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Building a proper drainage

10/19/2015

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Our government and individual citizens spend billions of dollars managing stormwater, and for good reason, water is powerful and can quickly cause serious property damage when cities and structures are not properly designed for big precipitation events. Luckily you have the power to mange stormwater on your own property. Following the design principles of permaculture you can be sure that stormwater doesn't cause any damage, and you can even use it to your advantage, by harvesting it.

In a future blog we will discuss the intricacies of designing stormwater management systems and how to harvest the water, but for this blog we want to show you just one design element that can be used in many situations.

This example will show the construction of a drainage system on the uphill side of the cob house we are currently constructing. We bury rocks that are wrapped inside a blanket of landscape cloth to facilitate drainage away from the house.

Pictures are in sequence, from beginning to end.

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We built a small rock wall to serve as the support (stem wall) for our cob walls.
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We lay down landscape cloth. The left side of the cloth is already set up as a drainage with pipe and rocks that leads away from the house.
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Put about 6-8 inches of medium sized roundish rocks onto the middle of the cloth. Be careful rocks aren't sharp or they can puncture the cloth.
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Wrap rocks like a burrito. Put a little soil on it to hold closed.
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Cover up with soil. We used decomposed granite so when the ground is wet around the house it will be easy to walk on.
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Pause to watch the sunset.
8 Comments
Tiffany Locke link
10/24/2017 09:52:03 pm

Thanks for explaining how to build a drain in order to manage stormwater on your property and how this can help prevent damage. I'd imagine that for people who don't have much experience building things like this, or don't have the time, it would probably be a good idea to hire a professional to do this. Getting the right stormwater drainage system for your property would probably be important to avoid damage and injury and you'd probably want to get it done as soon as possible so you're prepared for the next storm.

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Sariah Meagle link
8/8/2018 11:31:59 pm

My dad wants to manage the stormwater this coming rainy season. It was discussed here that it will be best to bury rocks that are wrapped inside of a landscape. Furthermore, it's advisable to consult trusted businesses when considering stormwater systems.

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Drainage System Solution link
9/21/2018 01:01:12 am

This is a very good solution to drainage. I will look at doing something similar in my home.

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2/9/2022 04:55:54 am

I’m happy I located this blog!

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Septictankserviceocalafl.com link
4/8/2022 08:00:49 pm

Nice job, I really like how your site looks. its cool.

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Erin link
4/13/2022 04:36:44 am

A really innovative solution to drainage problem. The images surely helped me understand. I'm glad I came here.

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Grupera Central link
7/12/2023 07:52:44 am

Hi thanks for sharinng this

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Victoria Addington link
10/23/2023 06:42:21 am

It is good to know that we should follow design principles when building a stormwater system. My friend told me that their catch basin needs cleaning. I should advise her to hire an expert in catch basin cleaning to ensure quality work.

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