{"id":3699,"date":"2018-03-11T20:45:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-11T20:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandriverstone.com\/?p=3699"},"modified":"2018-03-11T20:45:51","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T20:45:51","slug":"a-simple-drainage-solution-for-your-soaking-wet-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandriverstone.com\/blog\/a-simple-drainage-solution-for-your-soaking-wet-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Drainage For Unusually Wet Properties"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Backyard<\/p>\n

If you have an unusually wet property, this time of year might be your least favourite.<\/p>\n

Even though the sun is out and every day is a little warmer than the last, all you can think about is the saturation in your back yard and the moisture pushing in on the foundation of your home.<\/p>\n

The soil on your property is like a sponge \u2013 it can only absorb so much water. When it hits the limit, the water does things you don\u2019t want. Your basement floods, your landscape erodes \u2013 generally bad stuff happens.<\/p>\n

But it doesn\u2019t have to!<\/p>\n

You can control the way water moves around your property. Ditch your dread of spring with a ditch (we did that on purpose) that acts like a gutter and downspout inside the soil in your yard.<\/p>\n

Install a drainage trench in your yard that collects the excess water and transports it to the lowest part of your land, away from your home and expensive landscaping.<\/p>\n

How it works<\/h2>\n

Thousands of gallons of water probably flow downslope in the soil toward and through your property. You need to collect and channel it just like a gutter collects snowmelt or rain.<\/p>\n

All you need to build is a simple trench that can be anywhere from 2 feet to 10 feet deep.<\/p>\n

The most important factor dictating the depth of your trench is:<\/p>\n