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Garden Leveling / Drainage

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  • 05-05-2016 11:50am
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    Cloudhopper
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭


    Hi,

    we're looking to buy a property that has a slightly awkward garden on a slope that seems to catch a lot of water as well.
    The garden is roughly 10m*10m (maybe more on the 10*9 side) and has a an increase in elevation towards the back of ~1.2m (maybe a bit less).
    The idea would be to level the garden out, put L-stones with compacted soil roughly 1m from the back to support the higher ground and put drainage into the ground. The rear is accessbile with a mini digger, south wicklow area.
    My questions are:
    - who'd do this kind of work? Landscaper or do i need a builder?
    - any idea of what this would cost?

    any answers greatly appreciated.


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    RobAMerc
    Registered Users Posts: 5,863 ✭✭✭RobAMerc


    there are lads on adverts.ie doing ground works - or maybe tradesmen.ie


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    Cloudhopper
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭Cloudhopper


    So it's really more of a builder than a landscaper job?


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    Sonnenblumen
    Registered Users Posts: 5,834 ✭✭✭Sonnenblumen


    Cloudhopper wrote: »
    So it's really more of a builder than a landscaper job?

    An experienced landscaper ie familiar with construction but also plant/lawn requirements would be the better option. Most of the problems associated with surface flooding, over compaction are usually as a result of poor treatment of general ground soil areas. If you wish to optimise levels but provide good lawn and/or growing ground conditions, you do not require a builder.


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