Building a Lake Beach: Why Fabric Goes Under the Sand
Many lakefront owners want a sandy beach where there is now muck, weeds or rock. The problem: sand dumped straight onto soft lake bottom or soil sinks and mixes in,...
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Building a Lake Beach: Why Fabric Goes Under the Sand
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How to Build a Dry Well for Downspouts with Filter Fabric
A dry well collects roof water from a downspout and lets it soak slowly into the ground, away from your foundation. The key to a dry well that keeps working...
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Lining a Drainage Ditch with Non Woven Geotextile
Ditches and swales move a lot of water in a short time. Without protection, that flow cuts into the bottom and sides, washes soil downstream, and turns a neat ditch...
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Stream and Riverbank Erosion Control with Non Woven Geotextile
Creeks and rivers erode banks differently than lakes. Instead of waves, the problem is current: water running along the bank and scouring the outside of bends, especially during floods. Fabric...
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Ice Heave and Your Shoreline: How Fabric and Rock Protect the Bank
If you live on a northern lake, you have probably seen it: a shoreline that looked fine in fall is pushed up, buckled or scraped bare by spring. That is...
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Woven vs Non Woven Fabric Under Riprap: Which Should You Use?
Woven geotextile is excellent under gravel driveways. Under riprap on a shoreline, it is usually the wrong choice. Here is why non woven filter fabric is the standard for rock...
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How to Install Riprap with Filter Fabric: Step by Step
Riprap is one of the most durable ways to protect a shoreline, stream bank or drainage outlet. But rock alone is not enough. The layer of filter fabric under the...
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What Is Double Needle Punched Geotextile? (And Why It Matters)
If you have shopped for filter fabric, you have probably seen "needle punched" and "double needle punched." Contractors ask for double punched for a reason. Here is what it means...
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Shoreline Erosion Control with Non Woven Geotextile
Waves, ice and runoff pull soil out from under shoreline rock a little at a time. Eventually the stone sinks, the bank caves in and you lose property. The fix...
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Landscape Fabric for Raised Garden Beds: Under, Around or Skip It?
Raised beds are a great way to garden, but grass and weeds love to creep up from underneath and in around the edges. Landscape fabric can help with both, as...
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How to Install Weed Barrier in Flower Beds the Right Way
A good weed barrier can cut your weeding way down. A thin one, or a sloppy install, can mean weeds poking through within a season. Here is how to do...
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Geotextile Fabric for Leach Fields and Septic Beds
A septic leach field (also called a drain field or leach bed) depends on clean stone around the distribution pipes. If backfill soil works its way down into the stone,...
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Geotextile Fabric Under Pavers: Do You Need It?
Paver patios and walkways usually sink because the gravel base slowly pushes down into the soil below. A layer of geotextile fabric between the soil and the base is a...
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Retaining Wall Drainage: Where the Geotextile Fabric Goes
Most retaining wall failures come down to water. When the soil behind a wall gets saturated, the pressure on the wall goes way up and the wall starts to lean,...
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How Many Landscape Pins Do I Need? Spacing Guide and Estimates
Running out of pins halfway through a job is frustrating. Buying three times too many is a waste. Here is a simple way to estimate how many landscape pins or...
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Woven vs Non Woven Geotextile: Which Fabric for a Gravel Driveway?
If you are building or repairing a gravel driveway, putting fabric under the stone is one of the cheapest ways to make it last. But "geotextile" comes in two very...
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Best Fabric for French Drains: Which Geotextile to Use
A French drain only works as long as the gravel around the pipe stays clean. Once soil washes into the stone, the drain slowly clogs and water backs up again....
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