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#*Your lawn’s slope should ideally lower by a couple inches (5 cm) every ten feet (3 m) from your house. | #*Your lawn’s slope should ideally lower by a couple inches (5 cm) every ten feet (3 m) from your house. | ||
#[[Install-Gutters|Install gutters and drains]]. If the roof of your house or shed is adding water to a certain spot in your hard, redirect the water by installing water gutters and drains. Definitely do this if water is pooling directly alongside your house, since it may get into the foundation and create mold and cracks. Make sure you place your drains where the ground slopes away from your house so you don’t create a new problem while solving the old one.<ref name="rf2" /> | #[[Install-Gutters|Install gutters and drains]]. If the roof of your house or shed is adding water to a certain spot in your hard, redirect the water by installing water gutters and drains. Definitely do this if water is pooling directly alongside your house, since it may get into the foundation and create mold and cracks. Make sure you place your drains where the ground slopes away from your house so you don’t create a new problem while solving the old one.<ref name="rf2" /> | ||
| − | #*[[Build | + | #*[[Build a Rainwater Collection System|Installing a rain barrel]] to collect water from your gutters is a great way to minimize the amount that your lawn has to absorb. |
#Create a drainage creek. Map out a creek bed that will carry water downhill from the affected area. Remove 12 to 15 inches (30 to 38 cm) of soil along this course. Compact the ground so the bed is flat and the sides are angled up and outward, away from the bed, so surrounding water flows in. Cover the bed and sides with landscape fabric to keep weeds and grass from growing. Then add a ½ inch (1.25 cm) layer of pea gravel over the bed.<ref name="rf5">http://www.bhg.com/gardening/landscaping-projects/landscape-basics/how-to-create-a-dry-creek/</ref> | #Create a drainage creek. Map out a creek bed that will carry water downhill from the affected area. Remove 12 to 15 inches (30 to 38 cm) of soil along this course. Compact the ground so the bed is flat and the sides are angled up and outward, away from the bed, so surrounding water flows in. Cover the bed and sides with landscape fabric to keep weeds and grass from growing. Then add a ½ inch (1.25 cm) layer of pea gravel over the bed.<ref name="rf5">http://www.bhg.com/gardening/landscaping-projects/landscape-basics/how-to-create-a-dry-creek/</ref> | ||
#*Be mindful of neighbors when plotting your creek’s course. Diverting standing water might solve your drainage issues, but flooding their yard may create whole new problems. | #*Be mindful of neighbors when plotting your creek’s course. Diverting standing water might solve your drainage issues, but flooding their yard may create whole new problems. | ||
