This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook saves a soggy foundation. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Grade Around a Foundation:
Pressuretreated 2x4s, for making ground stakes
Pressuretreated 2x12s, used to form retaining wall
3inchlong galvanized screws, used to fasten lumber together
4inchdiameter PVC pipe and assorted fittings, used to create drainpipe
PVC primer and cement, used to fasten together the PVC parts
Gravel, for covering the drainpipe

Tools for How to Grade Around a Foundation:
Shovel
Wheelbarrow
Circular saw
Small sledgehammer
Drill/driver
Nylon string and line level
Rake

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