How to fill in a back yard?
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My backyard is low so every time it rains I have standing water. Right now there is about 3 inches. My dogs have a difficult time out there so say the least, the mud and water on their feet make it impossible to keep my floors clean not to mention I live in the Texas where the mosquitos are killers! I can't afford 5 yards of dirt or sand. Any ideas?
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Hi Andrea I would suggest a drain. I owned a home in Oklahoma (terrible clay soil that would NOT drain) and our backyard was a swimming pool every time it rained. This is what I did, I dug a 2 foot deep trench from one end of the yard to the street on the other side and filled it with rocks then covered the last couple of inches back up with soil. It worked perfectly! And the soil grew grass within two years you couldn't even tell it was there!
You might want to look into getting a french drain. A ditch is made about a foot deep. A perforated pipe is then run in the area and to an area that run-off is OK with you. Then all the dirt is removed and gavel is placed around and on to the top of the pipe. And it does look nice as a dry river bed if you like.
If you have people that have wood - any kind - collect and rent a chipper - and fill starting as far away from the slope ..it will take time - the rewards are many - first, the chips will in time break down and actually produce the best soil nature can provide ..think forest floor - get your neighbours aand frinds into it...even if it is spongy for a few months - the dogs will not get dirty Roz
We had this problem and had a drain pipe put in the length of our backyard. Cost was $600. A lot cheaper than filling it in causing more mud problems. You just have to keep the grass from growing over the drains.
Wonderful idea. I might be able to put a pump tooo. Thanks