower bed and leading it under the cement
59. Using plastic or flexible gutter extensions to reach the grass
60. Adding an extra brick or block behind the downspout
61. Digging up and repairing or cleaning out the corrugated underground drain pipe
62. Installing an underground drainage system with PVC pipe and a pop-up emitter
63. Installing a catch basin or grate to collect water and tie it into a solid pipe running downhill
64. Adding stones next to the house
65. Installing a French drain
66. Checking for downspouts
67. Planning to take more pictures to assess the situation
68. Tying gutters into a drain line leading to the curb
69. Installing a drain line with a flush grate connected to a T-junction
70. Regrading topography or constructing a drywell/french drain
71. Replacing impermeable pavers with gravel or permeable materials
72. Adding soil and regrading the bed
73. Using temporary or flat downspout extensions across the sidewalk during rain
74. Burying a drain pipe and pop-up emitter in the yard
75. redirecting downspouts further away using extensions or perpendicular placement
76. filling the area with dirt to improve grading
77. installing a drain to the street or French drains connected to pipes
78. hiring a landscaper to evaluate and fix drainage options
79. Installing drywells or retention ponds
80. Wrapping downspouts to empty into the driveway
81. Digging a drainage pit and french drains leading to it
82. Using a french drain with a sump basin and pump to push water out to the street
83. Re-grading the yard
84. Planting deep-rooted ornamental native grasses to help soil absorb water
85. Using downspout elbows and straight segments to route water around roof edges
86. Installing and replacing sump pumps and French drains
87. Hiring contractors to remove mold and replace subfloors and floor joists
88. Researching and attempting to encapsulate crawl spaces independently
89. Consulting structural engineers
90. Dig down and add river rocks to turn the runoff path into a dry creek bed
91. Plant native water-loving vegetation along the edges to slow water velocity and retain soil
92. Use machinery to change channelized flow into sheet flow and divert it away from the foundation
93. Install gabion check dams along contour lines up the slope to reduce runoff speed
94. Widen the swale and make it shallower
95. Hire a professional drainage landscaper
96. Dig a shallow trench and fill it with gravel
97. Put a railroad tie at the bottom of the slope
98. Getting an estimate for a French drain
99. Searching for water-tolerant plants or trees that soak up excess water

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