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Install Drainage Swale with Riprap

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What happens here

Dig a drainage swale along the edge of the property using a trencher attachment on the Kubota skid steer. This swale will manage water runoff from the street, preventing it from eroding the property and impacting the new hardscape. The swale is lined with riprap (large, irregular stones) directly on the bedrock, eliminating the need for geotextile fabric. The depth of the swale is measured to ensure proper drainage. This critical first step protects the entire construction site from water damage.

Goal: Create an effective drainage system for water runoff

Tools and materials

  • Kubota SVL 65-2 Skid Steer Kubota — Digging the drainage swale
  • Measuring Tool — Measuring the depth of the swale
  • Plate Compactor Tomahawk — Compacting the soil around the swale
  • Shovel — Fine-tuning the swale and placing rocks
  • Trencher Attachment — Creating the trench for the drainage swale
  • Riprap — Lining the drainage swale

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stumps you'll notice that this street has no curb and so all of the water that hits that street dumps directly onto the customer's property and then because it's down a hill goes right into their new structure that they just built is going to dump right onto the patio that they want us to put in and we've got to put in a drainage swale to control that we install the drainage swale as the very first step that way if we get any torrential downpours during the course of construction we're not going to end up with a complete washout now i'm going to jump in here because i'm guessing more than a few of you are asking why don't you have fabric below that rip rap well because we're right on bedrock so we are actually laying rip rap and bedrock on a foundation of your bedrock therefore the fabric in this case

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