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danauns t1_j1n4js4 wrote

Adding dirt is the easy answer ...but pay attention to your house.

You just can't fill dirt up against the house as high as you want. There should be some sort of concrete/cement/block foundation and then your house built on top of that. Generally speaking your foundation can be buried and the house shouldn't be.

Your asking for trouble if you bury any of your house's cladding, be it brick, stucco, or siding.

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bayside_tigers OP t1_j1n8ich wrote

Hmm got it, thanks for highlighting the risk there. I don’t see any exposed foundation - perhaps the answer is dirt removal and not adding dirt

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TheATrain218 t1_j1nrdrk wrote

Try digging down until you find foundation. Depending on age of your house and the quality of prior owners* the beds may have filled up over time with decomposed mulch and need to be emptied out anyway.

*as a rule, are schmucks who couldn't DIY themselves a hole in the ground... as you will be too, to a future owner 😉

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Alexstarfire t1_j1qenai wrote

Mine didn't even take wall plates off when painting. And also tended to paint over the actual outlets. I just.... can't.

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