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Soak pit advice

  • 04-01-2010 3:14pm
    #1
    MfMan
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    Want to dig a soak pit in a soft piece of a field and if I don't do it now in this frozen ground I may not get a chance again until May or June when it firms up again. How deep normally should such a hole be? What stone is best for soakage? Is there any need for pea gravel etc. on top? Was going to fill it up with a couple of loads of 4" and put back about a 12 - 18" of topsoil. As I'll only get one chance at this it's as well to do it properly. Any advice?


Comments

  • #2
    dasheriff
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    Roughly between 8-10 feet depending on the soil..
    4" or anything bigger a load of old blocks or anything will do for the bottom half of it..Then put a layer of taram between the stone and top soil to stop it getting blocked..


  • #3
    8560
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    will a soak pit work if the field is wet.surely it would fill with water


  • #4
    Avns1s
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    If the bottom of it is in a layer of permeable material, it will work fine.


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