dug up a section next to the house to tidy up with gravel etc... now that I've dug it up, should I place some form of insulation against the house? I have a sill on a slab... there's a "ledge" that slopes away from the house, maybe that's enough?
Best regards, Robin
Best regards, Robin
No, I would not do that.
Because you are not doing a proper drainage but a cosmetic measure. No problem with that, but then I would stop there.
Firstly, at a future sale, you don't want to give the impression that it is anything more than a cosmetic measure. Imagine the buyer thinks it's a drainage.
Secondly, it won't provide much benefit if you don't drain the water away.
For the insulation to work as intended, it should be dry.
Firstly, at a future sale, you don't want to give the impression that it is anything more than a cosmetic measure. Imagine the buyer thinks it's a drainage.
Secondly, it won't provide much benefit if you don't drain the water away.
For the insulation to work as intended, it should be dry.
Okay, but is it better to have grass all the way up to the house wall instead of gravel then? I have no plans to move either in my previous house I had grass next to the house edge as well, which was soaking wet during winter, but when I put coarse gravel then there wasn’t such a moisture load against the foundation.harry73 said:
There will not be a big difference in moisture load if the water cannot escape.
In the worst-case scenario, the water now leads under the house.
But the point is, you should not fix something that is not broken. If it works, you don't need to do anything. But if you have moisture problems along the house, you should properly drain.
In the worst-case scenario, the water now leads under the house.
But the point is, you should not fix something that is not broken. If it works, you don't need to do anything. But if you have moisture problems along the house, you should properly drain.
Of course you can give up on being single, but just do it then
It's better for the lower part of the wood panel with gravel/slabs than grass; the latter easily grows tall as it's difficult to trim there and then a little rain and wind on top of that.
Paving slabs on top of gravel sounds like a good idea, as the hard surface directs water away from the house, unlike gravel, which just lets it go straight into the ground. (Ideally slightly sloped away from the house)
On the other hand, clay/soil with grass protects quite well too... Having a lawn all the way to the house isn't so bad. Shrubs, however, are something to avoid.
On the other hand, clay/soil with grass protects quite well too... Having a lawn all the way to the house isn't so bad. Shrubs, however, are something to avoid.
If you have tiles closest to the house, you get more splashes on the facade.