Failed soakaway - Please help

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ashley
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Joined: Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:27 am
Location: Leicester

Post: # 13486Post ashley

I have recently laid a new turf lawn in our back garden but have had to take up part of it as it is holding water.

I decided to dig a soakaway (after viewing this site) which was about 5ft deep when I gave up as I was just digging clay. So I filled the whole i'd dug with some old bricks and this is now full of water thanks to a recent downpour. I have now decided to dig a trench from the soakaway to the border of the garden as the land there seems to absorb water pretty well (there is a bush their and two tree stumps). I will line this trench with mill waste and then put in a perforated land drainage pipe.

Is this the right thing to do?

The pipe has holes on both sides - which way up should the wholes be? - both top and bottom?

Should I dig a further trench to the bottom of my garden so that all the water is not running into one area?

Please help as I am a relative DIY novice!!
Ashley
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bobhughes
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Post: # 13488Post bobhughes

You clearly need to do a lot more reading (it's a lot easier than digging (w)holes and filling them in again.

The answers to all your questions are on the site if you look.
You're entitled to the work, not the reward.
Bob
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Post: # 13497Post lutonlagerlout

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