Preventing Floods In Your Backyard
There is nothing worse than designing your dream backyard only to have a week of heavy rainfall cause flooding and derail all your challenging work. The good news is that preventing floods in your backyard is easy to do with proper drainage and other simple solutions. Implement the following flood solutions in your yard, and you are nearly guaranteed to prevent damage to your beautiful backyard oasis, as well as your home.
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DRY WELLS + FRENCH DRAINS
Dry wells are a great drainage solution for your yard because underground plastic wells collect the water, store it temporarily, and slowly disperse it. Installing a dry well is quite simple to do. Simply dig a large hole and place perforated drywall inside at a slightly lower level than your house. Surround the wells with aggregate to fill the hole and ensure proper drainage function.
French drain systems collect surplus water in perforated pipes and spread it evenly in the soil. Installing French drains involves digging a trench in the most intensely flooded area of your yard. It is important to dig the trench deeper than your home. Place perforated pipe in the trench and surround the trench with aggregate (such as gravel), to filter water and prevent dirt and debris from clogging up the perforated pipe.
RAIN GARDENS + ELEVATION
Flooding typically occurs in lower levels of your home and yard. To prevent flooding and stop rainwater from pooling, you can elevate these low areas by adding topsoil and mulch as needed.
Another solution to solving flooding issues due to elevation is planting a rain garden. Rain gardens are a collection of plants which thrive well in wet conditions. Plant them in areas of your yard where extra rainwater tends to collect. You can also add drains around the garden to prevent too much water from pooling there.
SUMP PUMPS
Sump pumps are flood solutions for both yards and homes. Although they are more efficient at preventing flooding in yards, they are also much more expensive to install. The sump pumps remove water from soil and collect in expertly dug pits. Once the pits are full, water is pumped through drainage pipes and then drained at a further distance from the home.
PLANTS, SOIL COMPOSITION + LANDSCAPING
To prevent floods in your backyard, you must consider the composition of your yard, soil and landscaping. The mixture of soil, topsoil, and mulch varieties will play a large part in determining how easily your yard floods. Certain types of mulch, grass, and soil are better equipped to withstand wet conditions and won’t be easily washed away in heavy rainfall. Design your plant layout with rainfall in mind. In areas with heavier rainfall or lower elevation, place plants with a high-water tolerance and deeper roots. If the plant has shallow roots, it should be planted at a higher elevation to prevent water damage.
Finally, the landscaping in your yard can either hinder or aid water runoff and potential flooding. Create natural designs in your yard that will assist with effective drainage of any excess water. Consider landscape grading to craft artificial slopes away from your home and structures to limit standing water. This will make certain that water is transported away from your home during the rainy season. If your city experiences frequent rainfall, contact the experts at Pioneer Landscape Centers for assistance in preventing floods in your backyard before they happen.
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