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Kenney
Citizen
Username: Kenney
Post Number: 87
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 24, 2003 - 8:19 am: |     |
Wood chips, sand , dirt?? any thoughts would be appreciated
to all my thoughts, add to the end:
or not. |
bobk
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 3917
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, November 24, 2003 - 8:40 am: | |
The last thing you want to do is to keep moisture around the foundation of your house. This will lead to water in the basement.
The outflow from your gutters should be directed away from the house and the ground around the house should be graded so that water flows away from the foundation.
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kmk
Citizen
Username: Kmk
Post Number: 258
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, November 24, 2003 - 11:25 am: | |
French drains........... |
jgberkeley
Supporter
Username: Jgberkeley
Post Number: 3347
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, November 24, 2003 - 11:48 am: | |
To answer your question directly, of the three you listed, dirt. |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 1835
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, November 24, 2003 - 1:11 pm: | |
Kenney -
We noticed immediate improvement when we took up the old, back-pitched sidewalk against the house & replaced it with properly graded soil. |
pmart
Citizen
Username: Pmart
Post Number: 106
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Monday, November 24, 2003 - 1:17 pm: | |
Aren't there potential termite issues with wood chips and sand? |
Kenney
Citizen
Username: Kenney
Post Number: 94
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 24, 2003 - 1:27 pm: | |
thanks all for your input. We put in a french drain in the spring and i have altered the gutters from going directly into the ground to out into the yard. This may be enough, but to be sure I was thinking of putting something around the exterior base of the house at an angle to help aborb and drain the water(snow) away.
to all my thoughts, add to the end:
or not. |
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