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Message: [QUOTE="pepper, post: 252859, member: 19594"] I didn't really know where to put this question. On a very slight slope of ground what is the best way to repel rain water down the slight slope without using a rubber underlay? Plants hold moisture so I am thinking gravel or sand covered with wood chips. But both of those drain water down so I don't think it would repel it. For a general idea of what I am talking about it's been raining very heavy amounts lately but it all comes at once, like a few hours of crazy heavy rain. It's leaving a lot of water on the ground right beside my house foundation. It's not flooding my basement but I notice the carpet is damp right beside the wall on one side of the house. It's a finished basement so I can't really see what's going on but I am thinking condensation because the ground is so wet on the other side of the brick there. So does anyone know what I could put down to have the water slide down more then soak in? Whatever I use I'll put red cedar wood chips on top so it looks half decent. I looked up the price of rubber rolls to layer down and it's not cheap so if there is an alternative I'd like to try that first. [/QUOTE]