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Landscape help - drainage problems
Posted on 4/3/16 at 9:27 pm
Posted on 4/3/16 at 9:27 pm
My back yard is a problem area for the most part. It stays wet during the rainy season and I need to try and fix the problem. I've built a small drainage canal through my backyard to the ditch. It's about 40 yards long. It has helped but not enough. Can anyone recommend a landscape architect or other professional in the Prairieville area? Thanks for your time and consideration.
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Posted on 4/3/16 at 9:52 pm to hedgehog
You have any pics of the problem?
Posted on 4/4/16 at 2:10 am to hedgehog
Plug aerate top/fill with sand
Posted on 4/4/16 at 7:16 am to hedgehog
quote:
no pics
Sounds like you need to draw up a paint picture...
You should put some underground drainage with catch basins. Not much to it, water flows down hill. Start high and end low.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:30 am to hedgehog
Fill dirt then top soil, and a lot of it...
Posted on 2/23/17 at 5:31 am to hedgehog
French drain will be the perfect solution for your yard problem. We have a french drain in our yard. It is easy to install and it takes away the moisture from flooding your yard. Here is an article which will give you more information about french drain ( LINK / ). Hope you'll find it useful.
Posted on 2/23/17 at 10:34 am to hedgehog
Get a load of topsoil and build up your back yard and grade it properly.
Why is this even a question. Put one drain between your yard and neighbors pool and make him pay half. Because, if you can show that he raised his yard (which he did) and it floods yours, they'll make him pay for the entire drain.
Why is this even a question. Put one drain between your yard and neighbors pool and make him pay half. Because, if you can show that he raised his yard (which he did) and it floods yours, they'll make him pay for the entire drain.
Posted on 2/23/17 at 11:08 am to hedgehog
i'm the first house in subdivision and everyone's water drains into my back yard and then into the ditch to the side of our house by the road.
during a downpour we have a lazy river flowing.
i added 3 catch basins and within 2 hours after downpour all standing water is gone.
didn't really need all 3,but i didn't want to have to do it again if 1 wasn't enough.
i was going to do a french drain but read some people developed clogs with clay after a couple of years.
had an area that had gravel that i wanted to lay turf instead,so used that gravel to lay over/around the pipe to help with drainage as well.
during a downpour we have a lazy river flowing.
i added 3 catch basins and within 2 hours after downpour all standing water is gone.
didn't really need all 3,but i didn't want to have to do it again if 1 wasn't enough.
i was going to do a french drain but read some people developed clogs with clay after a couple of years.
had an area that had gravel that i wanted to lay turf instead,so used that gravel to lay over/around the pipe to help with drainage as well.
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