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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
- 1.3a - Building a lett
- 1.3b - Building a lett (continued)
- 1.4a - Building a side drain
- 1.5a - Cross Drain - positioning, placing the first side stone
- 1.5b - Cross Drain - side stones (continued)
- 1.5c - Cross Drain - paving stones
- 1.6a - Extra information for stonework
- 1.6b - Extra information for building stone waterbars and drains
- 1.7a - Hidden drain, basic
- 1.7b - Hidden drain continued; hidden drain with raised surface
- 1.8a - Building a grass lined gulley
To download the whole Appendix 1. Drainage section, click here.
You can also have a look at some selected photos of the work done by the volunteers published on the ICV Facebook page