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Thats not a french drain, thats my wife!

Absolutely agree I’ve been on both ends of the coin gives them incentive plus their pay

Good job...

Verybnice work

Hey John, I live in North Texas, not far from McKinney and I've been trying for months to find a reliable and trustworthy company in my area (which is proving to be quite difficult) to help with our drainage issue and prevent further damages to our home but I've received so many different answers from various professionals and don't know who to believe. I'm panicking as we head into rainy season and would really love to speak with you when you have a moment to see if you are able to assist in any way. Is there a way I can speak with you personally? I would love to hire you, or at least pay you for a consultation to make sure I get things done correctly if you don't work in my area. Thanks in advance!

I’ve really been wanting to get into this trade and start my own business or work for someone to get some experience. I’ve done plumbing before so it definitely helps. I’m actually just right north of you in OKC and there’s hardly anyone that specializes in this trade around here so I think it’s a good time for me to start. I appreciate all these videos man because it’s really helping me and giving me confidence! How much does it take to get started typically and can I just get all my supplies at Home Depot or Lowe’s?

Humble 💪🏽

LOL, I didn't realize that hard work was holding a camera..well you charged the owner for 2 days, so it was nice of you to share.

how about laying a tarp down and place the dirt on top of it ? easier to clean up and move the dirt.

What kind of a drilling machine was that?

I just got done squeegeeing the standing water off my carport for the hundredth time in the 5 years I've lived here. I'm tired of doing and finally looked into adding a grated trench drain. Reading about it is one thing, but seeing your video reassured me that it's a project that I can tackle myself. I'm definitely doing it this summer, so hopefully my days of pushing water around after every little rain are numbered. Thanks for sharing.

Hello from Hudson Valley NY Just subbed! Been tracking you on a couple of vids. Great stuff. Really you’re the only one that is using pipe with explanation that I’ve seen 2 questions Just to get scope of work First: How many workers would you put on this scope/ type of drain? (DIY workers Hahahahahaha) Probably be just me doing sections. 2nd: what type of gravel are you using? Can all purpose gravel for pavers ( looks like pea stone) be used? Keep up the vids very helpful in planning and situations. God bless

ID BE PIISED IF SOMEONE PILED THAT DIRT ON MY GRASS. ITS GOTTA BE HAULED OUT ANYWAYS SO THROW IT IN WHEELBARROWS AND GET IT OUT OF THERE. SECONDLY GO RENT THOSE MEXICANS A SOD CUTTER. ALL THAT BACK WORK WITH AN AX IS STUPID. AMATEUR HOUR AS FAR AS IM CONCERNED.

Good video. Looks like around 250ft run? What does something like this generally cost?

I'm debating whether to do a french drain down at the footer or just do a shallow french drain and regrade in front of my house. The footer is 6-7 feet down from where surface level is. Currently there's a window well with no cap, and the earth is not graded away from the home. On the inside basement wall, the water gets damp during heavy rains down near the footer. I guess I don't know when hydrostatic pressure is pushing up and into the home vs surface water being the issue. Would it be worth it to just regrade and add a shallow french drain, then see how it is?

looks great. what is the model and amp of the drill machine ?

Im SHOCKED that a drainage guy used a wye & 45 to make a combo instead of running san tees on their sides. (I saw the san tee there tho.

Instead of landscape fabric what if you had used a wate resistant tarp

That pipe should be 4 inch anyway

Use a sawzaw instead of an ax for the sod lines, way quicker

Very nice work!

At 0:25 you can a piece of plywood mounted to the bottom of the pump for shipping. If you look in the bottom of the well at 5:29 you can still see the plywood attached to the bottom of the pump legs. Shouldn’t this plywood be removed allowing the 3 legs of the pump to rest in the indentions in the bottom of the basin?

Nice work man! What PVC cement do you prefer any preference?

I despise the stink in the debris that collects at the bottom of CBs so I have filled all of mine with concrete to eliminate all standing-water. If you have an opportunity to do a 6-inch setup then you could use small sections of the black-UV pipe that is sold for riser-pipe. My local HD has 2ft sch35 pieces of 6-inch UV pipe that I'll be using as discharges/outlets.

10/10 on the drainage setup. 0:34 That's not good to see bright green in the winter. They may have a sewer-pipe break or if those are 1/2 acre+ properties with OSSFs then that might be improperly-treated effluent that is in violation of our Tx Health codes, you can FOIA everyones OSSF plan from your health department. As a business owner with employees you need to obtain access to the online-maps that show who-does & who-does-not have a permitted OSSF on record. Those pathogens can spread a 48 hour fever from that green-slime if it is a failed-septic-system, or the neighbor has huge dogs that produce lots of organic-waste. My local map access is called 'h-gac', it is a few years out-of-date but it is still new enough to see the properties with pre-2005 OSSFs that can get you & your family sick.

Raising those irrigation pipes like that may put them too high. They need to be deep enough (4") that an aerator won't hit them. You don't really need that clean-out, you're right by the downspout and you can just remove it and run your snake down there.

Good video, thanks. It would be interesting to see a more step by step process, when you encounter issues and how you work through them. Design, even before you pick up a tool. Adjustments to process in the field. Permits needed. I have been watching your channel for a while now, I wish success for you! -Jim (Austin)

Is the one you're suggesting not to us the Vigoro heavy duty from home depot?

Hey mate Awesome video Can you please go back to the job during a flood or you request the owner to take the rain footage? This will be awesome to see + blow your channel up!

Nice dual wall installation brother, keep it up and shout out from FL💪

Great video. Thanks. I didn’t realize that. I was going to do that. So it’s ok for them to be connected on the same main line as long as they join the main line with a Y? Can I have downspouts go straight down into a catch basin at a 90° angle, and cut a hole in the grate so it literally goes into it and the surrounding grate then helps prevent it from splashing out of the catch basin. The catch basin would also then be able to catch any standing water from really hard rains too. What do you think?

Nice work brother, keep it up. That is truly a custom made channel drain💪

That Sharkbite hose bib is sending bad vibes about the build quality of that house

Nice work sir! Where do you like to get your sump pump kits at? Nice green sump basin too haven't seen one like that before looks heavy duty.

How did you work out your levels to allow for a fall into the discharge pipe?

It looks really cool. Nice job !

Nice - can you put a downspout discharge and a french drain in the same ditch? or just use a french drain to remove water from the roof and pooling of water on the surface?

That pump does not require a weep hole to prevent air lock? Nice video

Nice work sir! What's your favorite filter fabric?

Great information. Q. How far should you space clean out access on a 4" drainage pipe? Thanks for the upload

Quality work right there my man!

Makes a lot of sense about the back pressure but after watching a ton of videos on doing downspouts, the one thing I still trying wrap my head around is what about the debris? Is it because you're using PVC vs. corregated pipe/tube?

Very nice looking system! Keep em coming brother ✌️

Clean looking drain basin 💪

I always found drilling a few weep holes in the wall with stones around it worked well.

Any recommendations for the Sulphur Springs TX area?

Show us the rain footage

Do you do any new drain installs at the footers of new basement construction? If so what is the BEST PRACTICE in non-clay soils?

FRENCH DRAIN WARS is still BIG Battle on YOU TUBE!

Great post, Thank you.