Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Sep 25, 2019 8:37 am Im about to start a paved area of approx 6m x 4.5m next to the house. On the side opposite the house will be a small garden bed with retaining wall. I am wondering if its better to run the slope to the house and have a stormtech type grate drain along the house into the storm water, or just run the paving slope into the garden bed, and hope the drainage in the retaining wall will be enough? If i run it to the house, the stormwater will be connected, but it its to the retaining wall, its just drained into the garden. Re: Where to put paving drainage 2Sep 25, 2019 8:47 am Sloping or grading fall toward the house is a very very bad idea. Any material, should always fall away from the house. Put a strip drain against the garden side (a couple of courses from the edge, and plumb it to the location you were going to tie into. Re: Where to put paving drainage 3Sep 25, 2019 8:49 am Thanks for that. I always thought having the fall towards the house was a bad idea, but didnt know if it changed using the drain. Is there anything wrong with connecting agi pipe or slotted pipe to the stormwater if its behind the retaining wall? Re: Where to put paving drainage 4Sep 25, 2019 10:02 am crash76 Is there anything wrong with connecting agi pipe or slotted pipe to the stormwater if its behind the retaining wall? It has to drain to a silt pit before connection to sw. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. 0 9798 Iām loving the potential versatility and practicality of a bench seat in a shower. Anyone had one of these done recently? Not sure if they are straight forward and easy… 0 750 Hi HomeOne, I'm in the midst of landscaping a cat run down the side of my house, and the recent rains have me wondering if I need to install some sort of drainage. I've… 0 12248 |