I have been doing this kind of thing for almost 40 years. Eventually dirt will get into the pipe. With the corrugated pipe dirt gets caught in the corrugations and eventually fills the pipe. You can't really snake the corrugated pipe, so I use the perforated PVC and leave and access for the snake; it may be 20 years before you need it, but you will be glad you planned ahead. Especially if it is deep down by the footers where a lot of drain work is done.
Great tip. Thanks for sharing. Ryan may have already completed his project, but I’m still in the research phase so I appreciate comments like this. Thanks again! 🤗
Thank you for taking the time to share. A major company told us it would be 18,000 and they want us to demo walls in basement all around the house. So they could put in a drain & sunk pump. We said a French drain should do the trick your video confirmed it.
This video is extremely helpful in understanding the application of non-woven geotextiles. We respectfully request permission to distribute this video to fellow landscapers as an educational resource. Thanks
I just want to say thank you. I watched this video a half dozen times and implemented this in my front yard and around the side of my house. We'd been having serious drainage issues and your guidance helped us solve our problems.
@@lawn-n-orderlandscaping1389 Worse, in the basement. Between this, a regrade of the front yard, and some injections into cracks in the basement, we're completely dry.
@@mracre Sweet! Thats often our suggestion. Fix your drainage issues, and once the basement dries up, go back and seal it. Just sealing it leaves water looking for a better spot to make an entrance
I never EVER leave a comment on videos. After seeing this I couldn’t start my project fast enough. This is perfect. Rock... $80.00 per yard. Pipe, smooth or corrugated Perforated either way is cheap. I rented a trencher because unlike you I hate digging. I actually poured a concrete catch basin in places and added the rock around plus I did like you and ran the rock the full distance. Excellent job! Well done, thank you.
Best weed barrier sheets of Newspaper add layer wet it down then repeat with additional layer(s) then top with mulch or landscaping cover of your choice....works amazing eco-friendly great video thank you
I'm not only impressed with your project, but you crafted a very nice explanatory video as well. Great job using the time lapse to show the whole thing going together. Nicely done!
You've saved me thankyou. I wanted initially to expose stones by not wrapping fabric ontop because I like the look of the white stones but also worried for silt/debris getting in between stones clogging it but seeing your video just helped me go ahead to wrap and then add another layer of stones ontop. Omg why didn't I think of that before. Thankyou thankyou. From New Zealand.
This is great gives me a good idea for my backyard. I moved out of California into Texas and and it rained for about 4 days straight Last week and completely flooded my backyard patio so I'm gonna copy what you did. And then I'm gonna run the piping down the side of the house and out to the front yard and into the street
Amazing! My back hurts just watching you do all that digging but I just bought a home with a negative slope in one corner and you have made me a believer that I can do this myself!!!!! Thank you for taking the time to explain all of the extra details. 🙏🏼
I’m getting all this and new sod around my house about 5000 sq ft and I’ve been give the price tag of 8 to 14k. After watching your video I’m feeling like I want to do it myself and pay myself at the end. Thanks buddy.
I’m buying a house where the backyard is sloped towards the house. There is no drainage in the backyard at this time, so this is something that I can definitely do myself to prevent further invading water going into the basement.
Excellent, excellent, excellent. I agree with everything you said and did here. So many people overlook drainage while landscaping around the house perimeter, only to be surprised when plants die or mold starts to creep up the inside walls.
We didn't have tractor and trailer to move gravel around. After tons of gravel/trap rock dumped at end of property used plastic kitty litter containers. Tipped against pile, pushed rock into pails, stacked one inside the other. Rock heavier than cat litter. Buckets hold 40#. Only filled half way. Easy control dumping out. Worked better than shoveling. Less spillage.
Great video! This may have been mentioned but if you are shoveling your stone off of asphalt or concrete use a flat shovel. Slide it on the concrete under the stone instead of digging into the pile with a spade. Much easier.
Love it! I live on a property that floods everytime it rains. I am elderly and don't have the money to hire someone to do this so I am going to attempt to do some of this myself. At least the immediate areas around the house will not have so much water when it rains. Thanks!
Thanks for the video. We have a house that has negative slope and water is coming through cracks in the wall. This looks like a viable option to fix that. Only issue is our grandkids and rocks done go well together. I may have to opt for rubber chunks or bark.
A lot of hard work. Looks good. We need this in areas of our home. We would have to hire someone, so it won't get done since we are seniors on a limited income. Great job 👍
I don’t typically reply to How To videos but this was truly impressive. I just did a similar project but smaller in scope. I can appreciate the amount of labor you put into this. You did an amazing job.
This was so helpful! My hubby was trying to explain the french drain concept to me and I wasn't having it.... Until I saw your video! Thank you so much‼️
I appreciate the helpful reminders and/or suggestions regarding the "why" you chose rock instead of mulch; your reason for the it's; and your preference to keep plants & shrubbery vs. water seeking root trees. After 50 yrs, I'm now the owner of my childhood home where settling ground with "when needed" grading took place; water level changes in this older neighborhood & higher rainfalls then I've experienced in 40yrs; and existing several water seeking root trees & spreading english ivy have given to issues needing my attention. My parents maintained our 2 acres but were never too interested w/any landscaping around the perimeter of our home. I've found with the newer products available & the shared technics in similarity I'm hopeful to better the drainage away from my foundation and give the perimeter a low maintenance (for me) curb appeal. Thank you, Susan.
I love this and it's going to conquer my problem with all the neighbors runoff coming to my corner house and running around the bottom of my home. Just poured concrete to make a 1 foot sidewalk around the edge of the home and then Im going to put this trench! Thanks for the great idea!
Awesome video and great instruction. I love the landscaping and the drain is exactly what I have been looking for to fix my drainage problem. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this instructional video. My husband, and I, will have to do the same come autumn. We have a property that is lower than the road, and, sits lower end of town, so we get a lot of water on our property. The acreage sits across from a farmer's field that gets flooded every year, so much so, that it runs over the road and down our driveway. After watching your video, we've decided that a french drain is the way to go, placing it around our house and garage, Draining it into a brook behind the detached garage. Our water table is so high, we have sitting water along our property, it's killing our trees. Again, thanks so much for sharing your experience with this type of solution to excess water. Big job ahead of us, but, we'll pace ourselves, we're not as young as we used to be. lol
Thank you for being detailed and forward and not so over talkative. Every minute of this was very informative! I will definitely use this advice for my spring house maintenance😊
I am fascinated with drainage designs, cisterns, and all that sorta stuff. I'm a beginner, seriously, but I am excited to start setting up a cistern, and laying out how I want our land to drain, to maximize our water usage, and avoid flooding or washouts. I thought the tip about using the level to assure that you are pitched correctly, was great, and its gonna be very useful. I look forward to seeing the videos on your channel, they will be helpful, I'm sure! Thank you!
My friend just spent $7000 on a french drain job in March. I wish this had existed before she paid out so much money. I believed we could have done it ourselves (her, her husband, and I), though hers is probably three times the length of yours. It runs the width of her back yard, then all the way down the left side of her driveway to the culvert. And is 2 feet deep. Hers also has a pump because of the way her yard is sloped and her neighbor's yard behind her sits 6-8 feet higher than hers so all of his rain water also runs down into her back yard, which was filling her sceptic tank and then her home. She was living in hell from about November until this was completed end of March. We were having so much rain those few months (1 to 5 inches a day every couple days), that her home stayed flooded and she could not flush a commode much less shower or wash clothes. I think you did a great job! I'm going to send this video to her and save it in case she ends up needing to dig out the east end of the yard. I love anything DIY. Thanks for sharing!
Dude...you are amazing. The quality of work for prep, installation, and finishing is my level of perfection. If I was 30 years younger, and a man, we’d be twins. 😳🤣. Seriously, this is exactly what I need in my yard, but I have my doubts that anyone around here would be able to execute your level of superiority, which (sadly) is what I would demand. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Good point about roots clinging on to the fabric -- I've seen that but never seen it as a disadvantage to fabric; in some places the, best to leave it out and make sure the stones are depp, deep.
I did a similar thing to my house actually in the same area of my house I did it about 2 years ago it works beautifully. I can definitely appreciate the hard work. It looks like you did a beautiful job that you can appreciate for years and years to come. Hard work is just rewarding a lot of times. I love doing things like this.
Awesome stuff man.. you’re very talented. I really like the assorted size of cobble stone. So much better than all the same size. Weird question, but how do you end a french drain?? Let’s say I run one the length of my house.. what do I do at both ends?
Just like all these other comments, I truly appreciate the thoroughness with your video and explanation! I’m in TN with red clay and yards are always soggy 🤮 Where does your French drain end and how does that look? I assume it wouldn’t be effective if I just ran it to my sidewalk as then where would it go then but pool at the side of my driveway but I haven’t figured that out 🤔 You mentioned both you and your neighbors run toward the street so just wanted to see how the end point of draining looked and was completed. Thanks!!
You are a beast! That was an impressive project. You made it look so easy. I am certain it was not an easy project. That is alot of manual labor! Awesome job
Awesome video and the drainage and landscaping looks great! I'm building a French drain around a new shed and this video is really helpful. So informative and you literally answered all my questions. Thanks for posting!
You did a great job buddy. I like the idea of having 4 inches of rocks instead of the use of weeds barrier. For low maintenance, the rocks are way better than the mulch. Great job, overall and no doubt about it. You nailed it. 👍👍👍
Thanks 👍 I appreciate it! After reading the comments people make a great point that the rocks may sink into the dirt someday but maybe I'll just add more rocks on top in a few years.
Bought a 1 year old home in new neighborhood and didn't know there was a drainage problem in the back yard and near the patio. Will look hard at using your idea to "fix" but not sure where to drain too!!!
Great video! In my diy’er opinion better than a lot of the pro videos I’ve watched. Your concept should be perfect for what will solve my water issues. Well done sir, thanks!
🔥🔥🔥 Thank you!! Have had property for a year and spent most pregnancy and post-birth DIYing and installing so much (roofing over addt’l room, sealing, insulation, plumbing, HVAC). Utility bills have gone down tremendously , home is habilitable for baby and I, but just found out half the roof has shingle overtop of rotten wood shingles. I’m done!!! Came in with so much savings - leaving with so much debt. Market is terrible rn. Still have to live here. So next thing to do? Well, can’t use kitchen sidedoor - sealed it off because area floods outside and comes in. And the sidewalk and everything there floods as well. They didn’t install or make a drain, and neighbor sits higher than me and installed a DIY drain sys to just overflow onto my property. I knew what needed to be done… not how!! I already purchased rocks and outdoor drain-line but this is soooo helpful. Sorry for the lack of brevity. Thank you!!!! 🎉
If you have a basement. Don't use corrugated perferated pipe all the way around. Stay at least 10' away from the house...If that slotted line fills ..It will allow water to go down and find it's way to basement foundation walls ..Either use channel drains in low spots or catch basins...Or they sell solid PVC drainline with holes only on half of pipe ...Face holes upwards
Great video! I love that you didn't put weed fabric down. Its great in certain circumstances but totally overused in others. Looking forward to the next video
Great video. I have been doing concrete work and landscaping work for 30 years. My only advice to people watching the video is that it isn't necessary to have a pitch on a perforated pipe for the water to drain to the existing pipe. The drain-tile around the footing of the foundation of this home is set level and the water still finds its way to the sump pump because the water will find the low point as it builds up n the pipe. If there is a concern about the pipe being completely free of water at some point then a pitch is necessary. The 14" deep trench and voids in the gravel also facilitates the fluid property of water to flow to the existing drain tile.
When I worked for sewer and water company we were taught to put slits in pipe down, keeps pipe from trying to always float up ward and allows water to drain out easier. Is was a code, the inspectors always looked for. But the rest of the job looks great.😎👍
Very cool! How does the end of the French drain look, though? What exactly do you do for the end? Is it exposed and leading to the gutter? If you made a video on this already, my apologies. Just found your channel today while looking at landscaping ideas.
You would need a flo well or a popup emitter - other options could be connected to end of pipe depending on where it will be located. It could also easy drain into a dry creek. Hope this helps.
Excellent work ! In locations where we have landscape close to the home foundations, we have laid a heavy poly sheet under the "cobble stone" for example. If it's placed with a small return upward along the home foundation water or rain that hits the stone is forced out to the lawn areas and can't seep or saturate the soils beside the foundation as easily.
Thank you for taking the time to make this extremely helpful video. You are an excellent teacher with a chill attitude! The end result is beautiful. You inspired us to try to complete this project in the Fall.
Thank you for sharing! I did very similar job around my house many years ago , and helps a lot . Also the idea about the clean up after the pipes is great ,I will do it.
What a great video! I am having some drainage problems and while I won’t be doing the work you have helped me understand the process so when I hire someone I will know what I am talking about!
Very well done! You did an awesome job explaining the process and details for this system and it is exactly what I needed to tackle this project myself this spring. We got a new house recently and when it rains hard a ton of water keeps collecting/pooling by the foundation in some spots and this is the type of video I needed to feel confident in doing it myself. I'm curious, have you gotten the results you were hoping to achieve? Is there anything you would've done differently or would like to change? Thanks!
Thanks! If I could do it again maybe I would put more consideration into putting down a tarp style barrier between the rocks and dirt. People have commented that over a few years the rock will sink into the mud. Thats the only thing but I'm happy.
I really like the way you explained what you were doing. Early on I was wondering why the risers? - but you explained it later. 👍🏼 Well done & nice job.
I'm getting ready to do a French drain along the back side of my house. This was the most helpful video of the bunch. Thanks so much. You're yard and landscape looks amazing btw!!
dunno if someone could give me some advice. i bought a house not maintained for years but was told by everyone how nice it use to be. i ripped out all the overgrown bushes and vines and started new. similar to the video. there is border liners of where they use to have mulch but not a piece of mulch in site anywhere. to reduce bugs and water i decided i think im going to go with stone beds all around the house and garage. a guy told me put a layer of sand down, then pea stone, then decorative stone above the pea stone. he said you could just use pea if you want but for a budget use pea as the filler under your decorate stone. im hope this will help stop any sort of water, or at least slow it down, and then cut back on things like ants, earwigs and beetles. 40 years ago i learned this house had termites and so im guessing stone would keep them away from the foundation if they ever came back. i also noticed silverfish in my garage carriage house inside and outside the walls. im hoping it cuts down on those. i think the termites may have come from a mill the previous owners owned 40 yrs ago, and i think possibly the silverfish came from the other previous owners who went back and forth to florida alot and stored tons of junk in the garage. i do notice since i cleane dup all the brush and overgrowth that i notice 75% less silverfish. i think alot of cleaning ive done has cut down their resources. but my plan it to eliminate plants and brush and mulch, replace it with stone, and use yard ornaments in the stone instead of plants to keep bug control down. and then maybe once that is all done in 10 million years from now hire some sort of pest control to spray everything. i know pest controls can be sort of a waste of money and if their spraying and i still have resources for bugs then what good is it really.
I have been doing this kind of thing for almost 40 years. Eventually dirt will get into the pipe. With the corrugated pipe dirt gets caught in the corrugations and eventually fills the pipe. You can't really snake the corrugated pipe, so I use the perforated PVC and leave and access for the snake; it may be 20 years before you need it, but you will be glad you planned ahead. Especially if it is deep down by the footers where a lot of drain work is done.
I like your insight
Great tip. Thanks for sharing. Ryan may have already completed his project, but I’m still in the research phase so I appreciate comments like this. Thanks again! 🤗
you're the kind of guy people would love to hire but can never find.
100% and he is the type of professional that I don't mind paying the money to
True
Thank you for taking the time to share. A major company told us it would be 18,000 and they want us to demo walls in basement all around the house. So they could put in a drain & sunk pump.
We said a French drain should do the trick your video confirmed it.
I hope it does the trick. Sometimes the option that someone quoted you is need but all depends on the situation. Thanks!
This video is extremely helpful in understanding the application of non-woven geotextiles. We respectfully request permission to distribute this video to fellow landscapers as an educational resource. Thanks
I just want to say thank you. I watched this video a half dozen times and implemented this in my front yard and around the side of my house. We'd been having serious drainage issues and your guidance helped us solve our problems.
Always love a happy ending! What was your issue? Water in the crawl space?
@@lawn-n-orderlandscaping1389 Worse, in the basement. Between this, a regrade of the front yard, and some injections into cracks in the basement, we're completely dry.
@@mracre Sweet! Thats often our suggestion. Fix your drainage issues, and once the basement dries up, go back and seal it. Just sealing it leaves water looking for a better spot to make an entrance
What do you mean by “sealing it”
I never EVER leave a comment on videos. After seeing this I couldn’t start my project fast enough. This is perfect. Rock... $80.00 per yard. Pipe, smooth or corrugated Perforated either way is cheap. I rented a trencher because unlike you I hate digging. I actually poured a concrete catch basin in places and added the rock around plus I did like you and ran the rock the full distance. Excellent job! Well done, thank you.
Awesome Thank you and glad to hear have an awesome project as well.
A concrete catch basin?
Best weed barrier sheets of Newspaper add layer wet it down then repeat with additional layer(s) then top with mulch or landscaping cover of your choice....works amazing eco-friendly great video thank you
Good idea
Cardboard sheets also..
Unless your in an area with termites, newspaper and cardboard can attract termites.
@@samleslie8457: Thank you. Newspapers and cardboard can get rotten quickly.
Used it several times over the years and newspaper breaks down pretty fast. Then the weeds take over if you don't stay constantly on it.
I'm not only impressed with your project, but you crafted a very nice explanatory video as well. Great job using the time lapse to show the whole thing going together. Nicely done!
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I never knew doing a French drain yourself was this easy... just labor intensive that's all, but concept is super simple. Thank u for the insight: )
Totally agree with your comment. I'm not as intimidated as I was. This looks doable....next summer.
You've saved me thankyou. I wanted initially to expose stones by not wrapping fabric ontop because I like the look of the white stones but also worried for silt/debris getting in between stones clogging it but seeing your video just helped me go ahead to wrap and then add another layer of stones ontop. Omg why didn't I think of that before. Thankyou thankyou. From New Zealand.
This is great gives me a good idea for my backyard. I moved out of California into Texas and and it rained for about 4 days straight Last week and completely flooded my backyard patio so I'm gonna copy what you did. And then I'm gonna run the piping down the side of the house and out to the front yard and into the street
Sounds like a good plan.
Amazing! My back hurts just watching you do all that digging but I just bought a home with a negative slope in one corner and you have made me a believer that I can do this myself!!!!! Thank you for taking the time to explain all of the extra details. 🙏🏼
I’m getting all this and new sod around my house about 5000 sq ft and I’ve been give the price tag of 8 to 14k. After watching your video I’m feeling like I want to do it myself and pay myself at the end. Thanks buddy.
I’m buying a house where the backyard is sloped towards the house. There is no drainage in the backyard at this time, so this is something that I can definitely do myself to prevent further invading water going into the basement.
You can probably tell by the comments but... You're pretty good at this
I appreciate it!
Excellent, excellent, excellent. I agree with everything you said and did here. So many people overlook drainage while landscaping around the house perimeter, only to be surprised when plants die or mold starts to creep up the inside walls.
I like how you married other parts of vids in to this when you explained product use.
Not at all redundant...smooth editing.
Thanks! I appreciate it
More videos please! This was great! Great speaking voice, clear shots, awesome step by step explanations of everything.
Thanks I really appreciate it!
Wow good job, and you did it all in 20 minutes.
We didn't have tractor and trailer to move gravel around. After tons of gravel/trap rock dumped at end of property used plastic kitty litter containers. Tipped against pile, pushed rock into pails, stacked one inside the other. Rock heavier than cat litter. Buckets hold 40#. Only filled half way. Easy control dumping out. Worked better than shoveling. Less spillage.
Makes sense cool idea
Great video! This may have been mentioned but if you are shoveling your stone off of asphalt or concrete use a flat shovel. Slide it on the concrete under the stone instead of digging into the pile with a spade. Much easier.
Great tip!
I am so incredibly jealous of your soft dirt
I am lucky in that way
It looks like digging in fudge.
Love it! I live on a property that floods everytime it rains. I am elderly and don't have the money to hire someone to do this so I am going to attempt to do some of this myself. At least the immediate areas around the house will not have so much water when it rains. Thanks!
Same thing here. We/I get flash floods and my front door and side of house are getting flooded and front door baseboards and getting moisture!
Get some neighborhood kids through Nextdoor to do the work.
Thanks for the video. We have a house that has negative slope and water is coming through cracks in the wall. This looks like a viable option to fix that. Only issue is our grandkids and rocks done go well together. I may have to opt for rubber chunks or bark.
I have kids so rocks are a huge no for me. Your idea of the rubber mulch is brilliant. Thank you 😊
Maybe the best made, explained and relaxing to see video on this topic on RUclips. Thanks for taking the time to share this great info!
Wow, thank you!
Agree... Its special when you wanna learn something and feel relaxed watching it. Great video and motivating me to doing the same
I agree, very good production elements to the video.
A lot of hard work. Looks good. We need this in areas of our home. We would have to hire someone, so it won't get done since we are seniors on a limited income. Great job 👍
Thank you!
I don’t typically reply to How To videos but this was truly impressive. I just did a similar project but smaller in scope. I can appreciate the amount of labor you put into this. You did an amazing job.
Awesome! I really appreciate it!
Yes that was an awesome video, very detailed yet simplified!
Well explained procedure. A lot of work but thats what makes it last along time !
This was so helpful! My hubby was trying to explain the french drain concept to me and I wasn't having it.... Until I saw your video! Thank you so much‼️
Glad it was helpful!
I appreciate the helpful reminders and/or suggestions regarding the "why" you chose rock instead of mulch; your reason for the it's; and your preference to keep plants & shrubbery vs. water seeking root trees. After 50 yrs, I'm now the owner of my childhood home where settling ground with "when needed" grading took place; water level changes in this older neighborhood & higher rainfalls then I've experienced in 40yrs; and existing several water seeking root trees & spreading english ivy have given to issues needing my attention. My parents maintained our 2 acres but were never too interested w/any landscaping around the perimeter of our home. I've found with the newer products available & the shared technics in similarity I'm hopeful to better the drainage away from my foundation and give the perimeter a low maintenance (for me) curb appeal. Thank you, Susan.
Thank you! Cool to hear
I love this and it's going to conquer my problem with all the neighbors runoff coming to my corner house and running around the bottom of my home. Just poured concrete to make a 1 foot sidewalk around the edge of the home and then Im going to put this trench! Thanks for the great idea!
Thanks hope it goes well!
Excellent walk through. Thank you for being detailed on WHY you do things.
Thanks
I greatly appreciate your explanation on this project. I have a room that is flooding, and your steps will help me save my foundation. Thank you!!!
Thanks I hope it helps!
You have a bigger problem. This system is dealing with surface water.
Every French drain video always has easy dirt......meanwhile over here in Texas I cry even thinking about putting one in myself 😂
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Samesies 😂😝🤦🏽
Doing it now and dying
😂😂😂 exactly this clay is brutal
Awesome!! Your wife is one lucky lady to have a handy guy like you. Great job and great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks I'll make sure she is aware of this comment :)
Awesome video and great instruction. I love the landscaping and the drain is exactly what I have been looking for to fix my drainage problem. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this instructional video. My husband, and I, will have to do the same come autumn. We have a property that is lower than the road, and, sits lower end of town, so we get a lot of water on our property. The acreage sits across from a farmer's field that gets flooded every year, so much so, that it runs over the road and down our driveway. After watching your video, we've decided that a french drain is the way to go, placing it around our house and garage, Draining it into a brook behind the detached garage. Our water table is so high, we have sitting water along our property, it's killing our trees. Again, thanks so much for sharing your experience with this type of solution to excess water. Big job ahead of us, but, we'll pace ourselves, we're not as young as we used to be. lol
Awesome! Thank you so much for the kind words and I hope your project goes well!
Thank you for being detailed and forward and not so over talkative. Every minute of this was very informative! I will definitely use this advice for my spring house maintenance😊
Awesome thank you!
I am fascinated with drainage designs, cisterns, and all that sorta stuff. I'm a beginner, seriously, but I am excited to start setting up a cistern, and laying out how I want our land to drain, to maximize our water usage, and avoid flooding or washouts. I thought the tip about using the level to assure that you are pitched correctly, was great, and its gonna be very useful. I look forward to seeing the videos on your channel, they will be helpful, I'm sure! Thank you!
Really nice video. Love the way you speed up parts and show everything clear.
Thank you!
Your philosophy is great 👍 and well articulate very pleasant way to explain things for us. 😅 God bless
My friend just spent $7000 on a french drain job in March. I wish this had existed before she paid out so much money. I believed we could have done it ourselves (her, her husband, and I), though hers is probably three times the length of yours. It runs the width of her back yard, then all the way down the left side of her driveway to the culvert. And is 2 feet deep.
Hers also has a pump because of the way her yard is sloped and her neighbor's yard behind her sits 6-8 feet higher than hers so all of his rain water also runs down into her back yard, which was filling her sceptic tank and then her home.
She was living in hell from about November until this was completed end of March. We were having so much rain those few months (1 to 5 inches a day every couple days), that her home stayed flooded and she could not flush a commode much less shower or wash clothes.
I think you did a great job! I'm going to send this video to her and save it in case she ends up needing to dig out the east end of the yard.
I love anything DIY. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! Hope all goes well and sorry to heat it cost so much.
I like the good job you did. You don't know how much you have helped this old lady
Good info
Thank.
Dude...you are amazing. The quality of work for prep, installation, and finishing is my level of perfection. If I was 30 years younger, and a man, we’d be twins. 😳🤣. Seriously, this is exactly what I need in my yard, but I have my doubts that anyone around here would be able to execute your level of superiority, which (sadly) is what I would demand. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Good point about roots clinging on to the fabric -- I've seen that but never seen it as a disadvantage to fabric; in some places the, best to leave it out and make sure the stones are depp, deep.
I did a similar thing to my house actually in the same area of my house I did it about 2 years ago it works beautifully. I can definitely appreciate the hard work. It looks like you did a beautiful job that you can appreciate for years and years to come. Hard work is just rewarding a lot of times. I love doing things like this.
Man, so glad you love digging trenches, I got a bunch that need digging, You're always welcome to come over!
Your content is stellar and I like your easy, no-frills style…no crazy gimmicks or anything…keep it up!
BECAUSE OF YOU... I'M GOING TO DO THIS! AWESOME JOB👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Nice job, my back ached after watching this. This is the most detailed and properly executed project that I’ve seen in a long time. Thank you!!
Thanks I really appreciate it! 😂
Hello, enjoyed the video. What was your final cost for materials.
Awesome stuff man.. you’re very talented. I really like the assorted size of cobble stone. So much better than all the same size.
Weird question, but how do you end a french drain?? Let’s say I run one the length of my house.. what do I do at both ends?
Just like all these other comments, I truly appreciate the thoroughness with your video and explanation! I’m in TN with red clay and yards are always soggy 🤮 Where does your French drain end and how does that look? I assume it wouldn’t be effective if I just ran it to my sidewalk as then where would it go then but pool at the side of my driveway but I haven’t figured that out 🤔 You mentioned both you and your neighbors run toward the street so just wanted to see how the end point of draining looked and was completed. Thanks!!
You are a beast! That was an impressive project. You made it look so easy. I am certain it was not an easy project. That is alot of manual labor! Awesome job
The wife should have been shoveling the gravel into the cart.
Wish I could like this again. A highly informative video (for me anyway), and I think we'll attempt it at our VERY long house as well.
Thanks! I hope it goes well
Awesome video and the drainage and landscaping looks great! I'm building a French drain around a new shed and this video is really helpful. So informative and you literally answered all my questions. Thanks for posting!
Thanks and glad to hear it helped!
Never quite understood a French Drain.Now I do!!!Thanks,that was a great tutorial!😊
Thanks i appreciate it!
Lord, please send a tall, handsome man with skills like this. Amen.
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Every time I watch a You Tube home repair video...this is my same prayer! Love it!!
@@JodieLang-LHR I'm available ladies.
Amen to that
I am very impressed… it turned out really good… definitely will show my husband this video…. Future project…. Thanks for sharing
You did a great job buddy. I like the idea of having 4 inches of rocks instead of the use of weeds barrier. For low maintenance, the rocks are way better than the mulch. Great job, overall and no doubt about it. You nailed it. 👍👍👍
Thanks 👍 I appreciate it! After reading the comments people make a great point that the rocks may sink into the dirt someday but maybe I'll just add more rocks on top in a few years.
Bought a 1 year old home in new neighborhood and didn't know there was a drainage problem in the back yard and near the patio. Will look hard at using your idea to "fix" but not sure where to drain too!!!
Great video!! I binged all of your content last weekend!!
Thanks! Awesome I appreciate it!
Great video! In my diy’er opinion better than a lot of the pro videos I’ve watched. Your concept should be perfect for what will solve my water issues. Well done sir, thanks!
Thanks I appreciate it!
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Just wanted to take a minute to thank you for this awesome, informative video. Very relaxed and detailed info at the same time.
Thank you I appreciate it!
A PLUS WORK / PLANNING, LOVE THE DRAIN CLEANOUTS AND CHOICES OF ROCK- HARD WORK PAYS OFF - BRAVO
🔥🔥🔥 Thank you!! Have had property for a year and spent most pregnancy and post-birth DIYing and installing so much (roofing over addt’l room, sealing, insulation, plumbing, HVAC). Utility bills have gone down tremendously , home is habilitable for baby and I, but just found out half the roof has shingle overtop of rotten wood shingles. I’m done!!! Came in with so much savings - leaving with so much debt. Market is terrible rn. Still have to live here. So next thing to do? Well, can’t use kitchen sidedoor - sealed it off because area floods outside and comes in. And the sidewalk and everything there floods as well. They didn’t install or make a drain, and neighbor sits higher than me and installed a DIY drain sys to just overflow onto my property. I knew what needed to be done… not how!! I already purchased rocks and outdoor drain-line but this is soooo helpful. Sorry for the lack of brevity. Thank you!!!! 🎉
I've recently had the same issue with neighbors routing water to my property.
Oh wow 😳. You're a birther person 😅 What was the gender of your fetus?😊. Male, Female, or other ? Congratulations 👏🎉
Awesome video. Adding timestamps in the description to different parts of the install would make it ten times better.
Thanks or the tip
Dude, you certainly aren’t afraid of hard work. Love the precision used in digging the trench. Well produced video with really good info. 👍🏻
Thanks for explaining and dumbing it down for beginners.
Totally doing my drainage area’s around my home ! Awesome job 🤩
Awesome! Thank you!
If you have a basement. Don't use corrugated perferated pipe all the way around. Stay at least 10' away from the house...If that slotted line fills ..It will allow water to go down and find it's way to basement foundation walls ..Either use channel drains in low spots or catch basins...Or they sell solid PVC drainline with holes only on half of pipe ...Face holes upwards
Nice job and thanks for explaining the risers. I was scratching my head when you put those in.
Isn't life crazy? Me @00:25, "Pretty luscious bushes! I wish I could grow that in my Florida yard." Few seconds later he hacks the bushes. OMG!
Ya one mans trash....
Those where just too overgrown for my taste.
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Great video! I love that you didn't put weed fabric down. Its great in certain circumstances but totally overused in others. Looking forward to the next video
Thanks the fabric can a great option but not always a must.
Looks great! We put in a curtain drain around the house 21 yrs ago and it was a huge project. Glad we did, cause we've had some huge down pours.
Great video. I have been doing concrete work and landscaping work for 30 years. My only advice to people watching the video is that it isn't necessary to have a pitch on a perforated pipe for the water to drain to the existing pipe. The drain-tile around the footing of the foundation of this home is set level and the water still finds its way to the sump pump because the water will find the low point as it builds up n the pipe. If there is a concern about the pipe being completely free of water at some point then a pitch is necessary. The 14" deep trench and voids in the gravel also facilitates the fluid property of water to flow to the existing drain tile.
Thanks!
Great info
Does the french drain also acts as a septic system water flow, where water will sip into the earth?
Wish I had soil like you, mine is mostly clay and very hard to work with.
Love this idea ..l wish I had seen this 10 years ago when I was a little younger
He did all that by himself , no machines no problem
Truth I will say it was a bit of work.
When I worked for sewer and water company we were taught to put slits in pipe down, keeps pipe from trying to always float up ward and allows water to drain out easier. Is was a code, the inspectors always looked for. But the rest of the job looks great.😎👍
Interesting! Thanks
Very cool! How does the end of the French drain look, though? What exactly do you do for the end? Is it exposed and leading to the gutter? If you made a video on this already, my apologies. Just found your channel today while looking at landscaping ideas.
You would need a flo well or a popup emitter - other options could be connected to end of pipe depending on where it will be located. It could also easy drain into a dry creek. Hope this helps.
@@BA-ef4pr thank you for the information! Appreciate it!
Thxs Im make sure my hubby watches this video as we need to do a french drain on the side of the house.
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Wow, I'm impressed! What an awesome job with great instruction and example! Thanks for making and sharing this video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Add a rain barrel to water your lawn and think you’re finished. Good Share
Good idea thanks!
Excellent work ! In locations where we have landscape close to the home foundations, we
have laid a heavy poly sheet under the "cobble stone" for example. If it's placed with a small return upward
along the home foundation water or rain that hits the stone is forced out to the lawn areas
and can't seep or saturate the soils beside the foundation as easily.
Thanks and thats a good idea!
My back is sore just watching this. Great video, great detail, great outcome. Keep up the great work!
Thanks!
maybe its my age speaking but man you have a strong back, my back is hurting watching you. LOL
My goodness you’re a worker!. The choice of cobble looks very nice and so much better than a smaller size.
Thank you for taking the time to make this extremely helpful video. You are an excellent teacher with a chill attitude! The end result is beautiful. You inspired us to try to complete this project in the Fall.
Awesome I hope it goes well! Thank you!
I really enjoyed this video! I like that you explain what you are doing and why you chose certain things.
Instead of straw, dried out lawn trimmings work out well - just a thin layer. 👍
Great point!
What can you say, 2 million views, just an outstanding video
Thank you for sharing!
I did very similar job around my house many years ago , and helps a lot . Also the idea about the clean up after the pipes is great ,I will do it.
Good to hear!
What a great video! I am having some drainage problems and while I won’t be doing the work you have helped me understand the process so when I hire someone I will know what I am talking about!
Awesome glad to help
Very well done! You did an awesome job explaining the process and details for this system and it is exactly what I needed to tackle this project myself this spring. We got a new house recently and when it rains hard a ton of water keeps collecting/pooling by the foundation in some spots and this is the type of video I needed to feel confident in doing it myself.
I'm curious, have you gotten the results you were hoping to achieve? Is there anything you would've done differently or would like to change? Thanks!
Thanks! If I could do it again maybe I would put more consideration into putting down a tarp style barrier between the rocks and dirt. People have commented that over a few years the rock will sink into the mud. Thats the only thing but I'm happy.
@@ThatTechTeacher427 good to know! I will likely add the barrier then when I go at it, thanks man
I really like the way you explained what you were doing. Early on I was wondering why the risers? - but you explained it later. 👍🏼 Well done & nice job.
Thanks!
Great job!!! How did you "grade" the new lawn area?
Thanks for showing this. It's some work but well worth it. Stone is a better choice.
Thanks!
Great video, you did an amazing job on that French drain! I appreciate the lesson, this was a well put together video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Well done. Genius move utilizing the tractor for hauling.
Thanks work smarter or something lol
I'm getting ready to do a French drain along the back side of my house. This was the most helpful video of the bunch. Thanks so much. You're yard and landscape looks amazing btw!!
Thanks I really appreciate it! Hope your project goes well.
dunno if someone could give me some advice. i bought a house not maintained for years but was told by everyone how nice it use to be. i ripped out all the overgrown bushes and vines and started new. similar to the video. there is border liners of where they use to have mulch but not a piece of mulch in site anywhere. to reduce bugs and water i decided i think im going to go with stone beds all around the house and garage. a guy told me put a layer of sand down, then pea stone, then decorative stone above the pea stone. he said you could just use pea if you want but for a budget use pea as the filler under your decorate stone. im hope this will help stop any sort of water, or at least slow it down, and then cut back on things like ants, earwigs and beetles. 40 years ago i learned this house had termites and so im guessing stone would keep them away from the foundation if they ever came back. i also noticed silverfish in my garage carriage house inside and outside the walls. im hoping it cuts down on those. i think the termites may have come from a mill the previous owners owned 40 yrs ago, and i think possibly the silverfish came from the other previous owners who went back and forth to florida alot and stored tons of junk in the garage. i do notice since i cleane dup all the brush and overgrowth that i notice 75% less silverfish. i think alot of cleaning ive done has cut down their resources. but my plan it to eliminate plants and brush and mulch, replace it with stone, and use yard ornaments in the stone instead of plants to keep bug control down. and then maybe once that is all done in 10 million years from now hire some sort of pest control to spray everything. i know pest controls can be sort of a waste of money and if their spraying and i still have resources for bugs then what good is it really.