- Apr 5, 2010
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OKAY, I had your problem this summer!!! LEAVE IT RIGHT WHERE IT IS (IMPROVE ON THE STYLE IF YOU WANT) BUT GET YOURSELF A LOAD OF PEA GRAVEL...THE KIND YOU CAN USE AROUND PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. I know you might think this a lot of work but I spread it at least 4 inches deep and my problem is solved. I actually first spread 2 inches onto the soaked run after a rain and they pressed this into the dirt in about a months time. This however was actually useful, as when it all dried out at the end of the month I had a great foundation to spread the 4 inches onto. We have since seen huge fall rains and have had no problem. The only thing I would have changed after seeing the first 2 inches pressed into the ground might be to add landscaping cloth first (the kind that allows water to pass through). So now, even when the rivers run.....they run around my run
FYI: My run actually looks really pretty now with the stone instead of dirt.
FYI: My run actually looks really pretty now with the stone instead of dirt.