Hello
In the middle of a bit of a dry spell at the moment, and the bottom of my garden wall is wet, and if i dig down, the soil is quite damp.
Seems to be one side of the garden, have had my drains inspected and fixed last year for this reason. Now wondering if it is "normal" in areas with heavy soil/clay soil? The bottom course of bricks is literally wet to touch for most of the length. The other possibility i've been wondering about is that my neighbours garden is huge, and a sort of allotment. It is mostly brick driveway/paving, and concreted apart from growing areas. Half of these are covered in tarpaulin at the moment. Could the run off from this area cause general increased damp subsoil?
Might be worrying about nothing, or chasing a wild goose, but there are symptoms elsewhere i am trying to solve (minor damp in house) and am currently looking at drainage around my house.
Any opinions appreciated.
Thanks
Mike
In the middle of a bit of a dry spell at the moment, and the bottom of my garden wall is wet, and if i dig down, the soil is quite damp.
Seems to be one side of the garden, have had my drains inspected and fixed last year for this reason. Now wondering if it is "normal" in areas with heavy soil/clay soil? The bottom course of bricks is literally wet to touch for most of the length. The other possibility i've been wondering about is that my neighbours garden is huge, and a sort of allotment. It is mostly brick driveway/paving, and concreted apart from growing areas. Half of these are covered in tarpaulin at the moment. Could the run off from this area cause general increased damp subsoil?
Might be worrying about nothing, or chasing a wild goose, but there are symptoms elsewhere i am trying to solve (minor damp in house) and am currently looking at drainage around my house.
Any opinions appreciated.
Thanks
Mike