Good drainage helps a lot when it comes to maintain the land. Especially if this is going to be lawn. I am not a big fan of the clean crushed rock without fabric, as it can sink in muddy spots and change established levels. I prefer the minus crushed rock, although it does not drain as well. Whenever I have a trench where I have excess of water collecting, I add a parallel perforated pipe and join it to the "carrying" pipe with a Y downstream to it. So the water flowing from the "carrying" pipe will not irrigate the zone. Then the drainage pipe will flow into the "carrying" pipe. Firewood season is going to begin soon!!! Have a good weekend!
Thanks for your tips, Joe. The parallel drainage you describe is similar to the two pipes I joined. One was from the garage floor, the other from the house perimeter drain. This area will not be lawn, just part of the field that I'll mow a couple times a year. But with the surface runoff from the 3 drains, it was making it very muddy those times I mowed, plus it was killing the trees I transplanted.
you did just fine. so far so good.
Good drainage helps a lot when it comes to maintain the land. Especially if this is going to be lawn. I am not a big fan of the clean crushed rock without fabric, as it can sink in muddy spots and change established levels. I prefer the minus crushed rock, although it does not drain as well. Whenever I have a trench where I have excess of water collecting, I add a parallel perforated pipe and join it to the "carrying" pipe with a Y downstream to it. So the water flowing from the "carrying" pipe will not irrigate the zone. Then the drainage pipe will flow into the "carrying" pipe. Firewood season is going to begin soon!!! Have a good weekend!
Thanks for your tips, Joe. The parallel drainage you describe is similar to the two pipes I joined. One was from the garage floor, the other from the house perimeter drain. This area will not be lawn, just part of the field that I'll mow a couple times a year. But with the surface runoff from the 3 drains, it was making it very muddy those times I mowed, plus it was killing the trees I transplanted.
Morning , I was up checking on my heifer that is about to calf . 01:20
I hope all is going well in the barn! Not sure why this published at midnight. Thought it was scheduled for 5AM.
@ I was surprised also lol