How to Fix a Flooded Walkway
The purpose of a walkway is so you can walk from place to place without getting your feet wet, muddy or dirty. A flooded walkway is more than an inconvenience: it's a malfunctioning walkway. However, there's a way to dry up a flooded walkway without tearing it up or installing an entirely new walkway.
Things You Will Need
- Post hole digger
- Yardstick
- Gravel
- Shovel
- Drainage pipe
- Drainage pipe fabric sleeve
Tip
If installing one drainage pit doesn't completely dry out your walkway, try installing another one on the other side of the walkway.
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Observe the walkway immediately after a rainstorm. Continue observing the area as the water drains away. Locate the spot where the water remains standing on the surface the longest. This is the spot to install the drainage.
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Dig a hole with a post hole digger approximately 8 inches away from the edge of the walkway, near the spot where water stands the longest after a rainstorm. Make the hole about 24 to 36 inches deep and as wide as the drainage pipe.
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Add a shovelful of gravel to the bottom of the hole.
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Measure the depth of the hole with a yardstick. Cut a length of drainage pipe about 8 inches shorter than the depth of the hole, following the instructions of the drainage pipe manufacturer.
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Insert the drainage pipe into the fabric sleeve, which keeps soil from filling up and clogging the pipe, thereby making it ineffective for draining. Tie a knot in the fabric at the end of the pipe.
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Insert the covered drainage pipe vertically into the hole.
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Add shovelfuls of gravel on top of the drainpipe to fill up the rest of the hole with gravel.
The Drip Cap
- The purpose of a walkway is so you can walk from place to place without getting your feet wet, muddy or dirty.
- Dig a hole with a post hole digger approximately 8 inches away from the edge of the walkway, near the spot where water stands the longest after a rainstorm.
- Make the hole about 24 to 36 inches deep and as wide as the drainage pipe.
- Add shovelfuls of gravel on top of the drainpipe to fill up the rest of the hole with gravel.
References
Writer Bio
Sharon Sweeny has a college degree in general studies and worked as an administrative and legal assistant for 20 years before becoming a professional writer in 2008. She specializes in writing about home improvement, self-sufficient lifestyles and gardening.
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