How do I stop a water drainage in my slanted yard?
My yard used to be a nice grassy area and is now a wet mossy mess
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Can you post a photo? Sounds like the yard needs to be regraded or install French drains. Is the yard sloped away from the house? Where is the water coming from? Or is it just rain?
either trenching or french drains
either trench(cheaper) or french drain to direct water away from area
Hi there, You would need to grade the area away from the house, then re-seed or lay Grass Turves.
How about grading your yard?
See this site. //www.google.com/searchq=grading+a+sloping+garden&oq=grading+a+sloping+garden&aqs=chrome..69i57.21226j1j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
grading a sloping garden
The First Rule of Grading. The first rule of grading is that the ground should slope away from your house in all directions dropping at least two or three inches every ten feet. The maximum slope in a lawn should be twelve inches for every four feet.