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Soggy lawn on a slope
Mick Lowerson
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Hi, our garden is on a slope and we have always had issue with it being soggy. Recently installed decking at top, then the lawn was halfed, we have also just built a conservatory. Lawn still very soggy, I have two questions.... 1. Is best way to combat the wet lawn digging trenches at angle to meet a perforated pipe central on the lawn to run down under my patio and into a rain? 2. If I do this, can I lay sand on top of my grass and totally re-turf?
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Mick it's the usual solution for drainage so yes, although you have to get the layering right. The drainage pipe sits on a bed of gravel, then it's covered with more gravel, no sand as it will end up blocking the pipe. It's not a hard job, but it's best to get a professional in to do it as long term you'll save yourself money if it's done properly in the first place.
make sure that the water has somewhere suitable to drain into and not into the rear or your house, a gravel filled soak away is ok ( A minimum of 1m x 1m x 1m - the bigger the better, mine is under my green house and is 3m x 2m by 3m deep - and as a bonus I got rid of a huge amount of rubble and other rubbish that had been left by the former owners!) but access to proper drains is better!