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mrhtbd
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Anyone have any suggestions how to build-up a lawn so it isn't soggy from the neighbor's run-off all the time?
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between you an your neighbor that is running off their water to you, you need to build a french drain.. it's a a trench that is filled with stone and gravel.. with a perferated pipe running the length.. look it up.. they could explain it better.. But in short.. the water would run off their property into your drainage system and the out to the street or where ever.. It's like a blockage
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^^^^ yup yup...I was going to say something similar with a drain....You can always put up a concrete border on the property line with will prevent the water from coming over to your side....Ive always seperated my property on both sides this way....I like the way it looks....
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I like the trench drain idea. There is a big drain put in by the township when the house was built in 1972.
I guess over the years the thing got clogged and the runoff became more than just the slope of the lawn can handle.
For perferated pipe, is it that black kind with the rings around it (flex piping)?
I guess I would use 6 inch?
How deep do I dig the hole and how many inches of stone should I put under the pipe?
Also, do I use crusher waste as stone or 1" to 1 1/2" stone?
Thanks
I guess over the years the thing got clogged and the runoff became more than just the slope of the lawn can handle.
For perferated pipe, is it that black kind with the rings around it (flex piping)?
I guess I would use 6 inch?
How deep do I dig the hole and how many inches of stone should I put under the pipe?
Also, do I use crusher waste as stone or 1" to 1 1/2" stone?
Thanks
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You could probably use class 5 gravel, i would dig your trench a good 3 to 6 feet, depending on the grade. You'll have to run the drainage pipe at a downslope angle for maximum flow.
Yes, the black pipe you describe is the stuff you want. I would put 3 to 6 inches of gravel under the pipe, that part isn't as important, you want just enough so that when it settles it doesn't get down in the dirt and get clogged.
Yes, the black pipe you describe is the stuff you want. I would put 3 to 6 inches of gravel under the pipe, that part isn't as important, you want just enough so that when it settles it doesn't get down in the dirt and get clogged.
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Get your property higher than theirs in the soggy area .
Sand will do the trick.
Not top soil because it has to many weed seeds.
What you need is sub soil
Just build it up slowly.
This will allow the existing grass to grow through, as long as you don?t completely cover it up.
If feasible you could just dig a small ditch
Sand will do the trick.
Not top soil because it has to many weed seeds.
What you need is sub soil
Just build it up slowly.
This will allow the existing grass to grow through, as long as you don?t completely cover it up.
If feasible you could just dig a small ditch
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stunner69
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Good idea, had the same prob. I was able to get the town to let me tie into the town storm system. I had 4' pipe from around my yard and the rain gutters about 4' deep out to curb and straight into the storm system. I also had more top soil put around my house to correct the gade.
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Just rent a trencher from a equipment store and go down about a foot. They have plastic tubing with holes that will allow the water into the tubing and have it go from top of yard to the end of the yard. I did this in the back yard when putting in my sprinkler system for excess flooding runoff. It works just fine. In honesty though, a concrete curbing that only sets about 3-4 inches high that is mainly used as decoration to seperate property lines as well as flowerbeds from yards will do the trick. Unless the water buildup is a ridiculous amount. Much cheaper route imo...
