this time last year we started to have realy bad drainage issues at the top end of the garden .
The main problem being the surface water coming of the outside parking area which simply run down through our gate past our back door to the first drain.
So now it has dried up properly its time to sort this out - the first job pas to get the start of the drainage pipe in so i could then get the step in place where the first new drain would be
After this was complete and the step was concreted in and dry i finnished off the pipe work and fitted the 2nd new drain in the gate way and cemented a pad with a catchment in it
at the same time i fitted a drain for out new gutters from the new kitchen to flow in to
all materials apart from 2 silt traps were free from skips or collected over time from various sources
the landscape membrane was left over from a local ground work company and the chippings came from the local quarry
The main problem being the surface water coming of the outside parking area which simply run down through our gate past our back door to the first drain.
So now it has dried up properly its time to sort this out - the first job pas to get the start of the drainage pipe in so i could then get the step in place where the first new drain would be
After this was complete and the step was concreted in and dry i finnished off the pipe work and fitted the 2nd new drain in the gate way and cemented a pad with a catchment in it
at the same time i fitted a drain for out new gutters from the new kitchen to flow in to
all materials apart from 2 silt traps were free from skips or collected over time from various sources
the landscape membrane was left over from a local ground work company and the chippings came from the local quarry
once all the drainage was completed there was alot of leveling to do and some landscape matting was laid on which 2 ton of slate chippings from the local quarry was laid to finnish it all off along with a cement catchment area on the gate
we added a granite step to correct the over all flow and to act as a catchment for any surface run off otherwise we would of had to put a step near the gate to get the levels right - which was never going to work good
the granite came from a few different places - ebay - local adds
the granite came from a few different places - ebay - local adds
we also re done the drainage to the rest of the back of the house and covered in the same chippings and will be extending this area to make another seating area raised platform to enjoy summer evenings when they return
there is still some more to finish but just ime awaiting to find materials to finally complete the nigly bits
total time - 12 hrs
total cost of materials £120
there is still some more to finish but just ime awaiting to find materials to finally complete the nigly bits
total time - 12 hrs
total cost of materials £120