Coli Homeowners: Will Converting the Grass in my Yard to Pavement Result in Higher Flooding Risk?

[old pig]

I have this landscaper (used by previous owners), I already addressed it with him. He threw some white powder on it and shyt still looks trash.

lmaoooooo

 

[Raw Lyrics]

Yeah, im saying if you go that route make sure you leave some green space like the example. Most people don’t want 100% concrete if you ever want to sell.

Yea, my wife suggested paving only the center of yard while leaving the surrounding border with grass/soil.

 

[69 others]

Facts


Seriously though, I can't get my yard to not look all janky. I've been an apartment dweller my whole life, so my knowledge base is limited when it comes to home ownership.

Trying to get my yard grass looking like the front lawn, but after a year of trying I can't seem to get it looking nice. Looks all patchy and ugly.

Hire a landscaper to get started cause a concrete yard will look nothing but janky

 

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Hire a landscaper to get started cause a concrete yard will look nothing but janky

What do you mean? ones I've seen seemed well-kept. my knowledge is very limited on this subject.

 

[NatiboyB]

You don’t have an HOA policy where you have to maintain a lawn? If so I definitely would consider concrete. I’m assuming you don’t have a dog or anything?

 

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You don’t have an HOA policy where you have to maintain a lawn? If so I definitely would consider concrete. I’m assuming you don’t have a dog or anything?

The HOA I'm in is only for maintenance of a nearby park. No rules as to how I keep my property. Plan to get a small dog for christmas, for my daughter.

 

[PortCityProphet]

Have you dug up what you got and planted new grass?
Like a young woman with good p*ssy, grass get old, dry and need to be replaced too

 

[Sir Richard Spirit]

Not my yard..just using it as an example of how some of my neighbors yards be looking. Some actually look better than this example I used.

I know this is going to sound crazy , but from the pictures you posted the answer is water. Water that shyt.

 

[Big Mountain Hélà]

Don’t do all concrete,

The pic you posted are pavers those are removable and still allow for good drainage

Plant grass seed and level out your yard ( pour sand/fill dirt on the patchy spots)

You can make a shytty yard look decent with just adding colored mulch around trees and etc
(Less than $3 a bag)

Depending on where you live the grass will become dormant until spring soon so it might not even grow if you tried

Especially getting a dog it’s better to have grass that they can play/shyt on instead of hard concrete


My 2 cents

 

[Geek Nasty]

There’s a winterizing fertilizer that you put down in the cold months. As soon as freeze hits (mid October here in KC) reseed your lawn and winterize it.

Next spring your seeds will germinate early and your lawn will get a good head start. Then you can use regular fertilizer.

 

[69 others]

What do you mean? ones I've seen seemed well-kept. my knowledge is very limited on this subject.

I've rarely seen a slab of concrete in a yard look good, i picture something like this

But from the pics you posted above do you mean pavers? Is so those are fine.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Don't get me wrong, I like grass too, if I could get it to look like this:

But my shyt looks like this, except mine has much more I guess muddy soil to go along with the patchyness:

That lower picture has lawn grubs. They make a product that goes into the soil to deal with that.

 

[Alvin]

Been wanting to make the switch, but not sure if I should. Anyone with any knowledge on this?

lawn's in general are controversial since they are a hold over from the colonial period, the British Isles are temperate and get a lot of rain. Honestly I would try to incorporate the natural grass of wherever you live at, idk if it will help with flooding but it will help conserve water unless you live in a HOA. But to answer your question, I would say idk, I feel like the concrete would have to be positioned so that it drains somewhere.

 

[Alvin]

Flood gardens to combat drought and biodiversity loss, says Natural England

Experts say ditching concrete and creating mini wetlands could help water systems cope better with effects of extreme weather

www.theguardian.com

Yup I would go with this

 

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lawn's in general are controversial since they are a hold over from the colonial period, the British Isles are temperate and get a lot of rain. Honestly I would try to incorporate the natural grass of wherever you live at, idk if it will help with flooding but it will help conserve water unless you live in a HOA. But to answer your question, I would say idk, I feel like the concrete would have to be positioned so that it drains somewhere.

Thank you.

I was talking to a co-worker today and she told me her parents paved their yard (Carnasie BK). But she said that they paved it with a slope towards the house! A few weeks ago they got flooded, not crazy, but enough to cause a major headache.