Japanese landscapping advice needed
I have a Japanese landscapped front yard and am looking to do the same in
the back. First project is to tackle a drainange problem along one side of the yard. Issue is pitifully poor grading done - water stands along fence instead of draining. Slope is pretty sharp with fence roughly 10' out from house. Am looking for something inexpensive yet durable. Options: 1) Retaining wall made of 4x4 timbers 2) Retaining wall made of 4x4 timbers with french drain 3) Retaining wall of timbers, faced with false rock 4) Build slope and pile dirt directly along fence, hoping that it does not rot and termites do not infest the fence line So, what are other options, how can these be made into more of an oriental look/solution. Fairly big lot, long fenceline... |
Japanese landscapping advice needed
Chris, the issue is where can the water go? you need a slope to carry the
water away, and in many cases the issue is due to a neighbor on the oter side of your fence building up their yard for a planting bed. Options: 1) go to Home Depot and rent a Transit. Get someone to help you shoot an elevation of your yard, and determine where you can have the water drain. 2) use a hose and see where the slop lies and the water runs to. either way, you will need to help it get there. The time testeed way is to dig a trench to a lower spot, line the trench with perforated drain pipe lined with gravel, and make sure you have a slope of at least 2" per 10' "Chris Carruth" wrote in message m... I have a Japanese landscapped front yard and am looking to do the same in the back. First project is to tackle a drainange problem along one side of the yard. Issue is pitifully poor grading done - water stands along fence instead of draining. Slope is pretty sharp with fence roughly 10' out from house. Am looking for something inexpensive yet durable. Options: 1) Retaining wall made of 4x4 timbers 2) Retaining wall made of 4x4 timbers with french drain 3) Retaining wall of timbers, faced with false rock 4) Build slope and pile dirt directly along fence, hoping that it does not rot and termites do not infest the fence line So, what are other options, how can these be made into more of an oriental look/solution. Fairly big lot, long fenceline... |
Japanese landscapping advice needed
Chris, the issue is where can the water go? you need a slope to carry the
water away, and in many cases the issue is due to a neighbor on the oter side of your fence building up their yard for a planting bed. Options: 1) go to Home Depot and rent a Transit. Get someone to help you shoot an elevation of your yard, and determine where you can have the water drain. 2) use a hose and see where the slop lies and the water runs to. either way, you will need to help it get there. The time testeed way is to dig a trench to a lower spot, line the trench with perforated drain pipe lined with gravel, and make sure you have a slope of at least 2" per 10' "Chris Carruth" wrote in message m... I have a Japanese landscapped front yard and am looking to do the same in the back. First project is to tackle a drainange problem along one side of the yard. Issue is pitifully poor grading done - water stands along fence instead of draining. Slope is pretty sharp with fence roughly 10' out from house. Am looking for something inexpensive yet durable. Options: 1) Retaining wall made of 4x4 timbers 2) Retaining wall made of 4x4 timbers with french drain 3) Retaining wall of timbers, faced with false rock 4) Build slope and pile dirt directly along fence, hoping that it does not rot and termites do not infest the fence line So, what are other options, how can these be made into more of an oriental look/solution. Fairly big lot, long fenceline... |
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