My patio does not seem to be level. When it rains, water from the yard

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I have a large concrete patio that must not be level. When it rains, the water puddles in one outside corner and builds up. I cannot wash/rinse off the area, or even pressure wash successfully because of the dirt and mud that wash onto the patio. What can I do to make it pretty and be able to plant around the patio without all the dirt and mulch washing into the patio/concrete.

The Garden Frog with C Renee · Answer

I suggest to put in edging around the patio. Plastic edging easiest to do and it will help hold back the mess. Home depot has contractor grade which is about 5' and about $35 for 40feet I think. Hope this helps for ideas

Sherry · Answer

@@ Melinda Edwards You can do as I had to! Everytime it rained water would pond up in front of a under house breathing vent, that would eventually start to flow under my home. Finally this year I purchased a halfmoon steel guard attached it to two 2 x 4's dug out the area to set in deep and poured 3 bags of cement sealing the vent completely with a down grade to prevent anything like this from happening again. To level your patio ya will need to level the ground, if the ground washes away then I would suggest building a retainer wall of cement.. Let me know how this works out!

Change of Art · Answer

It sounds like runoff is directed away from your house – that's good thing. So, a simple metal or plastic edging at the high end of the patio should help. But, if you want to level up your patio, you can look into concrete lifting, or 'mud jacking'. After 40+ years years, the concrete patio built by my dad (and a few neighbors) has sunk on one end, with the same result as yours. Even messier, since now the water is running toward – instead of away from – the house. We're using a local company that's been around for decades (http://www.raiserite.com). They're highly rated on Angie's List, and provide a 1-year guarantee. I'm sure you can find a provider near you. (Make sure they guarantee their work – this past winter's freeze/thaws wreaked havoc on lots of patios and sidewalks around here, and there might be lots of new companies jumping on the bandwagon.) Hope this helps!

Melinda Edwards · Answer

Thank you to everyone. I appreciate all of your ideas.

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