Another Stormwater Drainage Problem - New Homeowner's Flooded Yard mitigated with a Dry Well
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- Опубликовано: 29 июн 2024
- This nice young family just moved into the area and purchased this beautiful home. Two weeks after closing and moving in we got a two inch rainfall. The seller told them that they had fixed the yard water problems with grading and installing three FloWells. The 3 flowells couldn't handle this amount of rainfall. After measuring he had over a thousand gallons of standing water. We mitigated this issue by installing an appropriately sized chambered dry well - seepage trench - soak pit - recharge system using infiltrator chambers and new yard grading. They previously had standing water for a week, or more. Now the water is gone within 24 hrs.
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Our Laser - Topcon RL-H4C, no longer available. Newer version - Topcon RL-H5A
Some of the tools shown; Kubota KX018 mini excavator, Kubota B26 Backhoe Loader, Muck Truck Max power wheelbarrows & Badger Earth Auger
Chapters
00:00 Quick preview
00:22 Dawn's description of the project and setting up
04:38 Why we use chambers
05:56 Excavating the soak trench & setting up the laser
13:28 Soil survey and vertical drains
15:41 Removing a failed FloWell system
18:43 Trenching and vertical drains
22:21 Stone, filter fabric & chambers
31:45 Layout for downspouts & catch basin
33:14 How we quickly slope the laser
35:45 Installing the downspouts and catch basin
42:10 Closing up the dry well, back filling and yard grading
43:21 Cleaning up and cutting down inlet risers
46:48 Dawn's walk through
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Dang, girl, you're a warrior! Tom is so lucky to be working along side of you. Huge respect!!
Thank you for a spectacular comment and compliment Denise. I always knew Dawn was amazing and now lots of people get to see it too. Thanks again and you are right. I am very lucky. Have a great day, Tom
I said the same thing when I first started watching these. She's like the Energizer Bunny!!!
@bobbyc7743 Dawn is awesome. Thank you Bobby, Tom
@Brian-jm2xr thank you very much Brian. What a nice compliment. Thanks again, Tom
That's what life about two
Great partners 50/50 God bless 🙌 🙏 👏 your both lucky to have each other AMEN 🙏
This was a heck of an install. You guys clearly have been doing this for a long time. I liked the safety stuff like marking out the voids in your trench under the fabric.
Thank you very much Patty. Dawn and I appreciate your nice comment and compliments. Have a great day, Tom
Tom's a real man to work that 2-man post hole digger by himself.
We used those chambers when we had to replace our leach field - 200’ - works like a charm, simple, and sturdy.
I agree hole heartedly LT. Thank you and have a great day, Tom
You and Tom do a awsome job. I am starting to get a few more French Drain/ Drain jobs and am enjoying learning from your videos. Keep them coming. Thank you
Thank you very much Marty. I glad you enjoy our videos and that they are helpful. Have a great day
Another Great Job, that yard was a sloppy mess before and will be very enjoyable for the new homeowners. I like that you showed the soil sample and also drilled vertical holes in that system to get past all the clay.
Thank you very much for your outstanding comment James. We’re hoping to get a nice lawn in there so the homeowner’s kids can play outside. Thanks again and have a great weekend, Tom
would love to see a drone shot of the yards next store looks like they are draining onto your job. with the drone you don't have to fly over to see their yard, just go up 100 feet with the drone. But them i think you need a license for the drone if you show in on RUclips. Like the explaining of the process as you go along. You know the science of what you're doing, at the start, laying down the chambers. I'm thinking it should be twice as big. BUT I'm not a professional, just sitting on my chair enjoying my morning Coffie, thanks for the video :)
Good eye Ken. You are right. About 1/2 or more of this water is coming from the neighbor. We may be addressing this. The homeowner asked us for an estimate for a 'planting bed' on the property line. We don't have a license for a drone. Our son does. We did buy the big 12' tripod. That gives a good overview of us working. The size of this dry well is based on the amount of water I measured, the customer's roof and what would fit well in that spot. Thank you for your comment and have a great week, Tom
Wow you guys work hard 👌👍 hope Tom’s knee goes well, it’s not easy to stand by and watch you work while his hands are itching to help. LOL using the crutch as a stamper. Love to see the update next month, hope to see a video of the garden during or after a downpour, to see how good the drainage works. Cheers from the Netherlands 😊
Hello from New Jersey Shirley. Thank you for your nice comment. The doctor has Tom doing much better and no more crutch. Thank you again, Dawn
I live near Tampa Florida and when it rains hard...the rain water just disappears into our sandy soil...no mess, no fuss.
Awesome
Get ready to implement vertical drainage to your soil.
It’s easy to dig in Florida thankfully, so you can add fabric inside of a 12-20” hole and then add stone/gravel
interesting vertical drains, reminds me of wick drains. Watching and commenting from Canada. Keep up the great work guys!
Thank you very much DCW. Hello from New Jersey. Have a great day, Tom
Your a fantastic lady, your hard worker, thanks for your videos, God bless ❤
Thank you very much Donald. Have a great day, Tom
You two sure know how to deal with wudder.
Thank you MCT and very funny. Thanks again
You guys make it look easy!
Thank you very much Scottie. We’ve been practicing. Have a great day
I have been watching your videos for few months now, great work as always. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome, thank you Al. Have a great day, Tom
Very nice work Really learning about drainage
Thank you very much John. Have a good day,
Mad respect for you. Please give your joints some relief.
Thank you David, The doctor has me doing much better and no more crutch. Thanks again for your very nice compliment. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, Tom
Great job. That’s what I call TEAMWORK!
You’re awesome B. We appreciate the great encouragement. Thanks again, Tom
Yes, would like to see an update vid when you return. Love before and after videos!
Thank you
Excellent video !! Your attention to detail really helped me understand that drainage system . Y’all work so well together 👍 . Very impressive . Thanks !
Thank you very much Jerry for such an awesome compliment. We appreciate your feedback. Have a great day, Tom
Professionalism at its finest.
Thank you very much Rick
Excellent job! Would love to see updates on this project!
Thank you very much Kim
Really nice work. I love to see how nice you guys work together.
Thank you very much Brian. Dawn and I have been working together for a long time. Thanks again, Tom
Nice to see you both working together so well for common goals.
Thank you very much Bill. Have a great day, Tom
Another great job.
Thank you Anthony. Have a great weekend, Tom
new sub... shame on the previous owners for leaving a huge mess... great job guys !!!
Thank you Steve and welcome.
I hope that you are feeling better soon.
Hi William, The doctor has me doing much better and no more crutch. Thank you for your kind comment. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, Tom
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage That is great to hear 😀.
@@tyelandscapinganddrainagei think you were using that crutch on the wrong side. Should be on the side of your bum knee, right?
You do a lot better with electronic stuff 😅.
@steventhury8366 I’m using the crutch the way the doctor told me to.
Absolutely GREAT teamwork. I need you two to come to FTW Tx and do this for me at 2 houses. Can you give a ballpark figure on the cost of this type of drainage job? Bravo to both of you.
Thank you Michael. I wish we could come down and work for you. We'd love to help you and check out Texas. Thank you again and I'm sorry, we don't discuss pricing. Have a great weekend, Tom
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage Wasn't really asking about YOUR pricing but pricing in general so I know when I finally get someone down here to do a job this thorough, how much is too much and how much is amateur pricing. A ballpark number is what I was looking for.
Michael, This isn't like pavers or a french drain where there maybe some standard pricings. I don't see many contractors doing this. We use infiltator chambers. If we used stormtech or cultec chambers the price for the chambers would be almost 1500 more. Many areas pay 2 to 4 times more for stone. We have quarries very close by that make our stone cheaper. That can be a lot of difference if you're using 12 to 20 tons of stone. Then there's going labor rate in your area, access for machines and materials. Not to mention town or city rules / permitting. It's too involved to get into pricing. I'm sorry I can not help you with that, Tom
I also recommend you make sure a dry well will work for you before you start installing. We have a video on how we test - ruclips.net/video/Wv8GVRKxEVQ/видео.html
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I learned a lot!
Mike, thank you for a spectacular compliment. You made our day. Have a great weekend, Tom
Nice job! Please return after a big rain event to show us how well it works.
great job.
Thank you very much Bryan. Have a great weekend, Tom
Looks like the water is coming from the neighbor's yard with the nice lawn. That grade is higher - probably deliberately made higher - so the water drains off his lot onto this lot. There are ordinances against doing this.
Good eye Bill
I lived in a floodplain outside of Chicago with a similar problem. I just brought in about 35 bomber loads of dirt/clay and put down sod. It was no longer a me problem…. The neighbors can deal with it now.
Thank you Doc. Have a great day, Tom
Thanks great video
Glad you enjoyed it Rick. Thank you for your feedback, Tom
That was pretty cool. You too don't seem like the typical landscapers that I'm used to seeing, But I like that your woman gets out there and bust ass, ...you get the job done!😊
Thank you Natester. Have a great day
It would be nice if you went back during a rain and see it in action nice job .
Damn, so much effort!
Thank you for this video! It has given me ideas for doing my own french drain system here in NC.
Thank you Nick
Nice job.
Thank you very much Nic
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage I have watched you two a few times, very clean and professional. I would have dumped that gravel and had him reload it, hopefully you did not have to go far, could have been tippy in a right turn, I have had that but not to that extreme and it steered bad. If you were up to your GVW its could be a spring or axle breaker.
What a great team, so glad I found this video.
Thank you very much Richard
Stumbled over your channel by accident. No water problems here though 😊. But interesting to watch, as you two tackle those problems. Also nice filming, good explanation and foremost down to earth people 👍. Greetings from Belgium.
Thank you very much Patrick and greetings from New Jersey. What an awesome compliment. Thanks again and have a great day, Tom
How do you get such great music on your videos, without getting copyright bans?
Hi Robin, we subscribe to a service - Epidemic Sound. They have a good selection of music. There's a link in the description. Thanks again and have a great weekend, Tom
Glad to see your videos back with water issues….
Thank you Jim. We’ve had a few good drainage jobs. I hope you like the videos. Thanks again, Tom
Definitely like them and watch when I can…..look forward to the follow up.
Great job! By the way, I am looking forward to watching the updated video.
Thank you Adeyemi. It will be a little while longer for the update. We haven't started seeding yet, but we will once the weather allows. Thank you for your compliment and your patience, Tom
Loved to have seen finished system in operation
We just dig until we find sand and then trench 6" connected to it surround by fabric and clear stone all of that is connected to a catch basin.
Grade the ground to flow towards the basin
Sounds like a good plan
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage it's less invasive, easy to clean and no pipes sticking out of the ground.
Good work nevertheless!
Cheers from Canada
Great work !! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💪🏼
Thank you Daniel
Nice work! New sub. Great videos also.
Thank you very much Tim and welcome. Thank you for your compliments and for subscribing. Dawn and I appreciate it. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, Tom
Shame on that city for not allowing storm drains. If that had been allowed, a series of catch basins attatched to a sump pump basin or two with sump pumps could have handled the water through a discharge system. I'm glad you were able to solve their problem. It looks like you two have had to provide this type of service many times before and definitely know your business.
Thank you very much Nancy. You are right. Getting the water off the property is always best. Have a great day
Nice work - would love to see a video during/after the next storm to see it in action.
Thank you Michael.
this is the second video of yours i've seen. where are you that there is no sewer on the streets? I'm in north carolina, and I can't imagine where all your water goes. another company goes back to show while it's raining. it's cool to see that it worked. maybe add that?
Hello from New Jersey Christina. It's not that we don't have the infrastructure to remove the storm water. It's the people in charge trying to limit and reduce the amount of rain water runoff that carries fertilizers, pollutants and other contaminants that wind up in the streams, waterways and eventually into the bay/ocean. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, Tom
@@tyelandscapinganddrainagecannot wait to see it in action during heavy rain.
Because you put the catch basin outlet above the inlets, the inlet pipes will eternally be full of water up to the level of the outlet and therefore susceptible to freezing. 40:07
Eddy, Thank you for watching our video. You might have missed this 41:24 The basin will not hold water and freeze.
I sure wish I could send a video to you guys of my backyard and see what youd recommend lol, I THINK ive got the right plan, but - its a mess weve had soo much water this spring - i'm super over it and want to fix the problem for summer so my son and his friends can run around barefoot instead of telling parents to send rubber boots with their kids :P
Gravity, you might want to try Chuck from Apple Drains. He offers consultation services. Good luck with your project
Great job!
Want to see results after heavy rain.
Thank you Dirk. Have a great day and say hi to Rollergirl, Tom
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage I was actually the stunt double.
Lol
My first thought was wondering if the neighbor drained their pool overnight during the storm. Regardless, seems neighbor yard drains to clients yard. Would love to see behind that fence
We’ll try to show that when we do the update. They don’t have a pool, but 3 downspouts which is half the neighbors house goes towards this customer. They are trying to get the neighbor to redirect their downspouts away.
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage nice! Looking forward to the update. I have a similar problem with neighbors runoff which is such a common problem.
Shame y'all aren't closer. I don't think you want to travel all the way to NC. My wife is from NJ. Little town called Groveville.
Thank you Jim. Groveville is about 40 mins from us. Jersey girls are awesome! Have a great day, Tom
Great video !!!! You guys must be from upstate ny I noticed the dejana dump box
Thank you very much. We are in central New Jersey. Have a great day, Tom
Yo go gurrrl..nice job..you come to the bay area we hiring.... 💪🏾💪🏾👀👀🎯🎯
Thank you, I wish I could. You guys have such nice weather. Thanks again and have a great weekend
Nice. Seems like 24 hours for large storm, dries quickly after smaller storms. Just wondering, why the stones on top of the chambers?
Thank you Joe. 24 hours is how long it takes the largest storms to dissipate. Smaller storms go directly into the dry well and disappear. System holds about 1750 gallons. The stone adds more water holding capacity. I also fill with stone leaving only about 6 inches of soil on top. That way I can compact it and reduce any soil settling. Have a great day
Being unable to pipe it out to the street is very limiting and that drywell is huge, but its only on one side and the entire back yard looked saturated. It's going to be helping the neighbor's slightly higher yard just as much as its helping the homeowner. Your method of filtering debris before the dry well will work on a sinking stuff, but anything that floats is going right into the dry well. Could have put filters at the downspout to stop most of the debris there. 3 downspouts going to one spot in the well. Any reason you didn't put the front downspout straight in? Shorter distance an distribute downspouts into different spots in the well. Tough yard to fix though, I'm not sure there is a better option in this case. Maybe add a depression/hole in the back middle of of the yard to at least pool the water in a specific spot.
This is their only option in this town. I'm not a fan of the downspout filters and i see no problem sending 3 downspouts to be filtered by 1 catch basin. I've tried several downspout filters over the years. IMO - The one FDM makes is better than the rest, but they all have the same problem of freezing in the winter. You have to rely on the customer to periodically check them, break up any ice that's accumulated if they can and / or remove the filter. A catch basin isn't perfect, but it's a better option where it's cold in the winter
Buy plenty of dirt and build it up, look how high the neighbors yard is! The neighbor is flooding this guy out, the fence is going to rot! I can see the difference in elevation between the two houses, his neighbor is flooding him out!
The water can’t go to the street??? Wow. Thats a massive pain in the butt. I was just thinking to bring in fill dirt and create a grade and a swale between the properties to route it to the street.
Your solution would have been much easier Scott, but unfortunately it’s not allowed. Thanks and have a great day, Tom
I would have thought that you would go to get the rock while your husband kept working. There are alot of female drivers that are driving large semi trucks daly. You are a lucky man to be working with your wife. Blue Sky's.
You’re right Larry. I am very lucky. Thanks and have a great day, Tom
41:52 this made my day😄
Use what you have - right Laky? Thanks again
Wondering if the new homeowners ended up suing the sellers for the repair costs? Seems like the sellers could go after the contractor that did the original inadequate system. I’m not a fan of a sue happy society but this seems like a clear cut case of a breakdown house sale that went wrong.
I asked them that and he said they considered it, but they decided it wasn’t worth the hassle.
Where is your son? I like when he helps you guys.
Hi Dan, Both our boys got married and moved away. We are hoping Nick can help us on our next job or two. Thanks and have a great weekend, Tom
I am a solo owner-operator and have been sidelined before by a twisted knee. Having been there, I felt the deep cut in my soul when she made the "gimpy" remark, even though it was in jest. You are beyond lucky to have Dawn, who is eager to contribute productively and step in to fill the gaps where you are unable. Absolutely fabulous work on this job! I would be proud to have that system in my yard if I needed it.
Outstanding comment Timber. Thank you very much for you compliments. You are right, I'm very lucky to have Dawn. Have a great day, Tom
That's a lot of work! I wouldn't buy a property in that area!
We were looking forward to working for you Cathy - lol. Have a good evening, Tom
From your expereince which type of drainage solution is the most expensive? Would you share approximate price ranges? So much labor, stone, supplies, etc. what ever you feel comfortable with sharing. Thx you.
That's very difficult to answer. Normally, we try to only take the jobs that require city involvement, or that most contractors don't want to do. Any job that requires working with engineers and permits will cut out almost every contractor, because they don't want the hassle. If you want to make a good living find a job nobody else wants to do. Sorry I can't be more helpful
Yes roll on April
At 9:07 i see a draiange pipe coming from under the wood fence from the neighbor to this lot! The neighbor is causing most of this problem and should pay to fix.
teamwork --
you coulda made a 60 foot lap pool lol
Would love to see before and after videos ...
7:45 Did anyone else notice the laser receiver rod clamp slip a few inches down the pole? 🤔
You guys are crazy but I tip my hat to you guys orsum videos
Stumbled across your videos recently absolutely love the detail and breakdown of everything. What land level device are you guys using? What would be the model number would love to obtain something similar or the exact unit to help do some grading at my house
Hello, the laser I use is no longer available. The newer version of mine is Topcon RL-H5A . You can also do an Amazon search for a single slope laser level. Good luck, Tom
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage well thank you so so much for sharing all your guys responding so promptly very helpful. Really appreciate and look forward to doing through all your previous videos. Keep up the amazing work top-notch you guys both explain things so well
Great job on that. Looks great. I know pricing would vary pending on the area and region you're in. But could you tell me what a ballpark price range something like that would be?
Thank you very much Jay and I’m very sorry. We don’t discuss pricing. Thanks again, Tom
So crazy you can't run it to the street. Where's the water that rains into the road go the rest of the time
Will, It's not that we don't have the infrastructure to remove the storm water. It's the people in charge trying to limit and reduce the amount of rain water runoff that carries fertilizers, pollutants and other contaminants that wind up in the streams, waterways and eventually into the bay/ocean. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, Tom
@tyelandscapinganddrainage I am a big proponent of the clean water act, but getting regular run-off from your property doesn't seem unreasonable to me. It's not anymore dirty than what goes off the streets lol. Have a good one!
Thank you Will. You too
Great job! Very informative, thank you. Do you guys serve Monmouth county?
Thank you very much Megan. Yes, we service parts of Monmouth co. Thank you again for your comment and have a good weekend. Tom
Sucks when you're the lowest lot in the neighborhood
Yes it does Frank. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, Tom
36:00 I think he may know what 8" looks like......
Hi, great work! I have a very similar problem in my backyard here in Ontario. Where did you guys buy those cells that you installed in the ditch?
Thank you Wolfman. We use quick 4 infiltrator chambers, bought at our local plumbing supplier, but many companies make chambers. Stormtech, Cultec plus any company that makes septic chambers will work. Thank you again and I hope I answered your question, Tom
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage Thanks Tom, I’ll check those out.
A dry well doesn't work in a clay yard. Unless maybe if you dig large area and fill with stones. A heavy rain will still fill that all up. External draining of water is the only way in that case.
Dave, town ordinance is that the water has to be contained in their property. This was their only option. I thought we did dig a large area filled with stone. All water is now gone within 24 hrs.
How do you calculate how big a void is needed? He measured 80’ x 20’ at 2-3”. But I didn’t find how he determined to use 60’ of those containers.
Hi Allison. If you're asking for my math, here you go; 80 feet x 20 feet x an average depth of 1-1/2 inches is 80*20*.125, that gives you 200 cubic feet of water. Multiply by 7.48 to get gallons (7.48 gals per c/f) = 1496 gallons of standing water. I know that the way we install these chamber systems that 20 feet gets us a holding capacity of about 500 gals. So at least 60 feet of chamber is needed. We added those vertical drains to get to the better drained soil and ending up with a capacity of over 1750 gallons. The holding capacity is the capacity of the chambers themselves (47 gals) plus the void in the stone. Capacity of stone is c/f of the stone x 40% x 7.48. So 15 ton of crushed stone = 15*27 (27 cubic feet per ton) = 405. 405*.4 (40% void space) = 162. 162*7.48 ( calculated void space to gals ) = 1211 gals. I hope I answered your question, Tom
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage thank you! We have several areas that look just as bad as this or worse and are looking for ways to improve the drainage. We have water coming in from the back and side of the property and in the last six months it’s also coming in from the street. We’re trying to get the county to help with ditches, but that’s not happened so far. So we can’t just pipe water out to the road as it will just come back in. I’m thinking drywall’s like this maybe the best solution.
Thank you Allison, I’m glad we could help you a little. Good luck with your project and have a great day.
How do you get such a detailed soil survey? I looked on GIS and nothing close to this comes up.
I use these all the time. For every job we look at. There’s a link in the description.
Great job. Just curious, do people do swales in your area? In my area, it goes French drain, bio-swale or decorativedry creak swale, then dry infiltration pond. Usually, that last one is attached to the swale and in the corners of parking lots.
Yes we do, but there's no place to send this water. It has to be contained on this property.
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage Thank you.
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage that is so ridiculous that you can't send it to the street. You pay all that money for the house then for taxes and you have an issue like this and the township is like well you're S.O.L and by the way did you pa your taxes? I feel bad for this homeowner especially since they just got the house.
out of curiosity why run one long trench instead of placing two sets of chambers next to each other? is it easier to dig longer than it is to dig wider?
Ben, it was narrow between to two properties so a single row fit better. Two rows of chambers is optimal, much easier and less work when possible. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, Tom
Any update on how this system is working?
Update coming soon. We did the seeding last week. Once the grass fills in we’ll do an update. Thanks
How do you choose where to place the chambers? Basically where the bulk of the water collects / lowest area in the grade of the yard?
Dan, Yes, plus in this yard; 5 feet off the property line and not in the town right of way. We used to call this a hydrid French drain/dry well.
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage thanks for your reply! Have watched a few videos over the last several weeks because the YT algo thought I'd be interested in your content and they were right.
We appreciate that Dan. I’m glad we could be helpful. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, Tom
At 40:34, how do you get the rest of the water out of the catch basin, I did exactly what you did the basin was full did not reach the discharge pipe in green and the rest of the white pipes were full of water. In other words, the catch basin was full of water just under the green pipe. I also put holes in the bottom of about 1 foot of verticle drain with rock still seeing water.
Hello DIY Guy, I handle this a couple different ways. If I can reach the well/better drained soil with a vertical drain I do that under the catch basin. If I can not reach the better drained soil, like in this video, I install a channel of rock that drains the water from the catch basin into the dry well. You can kind of see that at 38:00, 40:58. Dawn mentions the channel of stone at 41:29 In this yard the better drained soil was more than 4' down. My 3' auger would not make it down that far, so the vertical drain would still be in the clay soil and drain slow. It would empty over time, but it would take much longer to empty. The depth of the vertical drain depends on how far we have to dig to get to through the clay and to the better drained soil. I hope I answered your question. Have a great day, Tom
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage Thanks loved your work, the video was most excellent!
Nice work. What does something like this cost?
Thank you John. I’m sorry we don’t talk about pricing.
So why not dig down to that 40” mark and install the chambers? Versus only going down 26” and drilling holes?.
Wyatt, this is the depth we like for these chambers. They do make larger chambers that get installed deeper. At this 26" depth I get about 6 inches of soil to cover so this also acts like a french drain and I can easily compact it. The additional 14 inches also works out to be another 8 yards of soil to move, stockpile, put back and compact. Good question Wyatt.
So, is that like an alternative to a culvert pipe? I have deep and shallow trenches on my property that carry a lot of water away for several neighborhoods. I can't afford the big pipe and won't be able to keep cleaning them out for the rest of my life either. The county takes no responsibility in the matter even if a tree falls in. They have all of the equipment necessary but could care less if my house falls in from water overwhelm.
Hi Laurel, Pipe is used to move water. Chambers are used to temporarily store water and then release it into the ground. These chambers have been used in septic systems since the late 70's.
Not sure I’m the only one but did anyone notice Luke Skywalker’s hover cruiser bush in neighbors yard
Lol - I believe you’re the only one to notice. Now I can’t unsee it. Maybe that’s why the force was with us. Thanks and have a great day, Tom
Who makes the chamber system you use and where do you source them? Are they a septic product??
Hi Brandon, I use infiltrator chambers. They are a septic product. I purchase them from my local plumbing supplier. Here is a link - www.infiltratorwater.com/products/chambers/quick4-plus-series/
How many tons of gravel was used in total? Seems like a pretty big system
@brandonwaugh2775 about 14 tons
So all the water just goes in that dry well and stays there? What if it rains for weeks non stop?
Yes, the water stays in the dry well and then dissipates into the soil. This is the only solution this town would allow. The customer used to have standing water for several days after a rain event. Now the water is all gone within 24 hours.
I would be interested to see how you guys price your jobs or figure pricing. What would a job like this cost?
Thank you for your comment Jared. I'm sorry, we don't discuss pricing.
You guys probably have the most thought out drainage systems I’ve seen. With the materials and detail it seems like it would be similar to a septic system install. Do you guys have a background of doing underground work/utilities or septic
Thank you very much Jared. You are right, very similar to a septic leach field. Many drainage systems are similar to septic. A french drain is really just a leach field working in reverse - Taking water in instead of letting out, but almost the same construction. I have no back round in septic work, just drainage, but I have done my own leach field. Thank you for your nice comments, Tom
I’ve noticed on ever video that I’ve seen of u guys he is digging off the wrong side of the machine the blade should be on the dig side of the machine not doing so adds unnecessary added stress to the drive motors and sprockets
Is this in NJ? How much does a job like this cost?
Hi Suzy. Yes, we're in central NJ. I'm sorry, we don't discuss pricing.
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage I’m a new sub and also in central NJ . I’ll contact you privately . Thanks again for posting and admire your work!
Why not put a frech into a sump and pump it out?
This is surface water, so no French drain is needed. Where would we pump it to Brosen? It’s not legal to send it to the street and there’s no city storm drain near by.