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Roof-Reliant Landscaping™ Step 13D: Cost Estimating PHASE 3: Estimating Your Errosion Control

by Nate Downey

The costs of controlling erosion and properly handling any drainage issues on your property are extremely variable. In most cases, all that is needed is a large French drain and a small swale located below a cistern’s overflow pipe. With a shovel and some extra rocks or gravel, this work can take less than an hour and cost virtually nothing. In extreme cases where, for example, a cistern must be sited near the unstable bank of an arroyo, it might cost thousands of dollars for proper erosion control. Be sure to manage water appropriately, as neighbors will not appreciate your overflow, and in most cases it is required by law.

11/09/2015 | (0) Comments