drainage

johnytwentyten

hello all, i plan to sow grass on a small plot of land below my house and then use raised beds on it. my house is built on a massive flag stone, this then juts out over another flag on which the said plot of land sits. my problem is that there is a constant drip of water running off the top flag(even in dry weather) which then soaks into the plot and makes the land unworkable. how can i drain it because i cant dig into the rock?! i was thinking of running a strip of concrete along the bottom flag to divert the water, would this work? silly question maybe but its wreckin my head! please give some suggestions, anyone!

Daithio12

johnytwentyten wrote: »

hello all, i plan to sow grass on a small plot of land below my house and then use raised beds on it. my house is built on a massive flag stone, this then juts out over another flag on which the said plot of land sits. my problem is that there is a constant drip of water running off the top flag(even in dry weather) which then soaks into the plot and makes the land unworkable. how can i drain it because i cant dig into the rock?! i was thinking of running a strip of concrete along the bottom flag to divert the water, would this work? silly question maybe but its wreckin my head! please give some suggestions, anyone!

Sounds like a strange one alright, post some photos and you might better responses.

johnytwentyten

had a stab at the photo upload, still not happening, i give up!

johnytwentyten

johnytwentyten

ponddigger

hi, could it be a small stream.jack

johnytwentyten

not sure, dont really see any other signs of it, could be a spring i suppose, really dont know how to direct the water away. had spuds set there last year and the bottom corner was always very soggy