Thanks to all for their valued advice on building the soak away. I du
down 4 feet in one afternoon but was still not free of the clay. Th next day it rained and the whole completely filled with water and ha overflowed into the garden. 4 weeks later the whole is still full o water and shows no signs of percolating. My options as I see them ar to drain the water and carry on digging? (Or are there any othe options?)
However, to do this I need to remove the water already in the hole. have dug 4 feet down by approx 6 feet long and 18 inches wide. neighbour mentioned using a stirrup pump, but the last time she saw on was during the air raids!!.
Any suggestions would be most grateful.
N. Thornt> Rick Dipper snipped-for-privacy@cwcom.net wrote in messag
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> My back garden is split between a paved area running from the house
> which then meets a lawned area which is surrounded by brickwork. The
> paved area runs down to the lawn, although it is not a stee
> gradient.
> Where the paved areas comes up against the brick work surrounding the
> lawn, rain waste collects and doesn't drain away. I have heard that a
> "soakaway" might help. If this is true, how deep should I make it > what
> should I fill it with, should I replace the paving afterwards o
> leave
> it open with the fill I put into it. the width of the paved area is > approx 20 feet. >
> Regards,
>
> Kevin-
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> You need a mini digger.
>
> Dig trenches, fill with washed stone, then "land drain", then more
> washed stone, then top with soil. You end up with lots of spare soil,
> and you need to do lots of digging / shifting.
>
> Rick-
>
> yes, except you wont need the drain pipes, the water trickles through
> the stones. And crushed concrete is cheaper. The flow rate is lower
> with mixed lump sizes, but flow rate is a non issue in such a situ.
> Its a good way to get rid of building rubble.
>
> And you can always do them by hand, if you want to get fit :)
>
> A soakaway is a big hole filled with stone or rubble. The lawn drains
> into it, and the water can slowly soak away over hours or days while
> the lawn stays not wet.
>
>
> N
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