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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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