macklin
8th February 2006, 03:57 PM
After we bought our house I discovered a ditch (it was covered with grass and discovered it when I mowed )
Anyway it is ditch that drains the water from the overflow pipe of the water tank and also overflowing water from a small reserve tank. This ditch goes to the back of the garden then to a ditch on the other side of our back fence.
Can I fill it with large stones then top up with soil, creating a fall to the back is very difficult for me (medical reasons) I live 25k from the nearest suitable person (drainer/plumber) able to dig the trench, and I got the impression he did not want to do the job, so I thought that if I did the above, any water ON the lawn that did not drain through would dry anyway, as it does in the ditch now.
Thank You for any advice.
Anyway it is ditch that drains the water from the overflow pipe of the water tank and also overflowing water from a small reserve tank. This ditch goes to the back of the garden then to a ditch on the other side of our back fence.
Can I fill it with large stones then top up with soil, creating a fall to the back is very difficult for me (medical reasons) I live 25k from the nearest suitable person (drainer/plumber) able to dig the trench, and I got the impression he did not want to do the job, so I thought that if I did the above, any water ON the lawn that did not drain through would dry anyway, as it does in the ditch now.
Thank You for any advice.