How to grade land - DIY Home Improvement Forum
Dec 29, 2008 · a) Fill a bucket halfway with water. b) Put the bucket of water on the highest spot of the ground . (the highest area where you want to level.) Stick a ruler into the ground next to the bucket and mark the water level of the bucket onto the ruler.
Land grading - DIY Home Improvement Forum
Jan 16, 2014 · Land grading Jump to Latest 2K views 5 replies 4 participants last post by cleveman Jan 17, 2014
Retaining wall vs grading slope pros / cons advice please
Feb 22, 2016 · G. GottaFixIt. 431 posts · Joined 2010. #2 · Feb 22, 2016. A good retaining wall install includes it's own drain tile when necessary. It can also add to the aesthics and value of the property. We did this a while back across the front of the …
Grading, Water Management, and French Drain - Newbie at...
Apr 3, 2024 · 6. Grading: Keep the elevation against the foundation as is, what looks like 6" exposed under the windows is good. So to get a 5% slope (6" over 10'), you may have to dig down towards the street and backyard. You may have enough spoils to …
who should I hire to regrade my yard? - DIY Home Improvement …
Jul 31, 2013 · Earth movers come in, scrape the topsoil, sloppy grade the property, and leave it for homeowners to fix grading and drainage problems. First buyers in own the grade. Person on the low end gets everybody else's floating or jetisoned stuff water can carry. Person in the middle if last to buy, gets land drainage from both sides.
Low Deck: Drainage/Grading...gravel? - DIY Home Improvement …
Nov 9, 2021 · Always the best way to make decisions (eye roll at myself). Your grading is incomplete. The ground surface should continue to be graded downward away from the house and away from the deck. If you absolutely must, ten feet beyond the outer edge of the deck the grade can start to slope up again going yet further away.
Can you raise the roof on a pole barn after it's built?
Mar 23, 2012 · L. LMPD Discussion starter. 15 posts · Joined 2011. #1 · Mar 23, 2012. We hired a reputable contractor to build a 34x34x16'6" (H) pole barn for us to store our boat. The opening had to be at least 12' tall. They built the building 2'8" too short in height. To make up for the difference they excavated 3' of dirt to "correct" their mistake.
Water coming from underground service conduit
Jul 27, 2022 · S. seharper. 9585 posts · Joined 2020. #7 ·Jul 27, 2022. So it's entirely possible this water is coming from leaks in the underground pipe. That's fine electrically. Outdoor conduit is assumed to be 100% full of water 100% of the time. But yes, if you're having hydraulic action like that, it's time to resolve it.
Buried Concrete in My Yard - DIY Home Improvement Forum
Jun 15, 2023 · MD COMAR calls this dump on home site an OPEN DUMP, so my yard has become an open dump, and land was a separate purchase required prior to construction starting so I think I have some protection that way too - it was not the builder's property, but mine & dump happens w/o my permission or knowledge - my contract was exclusively to build a house, …
Water standing in the backyard - DIY Home Improvement Forum
Apr 27, 2011 · You have two problems: 1. clay heavy soil doesn't percolate well - water doesn't travel through it quickly. 2. low spot in the yard that has nowhere to drain - even if you didn't have clay, a bowl in your yard will still gather water. #2 is easier to solve via dry wells, drain tile, swales, etc combined with eliminating the negative grading.