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
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 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!
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
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
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.
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 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😊
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.
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!
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 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.
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.
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!
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.
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
This is probably my fifth time watching this but apparently my first time liking the video. The algorithm just kept bringing me back here! Anyway, this is a great video as I’m trying to figure out how to drain water from my backyard. Your content is top notch!
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.
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!
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!!
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. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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.
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!
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!
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!
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.
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?
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
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‼️
Great job! Neat and clean and functional. Great attention to detail. I can tell that you take pride in doing things correctly. I work the same way. Hats off.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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! 🤗
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”
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 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 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?
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.
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
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 am so incredibly jealous of your soft dirt
I am lucky in that way
It looks like digging in fudge.
You can probably tell by the comments but... You're pretty good at this
I appreciate it!
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.
Wow good job, and you did it all in 20 minutes.
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.
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
My goodness you’re a worker!. The choice of cobble looks very nice and so much better than a smaller size.
Maybe the best made, explained and relaxing to see video on this topic on TH-cam. 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.
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
More videos please! This was great! Great speaking voice, clear shots, awesome step by step explanations of everything.
Thanks I really appreciate it!
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.
Thanks for explaining and dumbing it down for beginners.
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!
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 :)
Excellent walk through. Thank you for being detailed on WHY you do things.
Thanks
Man, so glad you love digging trenches, I got a bunch that need digging, You're always welcome to come over!
Really nice video. Love the way you speed up parts and show everything clear.
Thank you!
I like the good job you did. You don't know how much you have helped this old lady
Good info
Thank.
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 very impressed… it turned out really good… definitely will show my husband this video…. Future project…. Thanks for sharing
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 😊
Your philosophy is great 👍 and well articulate very pleasant way to explain things for us. 😅 God bless
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!
17:00 the riser wash out inspection port is likely the smartest part of the project, nice work.
If you like mosquitoes
Easily mitigated with a cap instead of a drain cover.
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! 😂
What can you say, 2 million views, just an outstanding video
Your content is stellar and I like your easy, no-frills style…no crazy gimmicks or anything…keep it up!
that trench was a tremendous dig, very good for just using a shovel good on ya
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
Nice job and thanks for explaining the risers. I was scratching my head when you put those in.
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 !
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.
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.
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
Great video!! I binged all of your content last weekend!!
Thanks! Awesome I appreciate it!
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
Dude, you certainly aren’t afraid of hard work. Love the precision used in digging the trench. Well produced video with really good info. 👍🏻
Never quite understood a French Drain.Now I do!!!Thanks,that was a great tutorial!😊
Thanks i appreciate it!
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.
This is probably my fifth time watching this but apparently my first time liking the video. The algorithm just kept bringing me back here! Anyway, this is a great video as I’m trying to figure out how to drain water from my backyard. Your content is top notch!
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!
You did a great job doing the project and a great videographer.
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!
BECAUSE OF YOU... I'M GOING TO DO THIS! AWESOME JOB👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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.
😂😂🤣
I really enjoyed this video! I like that you explain what you are doing and why you chose certain things.
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.
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 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. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
My back is sore just watching this. Great video, great detail, great outcome. Keep up the great work!
Thanks!
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!
Love this idea ..l wish I had seen this 10 years ago when I was a little younger
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 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!
@3:53 is my favorite part of the video a glimpse of the puppy in the cone of shame lol
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Poor guy had surgery no more cone of shame.
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!
@@ThatTechTeacher427v
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.
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.
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?
Thank you. I am planning to do this when the weather gets better. Great tips for doing French drain .
maybe its my age speaking but man you have a strong back, my back is hurting watching you. LOL
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.
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
Seems like job well done. Fun to watch it take shape.
Thanks!
You did a amazing job! Thank you for helping me solve my drainage problem.
Great clarity in your presentation. Awesome. I have not questions!
Wish I had soil like you, mine is mostly clay and very hard to work with.
Thank you. Very good video. Very informative.
Wow, I'm impressed! What an awesome job with great instruction and example! Thanks for making and sharing this video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for that simple but infective tip. Eye opener awesome job bro.
He did all that by himself , no machines no problem
Truth I will say it was a bit of work.
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!
Great job! Neat and clean and functional. Great attention to detail. I can tell that you take pride in doing things correctly. I work the same way. Hats off.
Thank you very much! I really appreciate it!
A PLUS WORK / PLANNING, LOVE THE DRAIN CLEANOUTS AND CHOICES OF ROCK- HARD WORK PAYS OFF - BRAVO
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.
Well done. Genius move utilizing the tractor for hauling.
Thanks work smarter or something lol
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!
Dang. Impressive DIY project. Well, that you did yourself. Not sure I can do that myself and especially with my shale yard. Awesome job!
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.
A ton of work. Great project. great use of that tractor too.
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!
Listened long enough and you answered my question 😃. Great job it looks great 👌.
Awesome! Thank you!
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!
Thanks for showing this. It's some work but well worth it. Stone is a better choice.
Thanks!
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.
I don’t know how I ended up here and might never do it but it looks hella good! Good job man!
Why am I watching this, I don't own a house, or do anything productive
Thanks for watching!
Oh but you will one day :D
Can confirm, he doesn't do anything productive
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I relate; watched hundreds of hours of motorcycle videos and still don't own a bike WTH
Very informative and liked the time-lapse. The high-speed cone dog was a nice bonus
Thanks! He hated the cone of shame lol