Dig a ditch and fill with large gravel/rocks. Make sure that your lawn and house slope towards the ditches. You should have a very gentle slope from you house to the ditch to prevent water issues.
Hi Nikki! I think many of us have had a problem with water, this year. We have! My best advice is to check your drainage from your gutters. For us, one problem was completely fixed with a gutter extender to direct rain water away from the house. As Naomie mentioned, check the grade. Sometimes a low spot can be filled in or the water can be redirected. Good luck!
Yes, check the gutters where they do drain to and are they cleaned out. I would also agree with grading the slope of the yard away from the house to you have a natural gravity flow away to prevent any water accumulating . Gravel would work well as a filler, raising your driveway and getting rid of the mud puddles that seem to grow back every year.
I had a gravel driveway for 23 years. They are very practical, but require a bit of maintenance. If you go the gravel route, you will want to put down a layer of stone dust and compact it first. Otherwise, your gravel will eventually just sink into the soil when it gets wet and you are driving over it. You could just get what is sometimes called crusher run or dense grade base, which is a mixture of gravel and stone dust. At first it looks messy, but the stone dust will settle between the gravel bits and look much better. Do not use small, rounded gravel, it will get stuck in your tires. Use at least a 3/8" size angular stone. You will also need a border to contain the gravel. If you live in a climate where you will need to plow snow, your gravel will get plowed up into a pile that you will have to level out in the spring, and it gets thrown to the side outside your border.
Thanks for all the ideas! I think we are going to put rock . We found a place here in town that will deliver.. also found some plants that will help soak up some water . Thanks everyone!
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Looks to be a great piece of property. Think about regrading it in the spring. For driveways, consider using gravel.
Dig a ditch and fill with large gravel/rocks. Make sure that your lawn and house slope towards the ditches. You should have a very gentle slope from you house to the ditch to prevent water issues.
Hi Nikki! I think many of us have had a problem with water, this year. We have! My best advice is to check your drainage from your gutters. For us, one problem was completely fixed with a gutter extender to direct rain water away from the house. As Naomie mentioned, check the grade. Sometimes a low spot can be filled in or the water can be redirected. Good luck!
The simple answer is to plant tree(s). They soak up lots of water. Try a weeping willow or a river birch.
Hi Nikkie,
in your deiveway.
Many thanks for the excellent pictures!
Yes, check the gutters where they do drain to and are they cleaned out. I would also agree with grading the slope of the yard away from the house to you have a natural gravity flow away to prevent any water accumulating . Gravel would work well as a filler, raising your driveway and getting rid of the mud puddles that seem to grow back every year.
Nikki,
I had a gravel driveway for 23 years. They are very practical, but require a bit of maintenance. If you go the gravel route, you will want to put down a layer of stone dust and compact it first. Otherwise, your gravel will eventually just sink into the soil when it gets wet and you are driving over it. You could just get what is sometimes called crusher run or dense grade base, which is a mixture of gravel and stone dust. At first it looks messy, but the stone dust will settle between the gravel bits and look much better. Do not use small, rounded gravel, it will get stuck in your tires. Use at least a 3/8" size angular stone. You will also need a border to contain the gravel. If you live in a climate where you will need to plow snow, your gravel will get plowed up into a pile that you will have to level out in the spring, and it gets thrown to the side outside your border.
Thanks for all the ideas! I think we are going to put rock . We found a place here in town that will deliver.. also found some plants that will help soak up some water . Thanks everyone!