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Hey guys this is my first post here and I figured I would share my project I just did over the past summer. I bought a house and it has a very wet backyard due to clay soils. The walkout basement is at a low point so I figured that I would rent a Kubota and make a mess!
I ended up installing a 100'+ french drain with 4" preforated corrogated pipe w/ a drain sleeve and have crushed stone around it. I then put some landscape fabric over that and covered it back up with dirt and planted grass. What a difference it has made! This summer I am going to dig a small retention pond for a place for the water to discharge because right now I have a 4x6 dug hole that fills up quick.
After that was finished I decided to build a retaining wall to get some slope and encourage the water to runoff into the french drain. I finished that after some long nights after work and then laid down some crushed stone, landscape fabric, sand, and finally pavers. After a long 14 hour day we laid all the sand and pavers.
I had an old chicken coop that I repurposed into a cabana that holds a mini fridge, patio equipment, some lighting, surround sound, cable and a TV. Got a new patio set and a fire pit to enjoy the summer/fall nights outside, and then finally hooked up a hot tub (found one on craigslist for $100 and fixed it up). Did some landscaping around the retaining wall and alot of puttering and tidying up.
Now it is time to sit back, relax, and enjoy some of my hard work!
Pics with captions to follow!
I ended up installing a 100'+ french drain with 4" preforated corrogated pipe w/ a drain sleeve and have crushed stone around it. I then put some landscape fabric over that and covered it back up with dirt and planted grass. What a difference it has made! This summer I am going to dig a small retention pond for a place for the water to discharge because right now I have a 4x6 dug hole that fills up quick.
After that was finished I decided to build a retaining wall to get some slope and encourage the water to runoff into the french drain. I finished that after some long nights after work and then laid down some crushed stone, landscape fabric, sand, and finally pavers. After a long 14 hour day we laid all the sand and pavers.
I had an old chicken coop that I repurposed into a cabana that holds a mini fridge, patio equipment, some lighting, surround sound, cable and a TV. Got a new patio set and a fire pit to enjoy the summer/fall nights outside, and then finally hooked up a hot tub (found one on craigslist for $100 and fixed it up). Did some landscaping around the retaining wall and alot of puttering and tidying up.
Now it is time to sit back, relax, and enjoy some of my hard work!
Pics with captions to follow!