Our family's summer cottage sits on a hill. To the west, it slopes down to the lake, on the north (roughly 100') and east (20'-30') it slopes down to a swamp (approximately 20' elevation change, not very steep for the most part.
The side going down to the lake is not of immediate concern, but we have been battling erosion on the side and it's now to the point that I absolutely have to do something about it.
My current plan is to find where our property line is and sink a steel beam every 10' to square off the north and east side. I will bolt a course of 12" x 10' channels around the perimeter at the same elevation that the cottage sits at. If I need to add a second or third course that shouldn't be a big deal. Then backfill to level everything out.
i can get steel for cheap and keeping everything 10' or shorter will make getting materials to site much easier.
I'll get photos of the area this weekend. But what are your initial thoughts?
The side going down to the lake is not of immediate concern, but we have been battling erosion on the side and it's now to the point that I absolutely have to do something about it.
My current plan is to find where our property line is and sink a steel beam every 10' to square off the north and east side. I will bolt a course of 12" x 10' channels around the perimeter at the same elevation that the cottage sits at. If I need to add a second or third course that shouldn't be a big deal. Then backfill to level everything out.
i can get steel for cheap and keeping everything 10' or shorter will make getting materials to site much easier.
I'll get photos of the area this weekend. But what are your initial thoughts?