Any re-use for poly sheet?

[MikeT]

I have been using a big (50'x25') poly sheet as a way to keep rainwater off the top my excavated site, but now that I am getting ready to backfill, I do not have a use for this sheet.  It has many holes from getting beaten and battered in the fall winds (catching on things, etc), so the utility as a vapor barrier is not practical.  Do any of you have ideas of ways I can extend the utility of this?

Thanks for your creative thoughts.

[glenn-k]

It could be buried under the backfill as a barrier to surface water that is headed for your basement.  Even with a few holes it will prevent most of the runoff from getting below it.  It will not deteriorate underground.  I use it to help keep the underground complex dry.  It has been suggested to do thie even 10 or more feet around the house.  A foot or so of top soil over it will still allow plant growth.  Even though underground, slope it for proper drainage.

[MikeT]

I was thinking about this, Glenn, but I really appreciate the affirmation that it is a reasonable practice.

mt