Final grade — landscape + outdoor living: code vs good practice

Code: slopes away. Good practice: meet code.

Irrigation — landscape + outdoor living: code vs good practice

Code: backflow preventer. Good practice: meet code.

Code: GFCI, in-use covers. Good practice: meet code.

Code: no specific requirement. Good practice: low-voltage LED.

Code: check property line. Good practice: meet code.

Code: no specific requirement. Good practice: all sides; frost-free where it freezes.

Structure · Chapter 35

The yard handles water, light, play and entertaining. Plan pipes, power and drainage before final grade.

Local fence + zoning rulesBackflow rules for irrigationNEC outdoor GFCI

35.1

Water outside should be where you want it and nowhere near the foundation.

Fix low spots before the sod goes down.

The rest of Landscape + outdoor living: 1 more spread, 6 drawings and 2 code citations, plus every other chapter, is part of the full fieldbook.

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