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seg321 t1_j1mujg2 wrote

Well if you believe this is the problem....you need to add dirt/material to change the grade. Yes...that means you will probably have to remove the plants. Are your downspouts in that area keeping water away from the foundation?

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bayside_tigers OP t1_j1mw12m wrote

Thanks - yes, the downspouts clear the plant bed and funnel water to the part of the yard that slopes away. Would I need to build up the level of the entire plant bed to be higher than the highest point in the yard? Or just enough to get the grade in the plant bed itself to slope away?

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MobileAccount7337 t1_j1o84nr wrote

Put a stake with a string at the desired height away from the house. Now run that string to the negative grade, same distance from the top of the stake to the bottom. Now you know how much it needs to raise to counteract the negative slope.

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