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March 2022
Nancy12
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Nancy12
Growing in Experience
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I have my back yard issue for a while. the most back yard soak in the water after heavy rain. i talked with a guy who did my neighbor's concrete. He s ...

Nancy12
Growing in Experience
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Hi My backyard looks awful. I want to give it a makeover in this long weekend. I'm thinking to use pavers and pebbles along the wall and alfresco. tu ...

Nancy12
Growing in Experience
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October 2021

so i don't need to do anything with the drain outlet that is above the roadbase? Nancy

Nancy12
Growing in Experience
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October 2021

What should i do with the other side yard? a friend laid the roadbase for me half year ago. i noticed the drain outlet is above the roadbase. Shall i ...

Nancy12
Growing in Experience
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October 2021

@MitchellMc if i elevate that sitting water area that is lower than the front side yard using the roadbase, will it help to prevent flooding? or i st ...

Nancy12
Growing in Experience
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October 2021

it means i have no choice, i have to use concrete for my side yard? : (.. because one side of my neighbor concreted his yard, the other side is going ...

Nancy12
Growing in Experience
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October 2021

i went to neighbor's house today and mentioned about my project. they said if your neighbor's yard is concrete, yours is pebble and paver, the water w ...

Nancy12
Growing in Experience
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October 2021

I still haven't started the project. I only did lower the height of drain outlet. There two things I'm not sure. I went to Bunnings, the smallest drai ...

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Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
Bunnings Team Member
March 2022

Hi @Nancy12, Ideally, it would be best to remove the existing grass and start with a clean slate. However, I'd expect this would have been an addi ...

Adam_W
Workshop Legend
October 2021

Hi @Nancy12 you have the bones of a really nice space there. Always remember - you don't need to make it all happen at once. Break it up into separate ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
Bunnings Team Member
October 2021

Hi @Nancy, You should find this step-by-step guide useful: How to lay turf. Make sure you get that topsoil nice and flat before you start adding t ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
Bunnings Team Member
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October 2021

That side looks almost identical to the other. Much of what we've discussed should apply there too. If there are no drainage issues here and the area ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
Bunnings Team Member
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October 2021

HI @Nancy12 It's good to see that you're checking out the materials for your project. Yes, that is the correct cover for the drain coil. Once inst ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
Bunnings Team Member
10 replies
October 2021

@Nancy12, The grate height should be at the same level as the current soil. That will allow the standing water on top of the soil to drain. The dr ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
Bunnings Team Member
12 replies
October 2021

@Nancy12, 1. Lower the height of the drain outlet and cover it with drain matting. You need the matting, as otherwise, the drain will fill with ro ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
Bunnings Team Member
14 replies
October 2021

@Nancy12, Lowering the height of the drain outlet would likely solve the water issues. It's far too high at the moment to drain anything away. You ...

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Nancy12
Growing in Experience
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Hi My backyard looks awful. I want to give it a makeover in this long weekend. I'm thinking to use pavers and pebbles along the wall and alfresco. tu ...

Nancy12
Growing in Experience
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October 2021

Thank you @Jason so much. they get me inspired.

Nancy12
Growing in Experience
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Hi, I have moved to my new house for a year. The garage is super hot in the summer. I want to insulate the garage ceiling before summer coming. I hav ...

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