Issues with Damp and a french drain?

Dom29

Hi all , i posted previously as i had a damp issue. to cut a long story short ive cut round the house just less than 1ft , dug down to the footing and repointed up. Injected with damp proofing and pointed the course again. The pointing may look a little messy but ive got to go back and change a few areas..

Now heres what im left with :

Back garden

Back garden

Drive/side of house

So the back of the house runs away so im planning to just fill with stones but the side of the house gets quite a bit of water when it runs down the side of the house , i was planning on also just filling the side with stones where i have dug out.
What would you suggest?

Chanes

You could run a French drain with a perforated pipe but where you point the run off could be a problem unless you have a soakaway area? Dropping in a stone run isn't a French drain, it's a soakaway which is OK as long as the ground can deal with the water.

Nice work, by the way.

Kiran

Tank the area below your external slab level and if possible get a grate fabricated to close the gap instead of filling it with stone. A bit more expensive but will reduce maintenance. Does the channel drain away at one end or are you leaving it to soak into the ground?

Dom29

Thanks for the reply's guys got to say its been a bit of a challenge, and the re-pointing has been the worst, and as you can see from the picture its not the best looking but hopefully will do the trick as was really terrible before.

The channel at the moment is down to the footing which im guessing is completely level. (i hope so anyway!)
I ideally want it to run down but just for ease was contemplating letting it drain down as aslong as the ground level is below the damp proof course and i have also pointed all the way down to the footing it should be ok right ?

Thanks in advance!

cyclonebri1

Dom29 wrote: »

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The channel at the moment is down to the footing which im guessing is completely level. (i hope so anyway!)

Thanks in advance!

If your footings are at 1 ft, you are indeed in trouble:eek::eek::eek:

DRP

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

If your footings are at 1 ft, you are indeed in trouble:eek::eek::eek:

mine are less than that!! :eek:

but as it has been around since the 80s (1880s), it should be ok for a little while longer...

Dom29

I dont understand ?

Furts

Dom29 wrote: »

I dont understand ?

I too am unsure, but have not added to the thread. My concern which I will chance and hope not to cause offence is this. What you are doing is most unorthodox and flies in the face of any accepted building wisdom. That said it may work and long term be fine. The type of ground, the exposure and your location may all swing in your favour - like mild climate, no frosts, stiff subsoil, or even firm sand.

But all round it is tempting to say fill most of it in with a good quality, properly compacted, concrete mix.