I'm building a natural stone patio. I'm inexperienced landscaping, and have run into a big problem:
Problem: I put in 4 ton of "#4 Dust Crushed Gravel", but the landscaper says that I misunderstood them, and that I now have to take out the dust crushed gravel and put in 5/8 rock instead, for drainage.
Description: It's a 25' X 5' area, 7" deep. One long side is against the house. (to see the ascii figure below, use constant width font)
Solution? (by me): Keeping as much of the dust crushed gravel as possible, make a "canal" in the dust crushed gravel
5" deep and 3 feet wide. Fill it with 5/8 rock. Cover with sand.
In any case: In the effort to keep water from soaking against the foundation shouldn't I keep the "5/8" rock drain" area away from the foundation? In other words, does the drainage into a 5/8" rock fill bed (substrate) trap water against the house, underneath the surface?
I'm not experienced landscaping. Is my solution good enough for you?
| -----------------------| ^^^^ ^ | | (dirt, grass) | | ground slopes, | House (foundation) | drains water this way -------------------------------------- | (stone, | | Patio 25' X 5' sand,rock| | (level?) gravel) | -------------------------------------- sidewalk (poured cement on dirt) ------------------------- | | | Garage (foundation) ! | |
Thanks for looking.