How often, having received the desired land in the property, the owner discovers with bewilderment that without preparation on it neither to build nor grow will not work. And all because the terrain is far from perfect. Often such a situation develops with the land allocated by the city or the state for use by the resident. Thus, officials and obligations to the people seem to be fulfilling, and do not impose a special on themselves, getting rid of the plots for inconvenience. And now the newly minted landowner begins to be interested in how to level the land plot in order to prepare it for further use. Let's get this straightened out.
How to level the land?
There are two fundamentally different ways of leveling the terrain. The first is to equalize all the elevations and lowlands on the site in one level, most often with the help of a grader. The second is the use of imported soil. Both options have their advantages, but there are drawbacks. For example, simple leveling is cheaper, but it will not save groundwater if its level in a given area is high enough or the site itself is in the lowland. The importation of an earth mixture will save this problem, but it usually costs a round sum.
How to properly align the area: step by step
So, before you stretches the space, which is to be refined and prepared for the construction or breaking down of the garden. If it has stumps, unnecessary trees or bushes, stones and other debris, all this must be removed. After a rough cleaning, it becomes possible to determine the level and direction of the discharge of groundwater and to reveal the angle of inclination of the relief. Now you can decide how you will level the ground: whether to bring the land or you can get by the grader's lease. In the first case, it is important to determine the composition: chernozem, peat soil, peat-sand mixture suitable for laying a garden, orchard. Under construction is better to level the site with expanded clay, sand or gravel.
How to level the land on the site yourself
This method will save some money. We are not going to talk about how professional builders are leveling the land plot. It is important to see the process from the point of view of an ordinary person who does not have special knowledge and tools. Undoubtedly, the easiest way to get the right level with the help of special equipment used by surveyors, but not the fact that you can find this from your friends. Therefore, many will be interested to know how to level the land inventive owners with a container of water. For this method, you need a pan, several long bars and some bricks. On the eye is determined the top point of the site, from it to the side of the slide you need to put a board 2-3 meters long, on which to install a vessel with water. It plays the role of a hydro level (if you have such an instrument, it is better, of course, to use it). Orienting to the waterline, you need to raise the second end of the board to one level with the first and put the bricks under it. Next to them, hammer a stake with a note of the correct lift height. Then the board is postponed or the next one is installed - and so on to the victorious end. Pegs will become landmarks when delivering soil, by marking them you can judge whether enough land is brought to the site.