DIY Drainage - French Drains On A Budget!
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- We had big problems with mould and mildew forming on the inside of our garage / store room, as damp was tracking through from the outside to the inside due to there either being no damp proof course in the walls (which is what I suspect is the case) or if there is a DPC, it was being compromised by a concrete driveway and path at DPC level on the outside. So join me for a video full of drainage solutions on a very tight budget!
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0:00 Intro
2:30 Cutting Concrete
3:30 Breaking Concrete
4:29 Excavating Soil
4:45 Footings / DPC Problem!
6:38 Cleaning Up Footings
6:56 Channel Drains
8:18 Salvaged Gravel
9:07 Footings Repair
9:36 French Drain On A Budget
11:27 Path Drainage
12:37 Connecting French Drain
14:06 Cleaning
14:27 Painting
14:48 New Gravel
14:58 Channel Drain Install
15:28 I didn't like it!!!!!
16:54 What Did We Achieve?
18:13 Why No Membrane?
18:41 Top Soil
18:46 Concrete Rubble
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Weird how interesting and informative I found this despite it having no bearing on my life at all 😄
😂🎉
I think it's great that you try to reuse as much things as you can. It's not just about the money, buying less things and reusing what's already there is just better in every way.
Great attitude. 👍
Agreed, and it's so satisfying too.
Absolutely. If everyone lived like this we would not be destroying the planet at such a rate
@@imfuctifinobut he can reuse or rent the tool a thousand times over 50 years maybe
Maybe tool freebies for video
I'm glad you added that bit of the drain. My OCD was killing me
Hi Keith, I did exactly the same with footings of my Victorian house with no cavity, lowered the ground by 50 cm and refilled with gravel. Damp disappeared within a week, and hasn't been back in 10 years. Well done mate.
Did you just fill the full cavity with gravel? I've got a similar Victorian style house and was wondering if I should bother with drainage channels or just dig a channel next to the house and fill it with gravel.
@@markr9141 hi Mark, I just dug around the footings and filled with gravel, which is fine for the sandy type soil we have. If you dig out and find it is clay like then yes I would channel away to a soakaway or lower ground. Hope that helps.
@@fredsmith6725 Thank you for this comment Fred. I've recently moved into a Victorian mid-terrace and am needing to do something like this for the front DPC at least; glad to know it worked for you!
@Fred Smith I've just moved into a Victorian house and the concrete pavers go up to the wall. It's clearly above the plaster line, so think I need to do the same and lower it a good 20cm, then put a channel in.
Do you have a rock foundation? Is it fine to have the gravel up to the foundation and just let it drain through?
@@jannesschuiling4194 hi Jannes, no I don't have a rock foundation, just shallow hard brick. You can do no harm by lowering the outside soil or pavers and backfilling. If you have a sub floor, make sure your air vents are clear and that your channel is at least 15cm below them. Also make sure that soil is not too high under any such sub floors. We removed about two tons of soil from one part of the underfloor space in one area in which said soil was touching floor joists. Hope you get some success. As for whether it will drain down you will have to see, try doing the above first. If you need more drainage, consider creating a soakaway, but consult a builder if not sure how to go about this.
This guy penny pinching with that insane arsenal of power tools is hilarious!
Seems sensible to me, save your money for what you really need. Besides, you can hire all of the tools and why buy new stuff if already have materials to do the job?
penny pinching is good gives one more money to buy good tools ...
lol thinking the same every time
Because it's an advert in disguised
I think you're going to find the downspout water is going to dump to either side of the grate in a heavy rain. To reduce the amount splashing out, I would suggest you run the vertical pipe through the grate with a 90 on the bottom resting on the bottom of the drain trough. You can notch the grate around the down pipe.
Thanks I will keep an eye on it. We've not yet had any heavy rain, I was hoping to include some footage of that in the video
Can you come and do mine for free.
@@RagnBoneBrown Nah, don't think that will be an issue. If any, only a few droplets will drain to the sides of the grates, most of it will trickle down into the grate.
Had similar issues here on my woodshop, where the downspout ended right up to the single brick wall. Extended the downspout sideways, so it now extrudes the wall, and keeping an eye on it I noticed that even in heavy rain the water trickles out of the pipe quite calmly (and now away from the wall, so after a few weeks the wall dried out).
@@c.a.g.1977 We had that but te problem was the down pipe got blocked with leaves at the bottom and it was impossble to get to it to clear the blockage
Good point. I had the same issue, used a drain connector to wedge it in place instead
Always nice to see people who seek to understand the route cause of the issue and rectify that properly rather than merely mask over the issue with rip off chemical damp proofing methods that many so called damp proofing experts misdiagnose. I did the exact same diy project down the side of my house built in 1910 that has had cowboys build up concrete paths and patios up to the damp proof course, and the trench has completely dried out the walls as intended
what is the root cause of your error ? wrong turn in Albuquerque ;-)
It’s not the sexiest project, but you’ll never regret keeping water away from your house. 😂 Job well done, economical and really nice looking!
Haha definitely not the sexiest! Thanks Trish
Make us a butty Trish 😂
It's not over the top to reuse your gravel, it totally makes sense! If you'd bought all new gravel, you'd still have had to dispose of the old gravel somehow, which would still take time & probably money. And I can definitely relate to you getting carried away and patching up all of the footings :)
Thanks, totally agree!
I agree, and it's not really 'old' gravel, it is gravel with mud on - wash the mud off et voila! Gravel.
I was not expecting ManyATrueNerd representation here, but I'm definitely not surprised it's Claire instead of Jon on a DIY channel
There is never anything wrong with reusing materials! It is so satisfying to do it.
Real like seeing someone reuse a bunch of things that they have already for free and being innovative with our use in order to achieve performance of new off-the-shelf products. Would love to see more of this resourcefulness in the future!
Thank you
A man after my own heart. Love the resourcefulness. My problem is I have way too much of the bits laying around. Still very satisfying to be able to incorporate.
Hey brotherman, I just wanna say you're one of my favorite creators at the moment - you are resourceful and conscious of waste and I really appreciate that. Your problem solving skills are clearly well-honed. Thanks for the effort in making these videos, taking the time to explain what options you had and why you chose X over Y, etc. I really enjoy them, even if they don't directly impact me or my situation. It's just good, informative content.
Wow, thanks very much!
Agree
Love all the jealous people complaining about the tools used. You could do the majority of this job without power tools
Don't hate on the guy for using the tools he owns to fix issues at his home. Do your thing Keith!
Respect for cleaning your own gravel! We tried this once and got so bored of it that we just bought a tonne bag of the stuff for £50 in the end :D
Nice reuse of material. We need more of that then constantly buying new stuff.
Freecycle/Gumtree is a great way of getting rid of any unwanted soil. Not only will people come and shift it for you but in my experience they've been extremely grateful.
Keith, It’s great that you reused all your materials like gravel and pipe. You can call yourself an honorary Yorkshire man… welcome to the club!!!
Shame that some people criticise you reusing waste material when that was how you first started. This is absolutely my kind of project - it will definitely make a big difference. I'm so glad you re-did the grate across the path.
A man after my own heart. Saves £50 by spending hours and hours of work plus spending £50 on stuff to clean the gravel. LOL Subscribed.
Fantastic video buddy. Lovely use of old materials for less of a footprint, and I did the same for my partner's flower bed at the front. The earth, concrete and rock pile from the old concrete side path I dug out for new block paving got the soil separated manually using a sifter to completely fill the bed up ready for her to plant her flowers. No buying soil required!
Once again, great stuff. Silk purse out of a pig's ear that!
Very well thought out and great use of common sense. I also enjoyed reading the constructive comments by your subscribers, the cherry on the top. Many thanks to all.
Very well explained from the very start, most people don’t explain these problems in the detail you do….well done mate !
Glad you liked it!
Excellent vid' - comprehensive explanation without unnecessary padding or repetition. And I really appreciated my eardrums not being burst when you turned on the power tools - a common failing among many DIY content creators!
Great to hear!
Absolutely superb. You covered so many issues in one short video. 🙏
16:50 'I think this turned out great (grate)...' LOL!!
Being a bit of a fussy devil myself, I like the attention you paid to the detail. Well done.
What an inspiring project. Absolutely love how you have sensibly and effectively adapted what you have to hand.
Your re a real cheap skate. A man after my own heart. Never never throw anything away!!!! Keep up the good work.
Incredibly satisfying.
i always keep many bits- parts saves hundreds of pounds people today find it easier to buy new all the time not realising the amount of good recyclable things they throw out and its less to go to land fill.. thanks the the time you sent making and uploading this video take care
I love saving money and reusing stuff.
Really good video Keith! It's great to be shown how to do things like this yourself with such detail and explination while still being really engaging and fun to watch.
You are a very resourceful man!! Great video❤
Great project Keith! So glad you fixed the way that drain on your side path looked, that would have driven me crazy too!
Good job Keith, I enjoy watching your DIY projects like this, gives a good sense of achievement at the end with some useful tips along the way. Cheers 👍
Thanks for video, Keith. A very neat and thorough solution. Also, good call with the last minute change the drain across the path.
Love the attention to detail 👍
A fantastic and thorough and enjoyable, well presented lesson
Thank You
Excellent video. A good variety of tips and techniques and I really like that you try to reuse materials. Keep up the good work.
A job well done Keith and it looks tidy and neat. Great video chap 👌👍🏽👍🏽
Very professional job and great finish when completed.
Fantastic work, Keith! 😃
Now it's definitely solved! Everything is going to work fine!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
You remind me of my Dad: A very handy man to have around!
Brilliant job Keith! 👏🏻 I really enjoyed this project. It's one of those that will make the house more comfortable to live in
Great job. Nice and CLEAN.🎉
Glad you went back to redo the drain across the path. It was jarring looking at it.
Hats off from Toronto, Canada.
Great job, good use of old gravel love the pile at end of garden we all should have one,very informative and not to technical,take care regards🏴❤️
That was brilliant. You’ve probably just saved future you a fortune financially and stress wise. Fab job as usual. Hope Ria & kitties are well, stay safe x
Very easily explained and as a diy person with buckets of common sense can agree with what was done!
Great video mate, love the diagrams and pictures you’ve added throughout the video. Timely editing but appreciated!
brilliant , great timing ive got to do the exact same thing when i re lay a patio area as the last patio was laid well above dpc and straight onto soil!
You do really nice work. Thank you for sharing !!
Very informative and i love how you resource some of the various parts you need - so long as it works!! .... I am starting a similar project, putting a new patio in and need to direct the gutter down pipe which open ends onto my garden path into a Aco and then into a soakaway or soil so this was immensely helpful
Wow! I'm impressed with the way you did that job. You're the Best! Regards from Canada 🇨🇦
Fabulous and informative thankyou
A great improvement. 👍
Love the Mailwaukee tools too.
This is really helpful for an issue I have which is pretty similar. Thank you
Dude, such a great project and vid. I have a pile of shame and reach to it often. Something about completing projects reusing materials that’s so incredibly satisfying and only I know what’s really in it. I’m old school that way, I guess, like you I’d imagine. Thanks for bringing me along. Cheers
Thanks for this video - this helped me figure out something I've been planning to do anyway to stop damp in my single brick wall bathroom! Love the idea of reusing the broken concrete as hardcore too.
You are an artist.
Looks excellent, good outcome!
Absolutely correct about membrane.
Very practical and very “real life”. Good video
Brilliant video. Thank you. I might need to do something similar for my sister. Love how you problem solve and also worry about the aesthetics.
Awesome as always Keith us mere mortals can only wish we was this good 👍👍👍👍
Looks fantastic Keith! But most importantly, it defends moisture much better. I loved the gutter trick to place the gravel between the drainage grills.
God, Keith how much work!! And as always, you got energy to be funny. Well done!!
You've got some fancy kit. Great video.
Solid solution, beautifully executed. You're a great inspiration, Keith.
Thank you
Mate, well done. I was looking at the prices of my garage doorway, and couldn't believe how much it was costing me. With your tips now I know what to do. Thanks for sharing those tips. Cheers.
Good job using your head looks like a great improvement making use of what's available saves money well done
Dude I love these house improvement videos so much, like they are just so interesting to watch.
Glad to hear it! Thanks
Nice job again Keith. Personally, I like woodworking a lot more but it is nice to see how you solve the problems that the earlier owners have created!
Thanks 👍
This to me is what is great about your channel Keith, it is real world projects they may not always be textbook and certainly not money-no-object so inevitably include compromises, but that is your strength not a weakness ! Obviously it's a great advantage to have the support from Milwaukee (I'm seriously jealous of some of the kit) but similar could be hired in if required.
I'm totally with you on re-using where possible and everyone says I'm mad too for the same reason, but I try wherever possible to keep back all excavated material for re-use and myself washed and riddled about a ton of gravel last year for the base of my new shed ! Although it looks loads that soil will easily disappear spread around the garden ! The great advantage of a nice long garden like yours is the opportunity for a corner of shame, wouldn't have been so easy to hold on to materials at your old property !
Thank you! Yeah that's very true 👍
Great video thanks Keith, I know nothing about this stuff but looks as good a solution as you could hope for!
I love watching your channel. You're so calm and explanatory! Well done. Reduce, reuse, recycle.
Thanks so much! 😊
I thought I was the only one that cleaned stones like that to save money! :)
Fantastic tutorial
Enjoyed every minute of your video.👍
Thanks for the review
Great job. Well done!
Great job, Keith! Really appreciate the economic approach you take. I have a junk-pile-of-shame / packrat attitude myself. Even if I never have a use for something, I think it's better to have stuff on hand than in landfill. I do often find myself digging through my crates of old computer / audio cables, and have donated some to grateful guests :)
Cheers!
Brilliant video! Clear, concise and very useful. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great work there.
Like the tip with the upturned guttering when inserting chippings.
This video helped me out thanks!!!
Great job. We put in French drains all the round our Georgian house after lots of damp due to ground level too high. Worked a treat with no more damp. Always best to address root cause rather than go for these so called anti damp options like chemical injection. Cheaper too.
BrillIiant video Keith, really enjoyed it. We had a similar problem at our house too, the aco drains have worked great. I need to do some concrete repairs too but haven’t done stuff like that yet. Your efforts have encouraged me to get on with it! Cheers
Well done !
Thank you for sharing!
That's really smart at the end there with the black paint
Well what a fantastic job you have achieved, you are quire an artisan and you must be extremely happy with the job that you have done as well as the money that you have saved. Job well done sir.👍👏
Another great video Keith 👌
Such a great vid, and that looked like a lot of hard work. Good stuff
WOW! AMAZING
1:55, the hose adaptor on the cut off saw is to suppress the dust levels when cutting abrasive materials such as concrete bricks etc
Excelent,efficient use of technically(waste) mateirials
Keith, I've been watching your videos right from the start of your channel. I cannot believe how far you've come in terms of skill, but also in your overall quality of the video footage, camera work, script etc. Truly inspirational!
I love that you are not afraid of tackling ANYTHING and have a really logical approach to problem solving.
Wow, thank you!!!