Proper Installation of Landscape Drainage Pipe
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
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Thanks for idea. I will do same but I will have to buy that lawnmower and trailer first to transport the rocks.
Great! 😀
Hi, I'm sorry if this is a really dumb question, but this is the first time that I do something like this and I don't quite understand how the system works. I was wondering why did you covered the pipe and the gravel with plastic over the top. How does the water get in the pipe if it's all wrapped in plastic?
Thanks a lot for the video, it was really helpful!
Rodrigo Ghersi its permeable geotextile fabric
The water is coming from his roof, into the pipe and draining out through the gravel. The pipe has perforations in it. The "plastic" is landscape fabric. It is porous. It's meant to keep stuff from getting into the pipe and blocking it up.
Yes the two previous commenters are absolutely correct. The pipe is not wrapped in plastic. It’s wrapped in a porous cloth like material that allows water to pass but keeps debris out.
@@dwf150101 ...but unfortunately he's blocking water from getting through to the pipe by pouring that clay / dirt over the top of it! he should have at least put some more gravel on top of the geofabric to separate the dirt from the fabric
@@jamskof The water is going through the middle of the pipe from the roof drain.
What is the grey covering you used? Thanks
Professional grade landscape fabric. Do not skimp on this part. I purchased a landscape fabric that had lifetime warranty. It is thick and durable. It keeps dirt out yet allows water to filter down
@@BudsSmartHome Thank you !
Hi thanks for the video. A couple of things. I’m curious given the depth of your drain tile and the amount of drainage (gravel) you placed how has your grass been over this area? I’m thinking later in the season July on, that area would brown out at a greater rate than the rest of your lawn. You have made a very long route for grass roots to go to find ground water (I will assume you don’t water your lawn. There is also a drain tile that comes complete with the fabric (sock) already on. What you have made here is more like a French drain with a drain tile inside, and covered. It is a lot of work by hand. Good video appreciate the post. Please stay safe and be well!
No issues with the grass whatsoever. It looks great; and no, I do not water the area. The dain tile in a sock, I believe that they place styrofoam peanuts between the pipe and outside fabric. They are nice, but there is added cost in exchange for the convenience, of course. Thanks Horatio. I appreciate you taking the time to comment. You be save and well also!
Thanks for the reply. Actually the drain tile with a sock is just that a sock. I actually just watched another with styrofoam peanuts. Interesting! The big O we use is just drain-tile slid inside the fabric. No peanuts u can lay some gravel if you want but not necessary. Beautiful yard btw! Take care!
How long pipe was used
I used two sections of 10 foot perforated flex pipe. You can get 12, 25 or 50 foot sections of Landscaping Drain Pipe. A source for, Solid, 4 in by 25-Feet here: amzn.to/3KP0Xai
I have to same size driveway. What did it cost to have it done. Debating whether to go with asphalt or concrete
Christopher, of course it will vary depending on the number of yards that you need to have poured. Also, I insisted that I have at least 4 inches of concrete. My cost at the time of making that video was 6K
Nice video! But you wrap the pipe with cloth, I wonder where did the water go when rains heavily？
The pipe is wrapped in a porous cloth like material that allows water to pass but keeps debris out. The soil in my area is very sandy. Excess water will simply drain in the ground surrounding the pipe.
the cloth is to keep the pipe warm
Thank you for the video, thought I wanted to ask if I should back-fill the pipe with gravel even if it is non-perforated corrugated.
I bought a house and my gutter drainage is 2 pipes leading out into the street through a hole in the curb, which then goes into the city storm drain. After some inspection with a long snake tool, I found that the east pipe under my lawn is horribly collapsed and I've already dug it up. Now I plan to replace it but cannot find a definite answer as to whether the gravel is necessary for a straight drain that isn't meant to be a french drain, or if it's just an extra precaution with non-perforated pipe.
I know it’s 7 months later but if it’s non-perforated pipe there is no need for gravel .
Would you put gravel under the drain and pop up canister or no gravel needed at all for solid pipe drain? Tia
@@c50ge Thank you, that's what my father and I ended up doing. now i'm thinking of re-doing it with perforated so I can save money on the storm drain bill.
@@alfredkulhanek1889 I didn't use any gravel, just a solid PVC pipe and backfilled with the earth I'd dug up, and as far as the pop up canister, I didn't install one so I wouldn't know if you should use gravel. I don't think there is any harm in using it, if you want to be safe.
So where does the water go when it drains? Just asking because it looks like it will just sit in the pipeline.
I had planned to put a dry well at the end of the run but my neighbor told me I dig four additional feet down at the end of the run and back fill with gravel. I used my post hole digger and and dug a decent hole and filled it with the rock that I uncovered in the ditch I dug. Turns out he was spot on. Our soil is very sandy and drains well. I've had no issues with laying water, even after getting several very heavy rains.
@@BudsSmartHome nice. Thanks.
I was told to put the tile on the bottom of the trench. Then the rock over it. What good does the rock under the pipe do? Don't you want to drain all the water that gets in the trench. The water below the perforated tile just sits in the rock and has to soak away into the earth. I'd think it would be best to have the tile on the bottom so all the water runs away through the tile . 🤔🌊
My drain has worked extremely well with my approach. If you feel your approach works better, then I’d say give it a try. Best of luck on your project.
@@BudsSmartHome perfect 👌 just wondering what the function is on the lower rock. I suppose also just a rain gutter is low flow. 👌 I'm doing agriculture tile upright and connecting the French drain to it for higher flow.
@@BudsSmartHome My bad I didn't watch it all the way to the end the first time I thought it was going to the curb and draining to the city street storm drain. I see now that it's somewhat of a drain field type system...👌
@@raprock5000 - Correct
🤦🏽♂️just created a mini swamp after big 🌧 falls 🤣😂🤣
Oh No! 😟
You used 4" plastic pipe I assume. How deep did you dig your trench to accommodate pipe, gravel and dirt. I have similar problem in my back yard, but mine much more severe than yours. I have elevated area in back yard and during heavy rains it runs down to my house and washes out dirt around foundation. How long did it actually take to do the job.
I need to do the same thing, but with solid pipe. I just want it to run in to a ditch.
Hopefully you don’t have any trees in the area. They definitely complicated job.
Great video, but I wonder if there is enough fall to extend the pipe to daylight? Also your yard doesn't appear to have a particularly bad issue with excess water.
Is there a specific kind of gravel that one uses to cover the pipe? I've read river rock in certain articles and this looks like what was used here? Thanks, Garry.
Garry Thompson you want to use a hard composite rock such as granite or river gravel because they won’t break down over time such as other varieties like sandstone or limestone
@@BudsSmartHome Yeah, after 100,000 years the sandstone will be gone!
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@@T.O80 You’re Welcome.
Great job but gave me anxiety watching you tip over the pipe, just chuck her out the way brother 🙂
Thanks!
Excellent job
Moe Zeydan - Thank you!
I mean if this is for your downspout you will be surprised on how much rain comes out of your gutters in a French drain won’t really solve that problem so you really need to install a overflow or a pop-up
Zackary, The soil in my area is fairly sandy. I also used a post hole digger on the end of the run and dug four foot down from the base of my drainage ditch. So my dimensions are as follows: The trench is roughly one to one and a half foot wide by about 3 feet deep. The end of the trench has about a 7 foot post size hole. The trench is lined with landscaping fabric and then the bottom of the trench is about 2/3rds backfilled with gravel. The pipe was laid on top of the gravel with the drainage holes facing downward. Then I backfilled with gravel on top of the drainage pipe to about 2 to 3 inches from the top of the ditch. I wrapped the excess landscape fabric over the top layer of gravel and then covered with soil and let everything settle before finishing the surface and replanting grass. I’ve had many significant rains since I did this project. There has been absolutely no flooding or excess water issues. The drain works very well. My single concern is possible root penetration into the pipe as there is a tree in the proximity. As you probably noticed when you watch the video I uncovered a significant number of roots when excavating the ditch. Thanks for watching and commenting. 🙏
@@BudsSmartHome I purchased my first home last year and I found that water pools next to our home. Thank you for this video along with the detailed comment above. God Bless.
@@allenlamb8240 - You're Welcome Allen. God Bless!
Share with your neighbor he/she may be willing to share the cost of installation
Actual Landscaping Foreman here…. You absolutely should NOT do what he’s doing here if your soil is mostly clay, but even if your soil is sandy like his appears to be, there is zero benefit in this instance of using perforated drain tile. He just needed a coupler, some solid drain tile and a pop up or pot. Honestly pretty hilarious.
Hello Braskypants1, The soil is indeed sandy, and the drainage system is reliably effective. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
@@BudsSmartHome ...it wont be for long, its also an extremely bad idea to pour that type of soil straight over the geo fabric!
Should have used 4 inch pvc
i would'nt use the cloth ,water is stuck.
Thanks for commenting. I've had no problems with this method. It works great.
It's the under the driveway part that I missed here somehow.
Yes it’s under the driveway
It would have been nicer to have shown just the basic steps! How deep to dig the trench, How much gravel under the pipe and how much over the pipe. Is the end of the pipe left open and the expectation is that all the water will drain through the holes in the bottom and into the gravel?
Andy, The soil in my area is fairly sandy. I did cover the end of the drain pipe with landscaping fabric and I als used a post hole digger on the end of the run and dug a four foot down from the base of my drainage ditch. So my dimensions are as follows: The trench is roughly one to one and a half foot wide by about 3 feet deep. The end of the trench has about a 7 foot post size hole. The trench is lined with landscaping fabric and then the bottom of the trench is about 2/3rds backfilled with gravel. The pipe was laid on top of the gravel with the drainage hole facing downward. Then I backfilled with gravel on top of the drainage pipe to about 2 to 3 inches from the top of the ditch. I wrapped the excess landscape fabric over the top layer of gravel and then covered with soil and let everything settle before finishing the surface and replanting grass. Hope this additional information is helpful to you. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@BudsSmartHome Is the 7' post size hole at the end of the trench filled with gravel and then the dirt and sod on top? If I want it to drain into the lake behind our house, would I do the same at the end of the trench? Thank you.
Dora Elorrieta - Yes I filled it with the larger rocks that I dug out of the trench. I made sure that the Rock level was above the exit of the drain pipe. I did this mainly to get through the upper layers of soil down into the sandy soil layer beneath for good drainage. This has served me well. It would likely help you drain your trench into the lake as well.
Hello, nice video, do you really need the fabric if using a solid pipe just moving water from point a to point b? Tia
No, fabric is not necessary if you are laying solid pipe.
You should have saved your sod.
Didn't you have a place to send the water? Why perforated pipe so close to the driveway? Looks like you built a french drain and are using it as a long, skinny dry well. Even with the mini dry well at the end, you need an over flow. The perforated pipe is an invitation for roots and the corrugated is very hard to clean when the roots invade. All the stones will make it hard to replace when the corrugated fails. I would've used solid pipe to a clean, open outfall. Depending on the quality of pipe, that would basically last forever.
Do you really think someone's gonna make good with that landscape cloth when it rots away or clogs up from dirt?
Thanks for commenting Joe. I have no issues with the installed drain.
Oh I’d certainly admit it if I had issues. But I don’t. The drain his work fine for a couple of years now.
God loves a tryer lol
Good to know.
Looks like Indiana.
dont put soil straight over geo fabric! that soil will block the fabric stopping filtration. at least put a layer of gravel back over it to separate the fabric from the dirt/