Hello, I have a small problem at home on the farm, we have converted a henhouse in the old smithy, which is situated on a slope, and unfortunately, quite a lot of water runs in from the inner wall. This water wets all the bedding in the henhouse. In image 1, I have tried to show how the water runs in along the blue arrows:
Of course, you could bring in an excavator and properly drain from the outside! But in an attempt to make it a bit simpler and cheaper, I thought I would try to live with the water but try to divert it within the henhouse instead.
Do you think I could build a small retaining wall as in image 2:
If so, what should I build with, bricks? And how do I ensure it's tight enough for the water to take another path? The floor is concrete.
Does it flow in under the wall along the entire length of the wall
If I understand you correctly, water mainly penetrates quite centered on the inner wall, but the entire upper plateau becomes wet and then it flows further to the lower floor where we have sawdust,
It's difficult to build something on the concrete without getting leaks. It's better to make a groove in the existing concrete with, for example, an angle grinder with a diamond blade.
Is it downhill to the right in your sketch, I believe, it might be possible to build up a ledge with regular bricks, maybe some screws into the concrete between the bricks so it doesn’t move, and paint thickly with asphalt compound against it and halfway against the wall, concrete and bricks should be dry then, also trying to get a cover on top so it becomes like a tunnel, it's not an aesthetic thing overall. You have to think a bit about how you can do it.
Why not just install an inner floor in the chicken coop and let the water run underneath it?
That is, a smooth plank floor resting on some sort of plastic plugs.
If water flows underneath, the chickens will probably only benefit from it.
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