The uneven area creates problems for owners of houses and summer cottages. If the irregularities on the surface of the earth are small, then this drawback can be used as an element of design. On a plot with a slope, you can create a beautiful garden and build a house.
When landscaping, alignment of the land is a priority. At the same time, the construction of country houses should be properly planned. Before you begin, you need to perform some preparatory activities.
Scheduling a site
It is advisable to perform site leveling work in the fall, but sometimes they do this in the spring. During the autumn and winter, the ground will freeze, the soil will settle. In the spring it will be possible to begin planting.
A lot depends on the area of the site, on what kind of soil there is, how much it is cluttered. In what way, with which tools to align? It depends on many factors.
Initially, we draw up a work plan:
- Remove rubbish and stones from the site, stumps must be uprooted.
- Calculate the slope angle, determine in which direction the water flow.
- Determine how to remove the turf layer. If possible, you can do without this difficult process.
How to manually make a flat area
The best cottage plot is flat. Inexperienced summer residents will be easier to work on a flat area. When aligning the site with your own hands involves changing small differences in ground level, you must:
- Mark the area into squares with a peg.
- Stick the pegs in the corners of the squares and pull the rope.
- Fix the rope on each peg evenly in height. Thus, you can see all the bumps in the earth.
- Manually remove excess soil with a shovel and add to existing pits.
- Do not touch the area for about two weeks.
- Remove the pegs to level the ground with a rake.
So make the alignment of the site with your own hands. If it’s hard to level the ground yourself, you can attract equipment. For example, rent a tractor for particularly labor-intensive work.
What technique will help level the site
For a territory with a slight slope, a cultivator and a walk-behind tractor are quite suitable. A cultivator is a machine with which you can cultivate and level the ground. The function of a small tractor is performed by a walk-behind tractor. If you use a walk-behind tractor, you can not remove the top of the soil. The alignment of the site using this device is as follows:
- Attach a level board to the back of the universal mount.
- The walk-behind tractor walks and loosens the ground.
- The board drags along the ground behind the walk-behind tractor and levels the ground.
If you need to align the site with a slope quite significant, then such assistants will not cope with the task. In this case, you can attract a mini-tractor and grader, mini-bulldozer and excavator.
Land leveling using technology
Before embarking on such work, it is necessary to determine what type of irregularities in the area, which equipment will be needed. Alignment of the territory with a large slope occurs using mini garden equipment. The complex of land work involves moving or adding land.
When the site is leveled by the tractor, it is necessary to remove the top layer of fertile soil and set it aside. To remove soil from high places and to fill in holes and potholes.
Work can be done using a mini-tractor or a mini-bulldozer. In hard-to-reach places, use a mini excavator or do everything manually. Plowing is best done in two directions: along and across. Further it is necessary to level the soil. This is done using a mini-bulldozer, grader or cultivator.
Using homemade appliances
Suitable sites for the construction of the foundation of the house, garden and garden are sites that have a slope of up to two degrees.
There is a way that will help level the soil for garden plants. This is the alignment of the plot with a wooden staircase. To it you need to tie a rope and repeatedly drag along the dug up area. Then ram the homemade roller. The rink manufacturing procedure:
- The skating rink is made of an iron barrel of small sizes and pipes.
- In the center of the lid and bottom you need to make holes. Drive a pipe into the bottom and seal end-to-end.
- To make the weight heavier, pour crushed stone into the barrel and add water; you can fill it with cement mortar.
- Place the cap on the pipe.
- Seal the joint, and weld the lid to the barrel. From the armature make a handle and a frame to roll the barrel on the ground.
How to make a flat ground for building a house
Each summer cottage necessarily awaits the construction of a house. At the same time, the area allocated for the construction should be flat. This is necessary so that the load on the foundation is distributed evenly. The alignment of the construction site should be carried out in calm weather, when the land is dry. The lack of precipitation will not allow the soil to turn into dirt.
First you need to remove the fertile layer of land. This can be done with a shovel. And on the wheelbarrow you need to move the earth to the side. The opened soil needs to be leveled. Dig the ground in the places where it rises, lay it in the hollows on the site. Level the earth with a rake. If there is not enough land, you will have to purchase additional soil.
The construction level to check the flatness of the land. If there is no level at hand, then you can use a simple board. Lay it on the ground and see if it is flat on the ground. Add ground and level if necessary.
When the site is leveled on its own, soil compaction is of great importance. It can be produced independently. You can use a homemade hand roller. Roll it along the length and width of the site. After that, check the evenness of the surface again. At the end of the work, put the removed earth in place and compact it again.
Site preparation for a beautiful lawn
Before you begin leveling the area under the lawn, you need to analyze the soil. To grow flower crops, you must have fertile soil.
If the soil is clay, then you need to purchase sand and distribute throughout the site. Flatten with a rake. To make a homemade skating rink. Thus, the soil acquires a dense structure.
After leveling the site, you need to dig the land.
As soon as all work is completed, it is necessary to irrigate the entire area. Thus, you can see the holes where you need to pour the earth.
And the final touch: you should not use the land for about two weeks. During this time, the soil will sag. And only after that you can plant plants.
Conclusion
It is necessary to learn that the alignment of the site in any way (whether manual or using equipment) should begin with the planning of work. An even area will facilitate the care of planted plants. In such an area, it is easier to create a cozy recreation area.