How do you ensure proper drainage for a hardscaping project?
At A Green Future we pride ourselves with Drainage Solutions Specialists. Proper drainage is critical for the success of a hardscaping Calgary project, as it prevents water from pooling and causing damage to the hardscaping features or surrounding landscape Calgary.
At A Green Future ways to ensure proper drainage for a hardscaping project:
Total Time Needed: 14 days
Required Tools:
- Safety equipment such as work gloves, eye and ear protection, and hard hats.
- Shovels and spades for digging and moving soil.
- Wheelbarrows for transporting heavy materials.
- Levels and measuring tapes for ensuring accuracy in layout and dimensions.
- Masonry saws for cutting stone and other hard materials.
- Plate compactors or tampers for compacting soil and stone.
- Power tools such as drills, saws, and angle grinders
- Rubber mallets and hammers for setting stones and pavers
Things Needed?
- Paving Stones Slabs, jointing sand, paver edging for patio installations
- Drainage weeping tile pipes for French Drain installation; Drainage System Design
- Landscape Fabric; Professional grade erosion control landscape fabric
- Garden Bed Blocks for hardscaping installations
- Garden Mix soil for flowerbed and shrubs in the backyard
Steps to configure the How-to Schema widget:
Step 1 : Yard Evaluation
Evaluating the slope and grade of the backyard to determine where water is likely to flow and pool to help with planning the placement of drainage systems.
Step 2 : Excavation and Grading
Excavate unwanted elements in the landscape and re-use landscape features for the landscape renovations project for an eco-friendly landscape installations. Once excavation is completed for 6 inches - 8 inches - 12 inches - 16 inches required depth. Compacting thoroughly is very important using a plate compactor or tamper.
Step 3 : Installation of Drainage System i.e. French Drain, Drainage Trench, Weeping tile pipe, Landscaping Rocks
Adding the drainage elements: catch basins, French drains and dry wells. to direct water away from the hardscaping elements and towards a designated drainage area.
Step 4 : Patio Stones and permeable landscaping rocks
Using permeable hardscaping Calgary materials for this project i.e. permeable pavers, gravel. These specialized hardscaping materials allow water to drain through them, reducing the amount of runoff.
