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Garden Flooding
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what are you wanting to do on your lawn in January?1
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It's surface water flooding, caused when the water can't drain away through the soil because its waterlogged.
I'd concentrate at looking at practical solution rather than going legal. If the garden is just a lawn it will survive, you could fit a sump pump at the lowest point and pump into a surface water drain, or improve drainage and drain to an attenuation tank or soakaway.4 -
daveyjp said:It's surface water flooding, caused when the water can't drain away through the soil because its waterlogged.
I'd concentrate at looking at practical solution rather than going legal. If the garden is just a lawn it will survive, you could fit a sump pump at the lowest point and pump into a surface water drain, or improve drainage and drain to an attenuation tank or soakaway.0 -
ParryPal said:daveyjp said:It's surface water flooding, caused when the water can't drain away through the soil because its waterlogged.
I'd concentrate at looking at practical solution rather than going legal. If the garden is just a lawn it will survive, you could fit a sump pump at the lowest point and pump into a surface water drain, or improve drainage and drain to an attenuation tank or soakaway.0 -
FreeBear said:Is this a relatively new estate ?Are you on a heavy clay soil ?New(ish) build estates are sometime plonked on land that are prone to water logging. And if you have a heavy clay soil, it is going to be very difficult to resolve. Digging a lot of sand may alleviate the problem to some extent but that will depend on the geology of the area.I doubt you will get far with litigation - The only winners will be solicitors, and it could be very expensive (budget £40K or more).
Was about £8k for about 100 sq m.Signature on holiday for two weeks0 -
Are you in an area susceptible to high groundwater levels?
If you are, like we are, then there is nothing you can do about it. Installing land drainage has no effect.
We just accept that our garden is a no go area for a few months of the year. It dries out come spring and no harm is done.0 -
user1977 said:ParryPal said:daveyjp said:It's surface water flooding, caused when the water can't drain away through the soil because its waterlogged.
I'd concentrate at looking at practical solution rather than going legal. If the garden is just a lawn it will survive, you could fit a sump pump at the lowest point and pump into a surface water drain, or improve drainage and drain to an attenuation tank or soakaway.0 -
ParryPal said:user1977 said:ParryPal said:daveyjp said:It's surface water flooding, caused when the water can't drain away through the soil because its waterlogged.
I'd concentrate at looking at practical solution rather than going legal. If the garden is just a lawn it will survive, you could fit a sump pump at the lowest point and pump into a surface water drain, or improve drainage and drain to an attenuation tank or soakaway.Do you have a photo of what is happening?Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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