nabberuk wrote:
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how large an area?

- As can be seen from the photo, the area is fairly small, around 5-10
square meters.

sorry, not everyone is on-line when they read/write
replies. i am online now and looked at the picture
and i agree with the others, it really looks ok to me,
remember most people don't see areas close up, they
don't have to be perfect.


large puddles or just rough to walk on or?

- There are some puddles, the whole lawn has waves with the highest
being around 20cm higher than the lowest point.

often those waves are there for some reason or another.
if the water is coming off pavement or the roof they
could be channels to guide the water away from the
foundation of the house.

or they might just be due to erosion from water flows
or settling of the original area if they didn't evenly
compact and level the soil.

so it helps a lot to know what is actually happening
during a heavy rain. if those channels are from or
guiding water flows or what... if later on you bring in
fill without understanding your drainage it could backfire
and leave you with muddy water on the walkways or backing
up to the foundation.

take some time to observe the area during a heavy
rain before doing anything else and see what that tells
you. drainage is important to get right before doing
much else.

if the low spots are clearly away from the house and
won't be a problem to level you can do some of that work
and seed them in, but often such areas are left to capture
extra rain so it can soak in. they don't really cause any
problems and can be helping solve another.


songbird