New build house - garden waterlogging

[Rachael]

replying to Mike, Rachael wrote: Hi mike not sure if your still around, but I have this exact problem. Could you please help

[alan_m]

If you garden is waterlogged this time of year you just haven't purchased something built on a flood plain, you have purchased a house built in the river.

I would be more worried about the foundations of your house rather than trying fixing the garden.

Another home owner hub poster who probably hasn't seen that the original post was made 14 years ago.

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After 14 years.

[Andrew]

And in a heatwave too ....

[Brian Gaff]

Yes that site seems immune to any attempt to get their sorting algorithm fixed to include years. Brian

[Brian Gaff]

I think I'd be a little suspicious if my garden was waterlogged at this point in time if in the Uk mainland, as there might be a major water main leak nearby tand the house might float off any day! Brian

[alan_m]

I suspect the house owner didn't get a FULL survey of his own on the property before purchase. It may have told him that it had built on land that was previously a marsh. House insurance is probably invalid if the water logging hasn't been declared as the property is likely to flood.

[George Miles]

Rachel, I'd dig small holes in various corners and places, digging down until water collects in the bottom and then monitor the various levels on various days and whether it had been raining or not - if its the same every day then it could be a water leak.

youre trying to find where you local water table is, and how it varies

[george]