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Old 03-09-2006, 11:10 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
EddSmith EddSmith is offline
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Default Cost of re-turfing a lawn

Hello,

To correct drainage you need to break up the clay by introducing sharp
sand to the soil, this will help the water drain through. If you just
added more soil or blended loam it would just sit on top of the clay
and when it rains a larger puddle would form and saturate the ground
because the water would be gathering on top of the clay.. The sand
would need to be rotovated into the existing soil, this would need to
be done after a period of dry weather so that the clay is not wet.
After this has been done and the lawn laid the ground would need
regular aeration just to make sure that drainage is happening. The
easiest way is with a fork or a push along spiker, the end result needs
to be lots of small holes, the holes about little finger width, when it
rains the water will find its way to the wholes and drain off the
surface, not only will it stop the lawn flooding but it will get water
to the roots, where it needs to be. If the draining stops or signs of
it stopping are noticed then after spiking you could brush more sand
into the wholes.

Hope this helps.

EddSmith.

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