Question:
My lawn slopes toward my house. What can I do?
La corrección de un grado inadecuado
Si su césped es plano o planos inclinados hacia su casa, usted podría estar en un rato largo y húmedo relandscaping algunos peces gordos. El truco es asegurarse de que, el terreno fuera de la fundación fuera (aproximadamente una pulgada por pie) por lo menos diez pies. Semillas de la tierra con un césped bien. Tepes puede ser una mejor idea ya que impide a las zonas de reciente graduada de lavar durante las fuertes lluvias. Si usted tiene gran extensión de tierra que se inclinan hacia la casa, usted necesitará para interceptar y redirigir el drenaje superficial a cierta distancia de la casa. Usted puede cavar un poco profunda, media zanja de drenaje alrededor o depresión, que si la ruta del agua alrededor de la casa. Césped de la zanja (como dicen en Gran Bretaña) o la hierba de plantas en el mismo. * Si no te gusta la idea de una zanja, cubierto de cesped o de otra manera, es posible que desee instalar tubos de drenaje con una o más cuencas de captura en las zonas bajas.
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