Where to get bulk meduim river stone or lava rock? Not more than a few hundred lbs. Not a truckload or anything.

My issue. Neighbor's house is higher than mine . I get the added benefit of their runoff. My yard is soggy. I need a recommendation for a drainage specialist or a surveyor to do an assessment.

I want a trench beside the neighbor and a small dry creekbed or something similar to channel the water away from the backyard.

Any ideas?

[Edited on January 25, 2010 at 3:00 PM. Reason : spell]

1/25/2010 2:59:23 PM

Define soggy...like hey my yard is wet cause of differences in neighborly elevation, or like hey this shit is underwater and something's not right?

Reason I ask is that if it serious enough of a problem, it might be worth contacting your municipal DoT/Public Works official: It may be a larger issue with drainage that needs to be addressed, and that way you're not paying a private contractor out of your own pocket.

1/25/2010 3:14:39 PM

You're gonna hate what I have to say on these matters, Won...

The soils in that area are naturally poorly draining...but I think you know this already. water pools for DAYS and creates a soggy slippery mess.

If you want to trench and fill with aggregate, there's a stone and gravel place right down off of Page Rd, on the right as you head toward Airport Blvd. I think it's down past FedEx.

There's nothing that DOT or any official can do about the very nature of the soils in the area. Lots of 2-1 clay mineralogy; the stuff just does NOT move water very fast if at all

[Edited on January 25, 2010 at 3:25 PM. Reason : blah blah.]

1/25/2010 3:24:25 PM

A french drain is easy enough to do.

I've got a similar spot in my yard and just dropped a 18"x18" plastic drain in it surrounded by a bit of gravel and connected it to a buried corrugated pipe that dumps out near the curb. I even found little end pieces for the pipe that sit flush but then pop up to drain and are normally flush with the grass.

1/25/2010 3:27:01 PM

blame cary

1/25/2010 3:29:14 PM

http://landscaping.about.com/cs/lazylandscaping/ht/French_drains.htm

1/25/2010 3:31:14 PM

french drain works well... can even design it to look like a dry creek running through the yard.





[Edited on January 25, 2010 at 3:56 PM. Reason : .]

1/25/2010 3:54:36 PM

convince BAE472 students to do this as their project

1/25/2010 5:34:57 PM

just remember water typically flows down hill... you'd be surprised how many time I've redone stuff builders/HOs screwed up the first time.

1/25/2010 7:38:21 PM

for your gravel needs.... martinmarietta.com, they'll fill your pickup but don't let them overfill it, and don't take a truck you love because they're going to fill it with a huge cat wheel loader that will dump gravel off on your tailgate so i'll mess up the paint.

1/25/2010 7:41:27 PM

Quote :

"I've got a similar spot in my yard and just dropped a 18"x18" plastic drain in it surrounded by a bit of gravel and connected it to a buried corrugated pipe that dumps out near the curb. I even found little end pieces for the pipe that sit flush but then pop up to drain and are normally flush with the grass."

I meant to say catch basin. It's effective if you just put one where the puddle forms and then bury some corrugated pipe and landscape over it. That way you don't have to have exposed gravel all the way down. I did the same thing with my gutter downspouts because my lot has a substantial grade to it.

1/25/2010 7:42:01 PM