However the water from the other half of the gazebo roof falls on the land below, and the water from the border behind also runs in a concrete gully to the front of the house, into another smaller gully, through a pipe under the footpath, and was then expected to find it's own way to the lane below.
This has not been helped by the fact I had to construct concrete platforms to support the wooden columns supporting the balcony above, but the water just was not moving, as a result we started getting damp in the house.
So, I have dug out a channel, as you can see here, and I am going to line it with plastic and then concrete, to construct another channel to get the water moving, I thought about a land drain, but that would not be sufficient to take away the quantity of water we get, so we will have our own stream.
I had just finished digging out, and moving the soil (surprisingly good soil full of earth worms) to the surrounding beds, when the heavens opened and I got a soaking, so called it a day. Went for a shower, changed, and blow me down the sun has come out, but tough, I'm not starting again today!
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