It is pretty much an understatement that the Field House has a grading problem in the backyard, as evidenced by this photo I took recently, after a few consecutive days of off and on light rain. It doesn't help that the entire village is situated on extremely poorly drained clay which sits directly on top of an Artesian condition aquifer, which prevents the clay from ever draining.
The problem is compounded by an old artesian well, which leaks now more than it ever did in the past. Howver I just can't fathom why all of the previous owners of the house chose to do nothing about this. It seems to have been at least a minor issue for, say, about 120 years now!
The water depth mostly ranges from 4 to 6 inches, and perhaps 8 inches at the deepest, so I could grade the property for a few thousand dollars worth of fill, topsoil, and equipment use. But I have a better idea, which I will begin work on over the winter, and complete sometime early next summer.
The problem is compounded by an old artesian well, which leaks now more than it ever did in the past. Howver I just can't fathom why all of the previous owners of the house chose to do nothing about this. It seems to have been at least a minor issue for, say, about 120 years now!
The water depth mostly ranges from 4 to 6 inches, and perhaps 8 inches at the deepest, so I could grade the property for a few thousand dollars worth of fill, topsoil, and equipment use. But I have a better idea, which I will begin work on over the winter, and complete sometime early next summer.
Hot Dang! If it weren't so flat, you'd think we were in the Ozarks! Believe it or not, in some seasons and directions, parts of the backyard actually look quite nice!
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