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Garden erosion
yorkie_11
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Hi
Me and partner bought a new build around 2 years ago. The garden was built up about a metre to meet the patio from the house. Over time the garden has started to erode and drop further down the garden. I’ve built a retaining wall at the bottom of the garden and filled a space between the retaining wall and garden with 40mm stone for drainage. When I was completing this job I notice that the builder had put down weed sheet then put around a foot of top soil and turfed the area. The ground underneath the sheet is just spoil from digging out other jobs by the looks. With the wall installed, how do I stop the erosion continuing if I lift the turf, put more top soil down and re turf? Any help would be much appreciated
Me and partner bought a new build around 2 years ago. The garden was built up about a metre to meet the patio from the house. Over time the garden has started to erode and drop further down the garden. I’ve built a retaining wall at the bottom of the garden and filled a space between the retaining wall and garden with 40mm stone for drainage. When I was completing this job I notice that the builder had put down weed sheet then put around a foot of top soil and turfed the area. The ground underneath the sheet is just spoil from digging out other jobs by the looks. With the wall installed, how do I stop the erosion continuing if I lift the turf, put more top soil down and re turf? Any help would be much appreciated
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@yorkie_11 Dont understand what you mean by erosion. Do you mean the earth is moving downhill or is the garden settling and compacting?
Where I live there are a number of shifting sands near a mere and in one road several holes have appeared over the time. I dont want to scare you but it could cause damage.to your foundations .
Is your garden on much if a slope? The water could still be running through.
What is the soil like.?
Are there good drainage holes at the base of your wall.?
A metre of wet soil could need proper drainage pipes at the bottom of the mound of soil.
Good luck with that.
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