Need to grade down the side of house. Width on side of house is only ~7 ft - less some places. Have to work around AC condenser & one large tree on property line.
I can string a line in one shot - but it'll be ~ 8 - 12" off the brick wall, not down center of "drainage way." Most here will be done by shovel & raking.
Not sure if establishing the grade 1st - by shovel - right next to house w/ the sloped string say, 3.5" off ground - to slide piece of 2x4 under it - for a gauge to see if reached proper grade.
Then, use a level - perpendicular to the side of house & drive in short stakes - more in middle of drainage way, to the proper height? That's still a lot of eyeballing while shoveling, when you don't have a string to follow. My back gives trouble bending a lot, so the quicker, the better.
Driving grade level stakes every 2 ft (in middle of drainage way) would seem hard to shovel between.
Thanks.
I can string a line in one shot - but it'll be ~ 8 - 12" off the brick wall, not down center of "drainage way." Most here will be done by shovel & raking.
Not sure if establishing the grade 1st - by shovel - right next to house w/ the sloped string say, 3.5" off ground - to slide piece of 2x4 under it - for a gauge to see if reached proper grade.
Then, use a level - perpendicular to the side of house & drive in short stakes - more in middle of drainage way, to the proper height? That's still a lot of eyeballing while shoveling, when you don't have a string to follow. My back gives trouble bending a lot, so the quicker, the better.
Driving grade level stakes every 2 ft (in middle of drainage way) would seem hard to shovel between.
Thanks.