How To Prevent Soil Erosion After a Splash Apron



Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010

by Andrew Karundu
http://www.karundu.com

A splash apron is usually done around the house with slabs, bricks or stones. This prevents the back splash of rain drops around the home. After it is constructed, water falls on it from the roof. This water flows off into the grounds. This water after time starts to erode the surface beyond the apron exposing the joint between the slabs and soil. This part should be treated to avoid further erosion and eating away the slab base around the house.

The erosion of soil around the splash apron should be controlled. The slabs usually start coming off the base. The joint between them and the house also starts to crack. Once the cracks appear, the slabs may break as the base wears away. To check this problem, soil should be put back and compacted. Any loose slabs should also be removed and the earth or base compacted. After this is done, the slabs are returned and the joints filled with mortar.

The erosion checker maybe gravel or creepers. The ground immediately after the apron should be treated with concrete. This is placed at an angle of forty five degrees. This is laid to the thickness of the slabs. This will ensure that water flows above it instead of falling off the slabs. Once this joint is protected, the ground is prepared about one foot wide around the house. This is rammed and compacted thoroughly using a rammer or compactor.

After the compaction is done, a shall open drain is done at the edge of the concrete stopper. This is done with quarry dust mixed with cement and sand. It is three inches wide and about two inches deep. Once the drain is laid then gravel is poured around the house. This done to a thickness of two inches and two feet wide. Grass seedlings or creepers are pushed through to reach the soil. This are then tended until they spread and cover the gravel area.

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