| USE |
low-grade lumber and overlap section with protruding end facing downstream
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| DRIVE |
stakes to at least one-half their length to insure proper anchorage
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| PLACE |
deflectors on solid, level soil if possible to reduce the hazard of undercutting. |
| DO NOT |
attempt to use the lumber as a dam. |
| SOIL |
firmly packed behind the deflector will provide needed additional strength |
| PLACE |
sandbags against the house if debris deflector required is greater than three feet. |