Appendix 1, Drainage

Here is the table of content of the Appendix 1: Drainage.  

You can print out the PDF of each chapter (1.1 to 1.8) by opening the hyperlink clickable in the titles.  

1.1: Overview 
Guide sheets will be found at the numbered locations below. 

1.2: Waterbars 

  • 1.2a - Where to put them  
  • 1.2b - Selecting the stones  
  • 1.2c - Building the bar stones and paving stones part (i)  
  • 1.2d - Building the bar stones and paving stones part (ii); finishing  
  • 1.2e - Building an earth bar  
  • 1.2f - Building a wooden bar  


1.3: Letts

  • 1.3a - Building a lett  
  • 1.3b - Building a lett (continued)  

1.4: Side Drains

  • 1.4a - Building a side drain  

1.5: Cross Drains

  • 1.5a - Cross Drain - positioning, placing the first side stone  
  • 1.5b - Cross Drain - side stones (continued)  
  • 1.5c - Cross Drain - paving stones  


1.6: Drainage 

  • 1.6a - Extra information for stonework  
  • 1.6b - Extra information for building stone waterbars and drains  

1.7: Hidden Drain 

  • 1.7a - Hidden drain, basic 
  • 1.7b - Hidden drain continued; hidden drain with raised surface  

1.8: Grass Lined Gulley

  • 1.8a - Building a grass lined gulley  



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