Exterior Waterproofing, Complete How To for Do It Yourself Homeowners, by Apple Drains
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- Опубликовано: 1 май 2024
- Foundation waterproofing. Everything you need to know. Footer, Liquid Rubber, Discharge to daylight, gravel, where to put pipe. A very complete guide. Good project for weekend.
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Hi Chucjk! I've been watching this video and am sure glad to find you. My home is on a sloped property. I only discovered my drainage problem when I was insulating in my crawlspace and found it partially flooded. Watching your video gave me confidence I could do the work to fix the problem. Yes it is hard work. With some help from a few friends, I dug out around the foundation to the footer and followed your directions to waterproof , gravel, and pipe the water out to the street. Thank you for posting this video so diyers like myself can confidently do this. I will be 71 in about a week and am grateful for good health enabling me to complete this job!! I really appreciate it.
Hi Shirley, if you have any photos or videos of your install, I would love to post a short video. You can send them directly to the website. But either way, very happy I could help.
Thanks and best regards
Chuck
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Apple drains Can you come to my house and help us with our water issues
@@appledrains should we install French drain or footer tile or sump pump?
71yrs old doing this kind of work you are a total badass 😎 love ❤️ it
You're obviously a bad ass! 😁
As a single woman with a house with water issues this video has been invaluable. Thank you so much for keeping it simple for those of us who have no choice but to DIY.
I just had to check in with you. Michigan has been hit with massive storms and even a tornado 3x in the past month resulting in horrible water issues at my house. After watching your video I followed everything to the letter and using my family to trench, the BlackJack liquid rubber, gravel, the footer tile and trenched out to daylight. I'm fortunate my brother does basement waterproofing so a bit spoiled there. Thank you so much for your video. I feel much more confident for the storms coming up and keeping my home safe. Bravo.
Awesome news
I can’t help you with the water issues…..But….That single part, I may be able to help 😇😆
For real
@@heatheran4783 bravo. Your lucky he does water proofing. Should ha e just trusted his advice
I'm getting ready to run a drain for my garage so I've been watching some videos of yours..
i bet you're an awesome boss to work for ..all your videos are uplifting..
keep up the videos, guys like you are changing the world for the little people like me! they're much appreciated !
Your a good man, showing those that cant afford someone to have it done.
Thanks again! My house is over a hundred years old! And im having a lot of water issues, because my foundation needs to be repaired. I hope and pray, I can get this problem fixed soon!
You are offering a lot of great knowledge to us diy people. And you present it in a manor that makes it seem very doable for the average John Q Public. Like me. Thanks so much.
thank you, this was very helpful. We have had a particularly wet Spring/early Summer and water had entered our home above the foundation slab. Luckily, the flooding was confined to one room of the house. However, our gutter system failed this season due to ice storms we had previously and I had not gotten around to fixing the damaged system. Now I am forced to address the problem, as this is what led to the flooding. Your video was very helpful in explaining the installation and operation of a foundation "French" drain. Keep posting your videos, especially any tips or tricks that you might offer the DIYer. Have a blessed day.
I’ve done this on a few old houses and what I do is use a tiller or mini tiller in the dirt and it makes it easier to spread.looks great
Thank you for the great how-to. I recently discovered that the drainage around my foundation and bulkhead is all screwed up, leading to some water penetration in my basement. Refinishing the basement is a costly thing that I was hoping to do in 5 years, not 3 months... and while I'll have to hire a mason to re-do the hardscaping (that's sloped to get all of the water on my patio right against my basement window), I feel much better about using trenching and gravel to waterproof my exterior.
Thank you 🙏 boss . You really taught me something very super important thing to know. This taught is like 100 years of experience or more just to get it if it wasn’t for your help. I really love your skills. It’s amazing what you know. Thank you again from my deepest heart.
Thanks for all your helpful videos ,you and your crew do great work I would like to be working with you guys helping people solve their drainage problems ,thanks again and God Bless
Always a joy and inspiration to watch your videos! I’m getting ready to do a project and I feel good about it thanks to you! 🤟🏻
Thanks so much Chuck, I really enjoy your videos! You have given me the confidence to do my own system. I live in Burlington, just up the road from you. My biggest problem is that my yard is clay, and it’s kicking my butt digging my trench! But I’m trying to save money, so it is what it is. Thanks again!!
Thank you for making the helpful videos . St . Louis Missouri has been hit hard with record breaking rainfall. I believe I can do this. Lol
I live in St. Louis and having issues with our basement flooding after every rain. Do you have any recommendations on any local companies that can fix?
Here in Canada, your video helped me install a dig sump pump system this winter. I need help with waterproofing my basement interior on my shared leaking wall. Its a side by side house with almost no possibility of trenching the exterior. Thanks a million
I’ve learned so much from you Chuck. Thank you!
Thanks for the videos! Did my garage exactly like you did and it’s working great!!!
Chuck love you videos I wish you come back to a job when it pouring down rain and include it in video to really show folks the destructive power of Water. Just spent two years fighting city to get a 600 foot 6” tile running north against the natural flow. Lucky that it starts 3 feet below my yard and runs down .7 inches to outlet to District tile that had just been cleared and is a 12” drain that only has 4 inlets prior to exiting town and discharging into deep ditch that goes to creek 3 drains out of small town and most of town floods with standing water but I stood fast fought hard hired professional engineers and got it done. No more lake in my front yard when it pours Got to fight sometimes but nothing is impossible! The drain on my third connecting lot to North is 10 Feet deep ! Was a hell of a project but increased value of all my lots and no more septic problems and with building up slope around home that ties into tile and gutter system it’s finally done Thank you for your inspiring videos. I wish my project would of been as easy as this one! If one has no place to run drain to; don’t give up there is a way to solve problem. City would not let me go across street the legal way as backlash of 40 homes already having problems from that tile and it turned out for the best. I had to pay for the 600 Feet Of Pipe I signed and dated every darn piece of pipe in 3 places as it was installed in 2 days.
Great work fellas, and thank you for sharing.
Thank you sooOO much Chuck!!! Not my field but taught me a DIY!!
Chuck, thank you, following your guidance saved my garage!!Thanks from MO!!
That’s a lot of work for 1day you got a good crew, nice job
Was thinking the same thing. He started off saying the home owner could do this job themselves. I am thinking that is probably true. IF the home owner had: 4 kids in top shape, specialty tools like the blower, trencher, a trailer, needed supplies like that rubber and pre-rubber stuff etc.. AND the first clue on how to do it all. Then, absolutely! Piece of cake! Lol! It is good to have specialists to help. After all, I cannot know everything! Too funny.
Classic. Sweet song too
Very informative video. I'll be doing exactly as mentioned this weekend
I’m pretty experienced myself, but you are an amazing Teacher..Thank you Sir
Wow, looks like a great plan for that water to leave. Nice work
We just purchased a home in North Carolina that's on a sloped lot and whenever it rains hard I think have water coming in through the foundation into the crawlspace. Thankfully there's only one portion of the foundation on the slope the other side is still flat where the driveway is. I think I'm going to try and tackle this project!
Again Chuck great work and a gem of info. Cheers bud.
Awesome vid. I am getting ready to do this to one side of my home.
Excellent video man,my girlfriend is gonna need this done to her house next summer
Thank you so much for these videos. This one really helped me with my house.
What a happy video I have the problem water coming in the porch in back of house. And I do plan on doing myself
that last quote!! thank you.
So, you need Black Jack fiber coating at the junction between the footer and the wall? Why not just the Liquid Rubber? Thanks
This is absolutely amazing information, Thank you so much! I am wondering about the drain at the road. What would you do if you had a sidewalk that was in the way? Thank you so much for this video!
One question on the step process. Once the trench is done, is the next the step is to put gravel in the trench then drain pipe on top to the gravel and then more gravel? Not sure if you put gravel first then then drain pipe and then more gravel. Thank you very informative.
The schedule thanks for the video thanks for the motivation I prefer the schedule 40 pipe so that it doesn't risk getting crushed and being worthless also I like covering the gravel with some fabric so that it doesn't fill up with mud I do appreciate what you do and what you're showing it's great and I do appreciate it
Thank you much! I am doing this for mine!
Great video, and a great bunch of had working, knowledgeable men!
Yea, I am also female and have to do this myself. Thank you so much for wonderful instructions! I also have termite issues. AND I was not told about the obvious problems with the home. I do also have some roofing issues, but I am going to have to save up for someone to do those. ugh...
Thank you so much for putting so much detailed and useful information out , I have learned so much from your easy way of explaining.
I have a question - did you not need the fabric under the pipe and up the walls of the trench as well to keep the soil from entering into the gravel??
Chuck! I love your videos and the wealth of knowledge you share. How would you recommend approaching installing a footer tile if your home doesn't have a strip footing below the concrete foundation (the board-formed foundation is the footing) without compromising the footing and stopping the flow of water below the foundation wall?
Helpful and precisely addressed my particular problem.
great video - very helpful- -thank you all
Awesome videos Chuck! Thanks
Hey guys thanks for this knowledge shared.
Thank you for the knowledge! Would you recommend this if I’m just getting water pile up on 1(backside) of the house or just make a French drain diverting away before moisture can build up around the foundation?
Here in southern california, we actually took out the far end of perforated pipe along the driveway to slow down the flow of the water table out of the yard. Diversion, then dispersion is key on our property. Still gotta deal with water though, just a few small shifts of thinking. Thanks
You’re the real MVP - these projects can cost a homeowner thousands.
How much you think a job like this cost ?
great detailed explanation!
Nice job. Well narrated
should you use a landscape cloth to keep the pipe from getting clogged with soil?
great video awesome detail. what is the difference between the fiber coating and liquid rubber ?
Awesome video! Best out, thank you!
how long do you let the liquid rubber dry? thanks so much
That's because the utilities are on the other side. Always call 811 before you dig! Thanks
?huh? What is your answer referring to?
@@themontephone875 3 sides, and not all 4 sides of the structure.
Great work. Keep it up.
Awesome video and tutorial. Ty
u do a great job
Great video! I purchased my first home, and I am considering doing this. How deep should one dig?
Thank you for you video. Very helpful
how deep and wide did you dig? I live in the suburbs, do you recommend I get markings done?
how deep are you digging your slope?
Thank you for making this video!!!
Silly question because I am a newbie searching videos on how to fix my yard issue. Why didn’t you use the drain pipe with holes placing the pipe top of the black fabric? A lot of these videos contradict each other… your video has a lot of little do’s and dont’s which is helpful.. thank you
Great video, Chuck. Cheers.
why not use white PVC with holes? I've read in so many places that this perforated flexible tubing will fill with dirt over time
This video is great! can we get a list with links of the products? I want to make sure i’m using the right materials.
Wish I had a crew like yours
Hi Chuck nice job.......question....I have pipe in and gravel around a slab by my garage. Can I put the fabric over the pipe now and cover with dirt?.....you always do good work and take care of yourself during these trying times...oh yea gravel is above pipe also....thanks Rick
Is the brick the foundation or a fascia for a "look"? I've been told never use brick for a foundation. Just wondering. Great channel! thnx!
Great job
You are awesome Chuck ! Thanks Bro !
Hey Chunk, did your guys use the black drainage pipe all around the way around the house or just on the driveway? Thanks
Hi Chuck, Been watching so many of your videos and learning a lot. I live in the south and we've had a ton of down pours creating a good amount of water in my crawlspace. Now planning to get a sump pump with a trench and drainage around the inside of the foundation. "EZ Flow" system that runs into the pump seems to be popular although someone said that EZ Flow is styrofoam and just floats no matter how much weight you put over it. One contractor told me it's a waste of money and that they use perforated tubing and cover with gravel to keep in place. Now I'm confused and want to see if you have an opinion about the EZ flow system. Thanks for any help and for educating us out here. Have a great day.
Needed this
Hi chuck. Thank you so much for giving me the courage to go out and do the same thing at my house. But before I start trenching, I have one question. I noticed that you didn’t talk about creating a 1% fall. How do I create a fall in my trench when putting a French drain or footer drain next to my home’s footing without undermining the footing or breaching the footing as you said in your video?
Great video thanks imma try this
is there a difference between putting the french drain right next to the footer opposed to a foot or 2 away from it? i've seen both be done here on youtube and im wondering what's the best.
This video is super helpful. How do you recommend dealing with plants along a home? The roots are a huge pain to deal with when digging the trench.
Thank you for all of this information this is so difficult when you're a single woman trying to fix a problem like this but I'll have to do it myself since I don't have any help.
You can do it!! Keep your smile and you’ll get it ✔️
Great timing RUclips!
You brought the perfect solution to my perfect problem.
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What an excellent video. Quality Videography, simple easy instructions and guidance, ample warnings and suggestions, great explanations of reasons why things are done they way they are and how they are supposed to work. This is very useful. This is SUPER useful! Thanks!
How much would a job like this one cost the homeowner for your service?
Thanks for the video
Nice work
Very helpful your video; thank you so much.. I just miss how you did the holes of the pipe or how big it can be any hole.. or I should buy a special pipe?
Thank you!!
Thank you
Great show. Explains alot.
Great and informative video as always. Love the music at 13:50 though
Thank you for the video
At first I was like what? Oh, it is a slab! Well yes that makes sense. Thank you.
Thank you so much for the knowledge, are you using 2 different sealing products?, and what type of stone 67 what?
67 is the type of gravel, landscape supply will tell you what they have. Not necessarily to have the same exact. 3/4 size is good.
This is a project I will have to take on with my two teenage sons fro financial reasons of course. Our house has a basement and total it is about 2000'sqf. We will have a small skid loader with a loader on it to speed up some of the process. I am not sure if I am looking at a matter of 2-3 days or a full week. Thanks
Drainage system could be different near a basement or crawl space. You don't want a french drain next to the foundation of a basement or crawl space, better 2' away. Water can still go down into the ground from the french drain. This system is for ground water removal. If your water is coming from the roof or above ground, other, simpler systems are better.
We had water intrusion from the last storm in the whole front and one side of our house. Would we be able to do this same process for the front of our home? Thank you Chuck
This was a very good video! Thank you
ty for the demo
Do you need to worry about levels when using this pipe?
Would this replace the original sump pump if the drains are not emptying into it? Would this take care of the water under foundation?
I am having water seeping in through my foundation into my bedroom so this has given me maybe some confidence and hope that just maybe i can fix it my home is on a hill so i have two areas of concern the back and the side so I really hope i can get this done befpre my home is full of mold. Can you tell me how much a job likt that cost
Such an amazing video,Thank you thank you sooooo sooooo much!!!!
good job