Soggy Ground What Attachment

[Big Bri]

Could there be a natural artesian well underneath this soggy spot? Or, perhaps there is a busted waterline nearby that is seeping water up through that particular area??

thanks for the input, i don't think there is a well there and no one has water close to where i'm having trouble. But thanks for your thoughts and input.

Brian

 

[jenkinsph]

I would think sand would work better than silt, you want less organic matter in this case.

 

[Big Bri]

I would think sand would work better than silt, you want less organic matter in this case.

Thanks Steve

 

[dcyrilc]

thanks for the input, i don't think there is a well there and no one has water close to where i'm having trouble. But thanks for your thoughts and input.

Brian

An artesian well is a place where ground water naturaly works its way to the surface and doesn't necessarily mean a man-made well.

We have wet areas as well. We dug open ditches and one of them runs year round at about 2000 gallons per hour.

 

[jenkinsph]

An artesian well is a place where ground water naturaly works its way to the surface and doesn't necessarily mean a man-made well.

We have wet areas as well. We dug open ditches and one of them runs year round at about 2000 gallons per hour.

That is a definite possibility, we used to call them flow wells in Louisiana. Some of them had very high flow rates. That was why I wasn't sure whether running a subsoil plow was a good idea.

 

[whistlepig]

If the wet ground is over an artesian well or spring water a French drain won't work. It would simply fill and stay wet. The water would have to be tiled away.

 

[Just Bill]

Hey Brian
I would use straight fill sand.
The deeper you rip it the better but if the top gives way you will have a slick mess and probably stuck.
Been there - Done that
If you cab get the sand mixed , you'll be surprised how quick it will firm up.

 

[Big Bri]

Hey Brian
I would use straight fill sand.
The deeper you rip it the better but if the top gives way you will have a slick mess and probably stuck.
Been there - Done that
If you cab get the sand mixed , you'll be surprised how quick it will firm up.

Bill,
Well with the rain we got last night it might be a week before i can get a couple trucks back there, but i will call and get some prices on sand today.
It sure would be nice to have a tiller for something like this . . . maybe my wife will understand and let me spend a little green
again thanks for the help
Brian

 

[Abe460]

I don't know a whole lot about soil compositions, but after watching my neighbors I have a little idea. Their yard isn't low, but stays soggy for long periods of time after any rain.

The sand is a good idea, they bring in a few loads every few years and just spread it. It is a high traffic area and packs down pretty quick. Eventually it's covered in grass and you can't tell. I guess it mixes with the soil. However after an extreme amount of rain (like we've had here in Louisiana this winter) it becomes full of holes again from the traffic. The areas that don't get traffic stays higher and I can't really tell that it has a high sand content. I don't know if I'd build anything on it though.

Here's to wishing you dry ground :drink:

 

[jenkinsph]

I don't know a whole lot about soil compositions, but after watching my neighbors I have a little idea. Their yard isn't low, but stays soggy for long periods of time after any rain.

The sand is a good idea, they bring in a few loads every few years and just spread it. It is a high traffic area and packs down pretty quick. Eventually it's covered in grass and you can't tell. I guess it mixes with the soil. However after an extreme amount of rain (like we've had here in Louisiana this winter) it becomes full of holes again from the traffic. The areas that don't get traffic stays higher and I can't really tell that it has a high sand content. I don't know if I'd build anything on it though.

Here's to wishing you dry ground :drink:

I am a NOLa native I found dry ground in New Mexico years ago.