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Hey Chuck I live in a place where the normal flexible perforated pipe isnt available so I want to install a drain similar to this at the bottom of a basement ( partially underground) wall. Question is 1 or 2 lines of holes ? I was thinking 2 at 90 degrees to each other facing south west and south east , on a cross section view of the pipe ....Would this be correct ?
THANK YOU!!!! I was about to do a massive DIY drainage project at my house and I am so glad I came across your videos because I was fixing to install it holes facing up. I was literally like “this makes no sense why would the holes be toward the ground” but you did EXCELLENT job explaining everything.
Thank you! Most people either show their work or talk about their work. You took the time to do extra work to demonstrate the idea you are teaching. Thank you for taking the time and extra labor. Great video.
Great video. There is a lot of confusion about pipe orientation even amongst contractors as I experienced. One thing, however, is lining the trench first with geotextile fabric, then gravel, drain, more gravel on top and then closing it up with the geotextile fabric "burrito" style before covering with fill dirt will prevent fines from entering the pipe and potentially clogging the pipe. Adding a slight slope to the system will aid drainage as well.
100%! There are some so-called professionals that don’t even use rocks, or geotextile fabric just straight fill it with dirt. The right way is dig, fabric, rocks bottom, perforated pipe, then more rocks, cover with fabric and then finish with top soil!
@@NR-pn6mn the traditional "French" drains used in agriculture backfilled with soil and depended on hydrostatic pressure to move water. Was used in an agricultural setting and much different application then we utilize around houses
Chuck, your vids were my guide to doing this in 2013 when we put a French drain In, works flawlessly without fail in all weather. We used to have basically a permanent rice paddy along a fenceline, permanently dry as a bone now. Thanks for taking the time to do these!
I love this video. A great hands-on experiment with real world applications. The narration and presentation is all professional that explains well of what is happening in real time. The concept is technically simple and ingenious, yet critical in channeling away water preventing water build-up and pooling. I think the best application for my own non-load bearing wall project is directly behind the concrete footer on a slope. Any rain water will contact the perforated drain pipe BEFORE the footer. And thus redirected out to safely drain. Thank you for the great video !!
Very first job I had as an apprentice gardener almost 50 years ago in Scotland laying clay pipe drains in Glasgow's biggest park. Up to our knees in mud and water (lots of rain on the west coast of Scotland) We had to carry the clay pipes in by hand as machines made a bigger mess and were continually getting bogged down. About 10 years ago when I was back in Scotland I went for a visit to the park and I was surprised to see water still running through the clay pipes into a ditch. The clay pipes were easily broken and so we had to be careful transporting them to the jobsite. 50 years have flown by but unfortunately working outside in all kinds of weather (5 year apprenticeship and 45 years in Canada) has been hard on my joints. 2 knee replacements and my right shoulder replaced leaving me with chronic pain. Those clay pipes we laid are still working and are probably in better shape than me ...
Thanks for explaining how water rises upwards from the holes in the bottom. I thought initially water came in from the top. Excellent demonstration, which I must admit made clear to me what others probably grasped without such a demonstration.
I watched multiple videos and this is the ONLY one that made sense. thanks for the time it took to explain and set all that up. I'm actually in the middle of digging a trench to patch a Crack in my houses foundation. thanks for the education.
@@justinabarnett2565 It couldn't hurt and if you're using PVC, it's really easy to do so I would say glue them so there's no question about the pipe separating.
Chuck, once again you have earned my admiration and respect. It’s obvious that you love what you do for a living, and your sincerity shows that you are a man who can be trusted. I followed your recommendations re: catch basins, and I am greatly pleased with the results. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us.
Hi Chuck, I learn a lot from TH-cam videos, BUT yours are absolutely the best video presentations I have seen in any category. You are the BEST. Thank You!
This is a great demonstration. I have seen other "Professional" excavators put the holes down. I learned about clay field tiles from my dad. We dug ditches in our property and used field tiles to drain it. He had a lot of patience, at times. He taught me a lot.
@@machia0705 The OP of the video showed why holes down will work but you didn't show proof for your method so obviously no one will listen to your logic. If you're confident in your logic, attach a video or explain. That's all we need instead of saying "bad info". The OP proved otherwise that it works.
This is an excellent video and finally makes sense of the whole thing. French Drains, Weeping Tiles, Agricultural Tiles - this is the principle of how they work and what they are for. Thanks so much!!!
Glad I watched this,and thanks for an excellent explanation of how this simple pipe works. I was about to drill more holes in 30 feet of pipe and my wife was wondering if I knew what I was doing. I also planned to face the holes up! We wrapped each 10 foot section with a single landscape fabric sticking it to the pie with double sided sticky carpet tape between holes. I think I should have used Flex seal waterproof glue in a cartridge. THis video saved me several hours of work. Thanks a million!
I am running my pvc from a surface drain with the holes upward so to allow the water to run without coming out the bottom back into the ground and at the same time catch any additional flowing rain water along the ground.
Thanks a lot for your explanation and video. You saved my biggest headache in designing my roof-top-garden. May God bless you with all good things in life.
Yes, this style piping with less holes on the bottom will do this well, many appear to use 4 inch perforated drain pipe or weeping tile. I have used the perforated drain pipe to drain a sump pump 40 ft. from a house to the ditch and hardly any water wound up in the ditch, because it had all drained out the bottom of the pipe into the clearcut gravel below.
Thanks chuck. This is exactly what I need for a 10 foot section of existing drains with speedy basins but I need just a little bit more in front of my shed. The drain goes under the shed but tends to build up at the doors but after watching this I'll have no more puddling issues. Thx again!
I have been watched hundreds of video's regarding waterproofing but this one is very fantastic and clear demonstration with practical. Thank you Apple Drains. Kindly upload some videos on foundation sealing methods for high rainfall areas or for moisty ground. Thanks
Also ... lining the trench with landscape fabric before lining with gravel and putting some on the top after the gravel fill and before top dirt will help keep plant roots and SOME fine dirt out of it ...
Hi - great video explaining why holes should face down but if you have holes facing up as well as down - would it transport water even more efficiently?? Many thanks in advance if you get chance to reply
I’m using Schedule 40 perforated PVC to drain water under a driveway. How many inches of gravel needs to be below pipe and how many inches of gravel on top of the pipe. Will use one inch clean gravel for this step. Next question is once pipe is dressed on top with one inch gravel can I top off more gravel using base rock(smaller rock with some limestone dust) to raise the driveway height
Thanks so much; this is a great tutorial. Could the other end of the pipe be left open or should an end cap be attached? Also could this be connected to to buried catch basin with 45 degree elbow?
Thank you. I Am getting ready to put in a drain and was contemplating which way to point those holes! I was looking for pipe that had holes on all sides so I wouldn't have to decide. But you saved me!
I have a soggy backyard which has a septic drain field. I wonder if I should install the french drain at a certain distance away from the septic drain field to prevent effluent from accidentally getting into the french drain and then flow to the curbside?
What about having holes in the bottom as well as the sides for heavy rain. I live in the tropics and we get a few months of heavy heavy rain. Thanks for your video as I was going to set the hole facing up. What about holes all around ? Thanks
wonderful video and the in-depth explaining of the water flow . alot of us do things through trials and usually not going the way we plan . thanks for the info.
Just curious why you are not laying a weed/silk barrier lining in the hole first. Usually I see silk liner, gravel, pipe, and then the liner edges draped over the pipe.... and then the entire thing buried in gravel. This prevents the silk from slowly filling the pipe. Just curious if/why this is not necessary for a french drain. Also, would cutting sections of solid PVC be equivalent to this (assuming that is what is handy)?
I work as a Civil Engineer and we always lay perforated pipes with the perforations facing upwards, I would be intrigued to see a side by side comparison of perforations up vs perforations down.
@@appledrains If you skipped wasting rock on the trench base and just put pipe in with holes up youd save work and rocks, and get more water running in a heavy rain condition.
very appreciated thank you. there are no hole up side. i guess the reason is to prevent clogging right? could you tell more about pipe channel and slope?
Shouldn't the rock be at least 1" diameter so that it doesn't go through the holes and plug them up? Or what size rock is that u are using? Any idea how much rock u need per yard or foot for this type of French drain so DIY guys know how to figure the amount of rock needed?? Thanks for any replies
Well done! He didn't use filter or landscape fabric because it's just a demo for "holes down". He could have added the strong preference for hard pipe and not the flexible stuff that many landscapers use (because its cheaper), which can deform or get damaged and leave low spots that just send the water back into the soil.
Chuck, I have standing water in the backyard... the water in our yard drains away from the house. How deep should the trench be...? Do I need to dig the trench to fall away from the house...
Fantastic video as always, Chuck. I noticed you created a gravel base, which makes sense. Is it also a good idea to use landscape fabric underneath the gravel base, or is that unnecessary?
Thank you!, What if the wall is back filled and no access to get behind it for laying down gravel? I'm struggling with a roughly 12m long wall that one side of it is the basement and the other side of it is back-filled. So looking from outside to the house, the left hand side is the entry, the wall is in the middle, and the right hand side is the back-filled. So Would it be affective if I drill (vacuum suck) 4-6" whole along the wall from the side and chuck-in two 6m pieces of slotted pipe, like your video , into the hole? Missing the gravel for sure. Any idea? other way of doing this, please?
super helpful but i would like to see more vids on channeling water in places where you can't dig into your neighbors yard. I have houses on all sides of me so unable to dig through the neighbors yard to the curb so what can I do ?
Great video. One question though... I have a new slab that the dirt was excavated at 12" so I will install the pipe with the holes down but to keep a slope on the pipe to run water away I will angle the pipe. One side I will likely have 5-6" of free space under the pipe should this be back filled with clean crushed gravel or dirt to the base of the pipe? Thank you
Thank you for the explanation. Makes sense. But why not also have holes elsewhere in the pipe as well e.g. the top? Would this not catch water that is not yet flooding the trench?
When I use your pipe idea instead of the super expensive flexpipe version, I could remove the filtering sock right? I mean, adding holes on top would help too, but for 80m of drainage, this would hit the BOM really good and push the price down. 2m of normal pipe is 10 bucks instead of 40.
Thanks for the video. Great information. One question I am having some trouble getting answered; how close to a foundation should I place the drain. Im getting some seepage in my garage (no pooling). I'm reading about 2'away, is that correct? Any info would be great. Thanks!
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Hey Chuck here with Apple Drains! Help us reach our hundred thousand subscribers goal. We are almost there! Please like share and subscribe. Thanks and best regards, Chuck
Done! Glad to subscribe. Thank you for these informative videos.
Hey Chuck I live in a place where the normal flexible perforated pipe isnt available so I want to install a drain similar to this at the bottom of a basement ( partially underground) wall. Question is 1 or 2 lines of holes ? I was thinking 2 at 90 degrees to each other facing south west and south east , on a cross section view of the pipe ....Would this be correct ?
THANK YOU!!!! I was about to do a massive DIY drainage project at my house and I am so glad I came across your videos because I was fixing to install it holes facing up. I was literally like “this makes no sense why would the holes be toward the ground” but you did EXCELLENT job explaining everything.
Thank you! Most people either show their work or talk about their work. You took the time to do extra work to demonstrate the idea you are teaching. Thank you for taking the time and extra labor. Great video.
Best drain tutorial on the entire internet
Idk if you will ever see this but man you have saved me a ton of money. And for that reason I want to say thank you.
Great video. There is a lot of confusion about pipe orientation even amongst contractors as I experienced. One thing, however, is lining the trench first with geotextile fabric, then gravel, drain, more gravel on top and then closing it up with the geotextile fabric "burrito" style before covering with fill dirt will prevent fines from entering the pipe and potentially clogging the pipe. Adding a slight slope to the system will aid drainage as well.
100%! There are some so-called professionals that don’t even use rocks, or geotextile fabric just straight fill it with dirt. The right way is dig, fabric, rocks bottom, perforated pipe, then more rocks, cover with fabric and then finish with top soil!
We have so much clay I wonder whether I should rock all the way to top. Or use sand instead of native dirt
@@NR-pn6mn the traditional "French" drains used in agriculture backfilled with soil and depended on hydrostatic pressure to move water. Was used in an agricultural setting and much different application then we utilize around houses
@@sugumargovinda buy topsoil.
This guy just saved me from making a huge mistake. I would have wasted hours of work for nothing.
Ty
Chucks vids were my guide to doing this in 2013 when we put one in, great stuff.
@@HiVizCamo is the one you put down in 2013 still performing well?
@@treefiddy2470 Yes, you might say it works flawlessly and without fail in all weather. Good luck!
Chuck, your vids were my guide to doing this in 2013 when we put a French drain In, works flawlessly without fail in all weather. We used to have basically a permanent rice paddy along a fenceline, permanently dry as a bone now. Thanks for taking the time to do these!
I love this video. A great hands-on experiment with real world applications. The narration and presentation is all professional that explains well of what is happening in real time. The concept is technically simple and ingenious, yet critical in channeling away water preventing water build-up and pooling. I think the best application for my own non-load bearing wall project is directly behind the concrete footer on a slope. Any rain water will contact the perforated drain pipe BEFORE the footer. And thus redirected out to safely drain. Thank you for the great video !!
Very first job I had as an apprentice gardener almost 50 years ago in Scotland laying clay pipe drains in Glasgow's biggest park. Up to our knees in mud and water (lots of rain on the west coast of Scotland) We had to carry the clay pipes in by hand as machines made a bigger mess and were continually getting bogged down.
About 10 years ago when I was back in Scotland I went for a visit to the park and I was surprised to see water still running through the clay pipes into a ditch.
The clay pipes were easily broken and so we had to be careful transporting them to the jobsite.
50 years have flown by but unfortunately working outside in all kinds of weather (5 year apprenticeship and 45 years in Canada) has been hard on my joints. 2 knee replacements and my right shoulder replaced leaving me with chronic pain.
Those clay pipes we laid are still working and are probably in better shape than me ...
Wow! That's some story. Hats of to u for ur hardwork.
Thanks for explaining how water rises upwards from the holes in the bottom. I thought initially water came in from the top. Excellent demonstration, which I must admit made clear to me what others probably grasped without such a demonstration.
I watched multiple videos and this is the ONLY one that made sense. thanks for the time it took to explain and set all that up. I'm actually in the middle of digging a trench to patch a Crack in my houses foundation.
thanks for the education.
Hh
Can anyone tell me if you use glue to keep the pipes together or that's not necessary?
@@justinabarnett2565 It couldn't hurt and if you're using PVC, it's really easy to do so I would say glue them so there's no question about the pipe separating.
Chuck, once again you have earned my admiration and respect. It’s obvious that you love what you do for a living, and your sincerity shows that you are a man who can be trusted. I followed your recommendations re: catch basins, and I am greatly pleased with the results. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us.
Thanks 😊
Hi Chuck,
I learn a lot from TH-cam videos, BUT yours are absolutely the best video presentations I have seen in any category. You are the BEST. Thank You!
This man can teach so I can understand, this man can motivate so I do, God bless him, Good Teaching !!!
these are the some of the most educational videos for a home owner
The easiest to follow TH-cam tutorial. Best one yet.
This is a great demonstration. I have seen other "Professional" excavators put the holes down. I learned about clay field tiles from my dad. We dug ditches in our property and used field tiles to drain it. He had a lot of patience, at times. He taught me a lot.
Right, that’s what he did. Put the holes down 🤷♂️
This guy has the best info on drains anywhere.
Bad info, holes point up or at least 90 and 270 degrees.
machia0705 Wrong point them down
@@machia0705 Yeah ok there idiot.
Zach Reese
idiot ?
Lollllll
Thanks , you sound intelligent.
@@machia0705 The OP of the video showed why holes down will work but you didn't show proof for your method so obviously no one will listen to your logic. If you're confident in your logic, attach a video or explain. That's all we need instead of saying "bad info". The OP proved otherwise that it works.
This is an excellent video and finally makes sense of the whole thing. French Drains, Weeping Tiles, Agricultural Tiles - this is the principle of how they work and what they are for. Thanks so much!!!
The best video on slotted drain pipes. Thank you.
Fantastic demonstration!! Thanks! If I didn't see this vid, I would still be installing the the perf up.
Glad I watched this,and thanks for an excellent explanation of how this simple pipe works. I was about to drill more holes in 30 feet of pipe and my wife was wondering if I knew what I was doing. I also planned to face the holes up! We wrapped each 10 foot section with a single landscape fabric sticking it to the pie with double sided sticky carpet tape between holes. I think I should have used Flex seal waterproof glue in a cartridge. THis video saved me several hours of work. Thanks a million!
I am running my pvc from a surface drain with the holes upward so to allow the water to run without coming out the bottom back into the ground and at the same time catch any additional flowing rain water along the ground.
Thanks a lot for your explanation and video. You saved my biggest headache in designing my roof-top-garden. May God bless you with all good things in life.
The most useful explanation why the gravel is needed!
Yes, this style piping with less holes on the bottom will do this well, many appear to use 4 inch perforated drain pipe or weeping tile. I have used the perforated drain pipe to drain a sump pump 40 ft. from a house to the ditch and hardly any water wound up in the ditch, because it had all drained out the bottom of the pipe into the clearcut gravel below.
Thanks chuck. This is exactly what I need for a 10 foot section of existing drains with speedy basins but I need just a little bit more in front of my shed. The drain goes under the shed but tends to build up at the doors but after watching this I'll have no more puddling issues. Thx again!
Good one Chuck...a clear, no bull, explanation. Thanks.
Thank you chuck for going out of your way and taking your time to show us the right way things should be done..👍👍👍🇺🇸
Great little demonstration comparing old Terracotta segmented pipe with thin-walled pre-perforated PVC.
Excellent demonstration brother! Pic is better than 1000 words
thank you for that demonstration. I'll be building an outdoor shower and want the water to drain towards the flower garden.
I have been watched hundreds of video's regarding waterproofing but this one is very fantastic and clear demonstration with practical. Thank you Apple Drains.
Kindly upload some videos on foundation sealing methods for high rainfall areas or for moisty ground.
Thanks
Excellent video, good to know both the old and new drains.
Wow. I had this pipe in a house and didn’t know what it was. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Thank you so much! Just bought a house and want to do as many diy repairs as I can.
I installed my first french drain, Chuck. I appreciate your help.
Also ... lining the trench with landscape fabric before lining with gravel and putting some on the top after the gravel fill and before top dirt will help keep plant roots and SOME fine dirt out of it ...
Im thankful for guys like you sharing these videos i learn everyday gods blessings
Excellent demo, thanks!
Hi - great video explaining why holes should face down but if you have holes facing up as well as down - would it transport water even more efficiently??
Many thanks in advance if you get chance to reply
Big argument with the wife!! She said up and I said down. Thanks brother 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for sharing clear demonstration process of extra water in garden. Great Job.
I’m using Schedule 40 perforated PVC to drain water under a driveway. How many inches of gravel needs to be below pipe and how many inches of gravel on top of the pipe. Will use one inch clean gravel for this step. Next question is once pipe is dressed on top with one inch gravel can I top off more gravel using base rock(smaller rock with some limestone dust) to raise the driveway height
I would seriously fly Chuck thousands of miles to my home to help me out - I trust him that much and it'd be worth it!
Thanks so much; this is a great tutorial. Could the other end of the pipe be left open or should an end cap be attached? Also could this be connected to to buried catch basin with 45 degree elbow?
Thank you for this video. It's very a useful tip for the drainage problem that I am having right now.
Thank you. I Am getting ready to put in a drain and was contemplating which way to point those holes! I was looking for pipe that had holes on all sides so I wouldn't have to decide. But you saved me!
Thanks. Excellent demonstration.
Makes perfect sense after you explained it! Thanks man.
I have a soggy backyard which has a septic drain field. I wonder if I should install the french drain at a certain distance away from the septic drain field to prevent effluent from accidentally getting into the french drain and then flow to the curbside?
I heard sky up but you proved why down! Is this the same for retaining wall too?
It's necesary geotextil Rolling the pvc? Gracias
Very simple explanation good job Blessings 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Very clear explanation of holes down. Thanks
What about having holes in the bottom as well as the sides for heavy rain. I live in the tropics and we get a few months of heavy heavy rain. Thanks for your video as I was going to set the hole facing up. What about holes all around ? Thanks
Thank you sir. Well explained. Now it's time to work.
wonderful video and the in-depth explaining of the water flow . alot of us do things through trials and usually not going the way we plan . thanks for the info.
This video it’s the best and good detail ,I’m try build a retaining wall watching so many video on you tube no one explanation like chuck,thanks Chuck
Thank you for explaining it so well!
I was about to install my pipe on my French drain. And it would be the wrong way if i have not seen your video. Thank you so much .
Thanks for the video- I knew about French drains but didn’t know about the pipe. Will use this method in future.
Great demonstration. Thx. How big is the trench for a 4" pipe? And roughly how much gravel is needed for a 10 ft trench?
Just curious why you are not laying a weed/silk barrier lining in the hole first.
Usually I see silk liner, gravel, pipe, and then the liner edges draped over the pipe.... and then the entire thing buried in gravel. This prevents the silk from slowly filling the pipe.
Just curious if/why this is not necessary for a french drain.
Also, would cutting sections of solid PVC be equivalent to this (assuming that is what is handy)?
In the architectural world we were always taught to have the drain with the holes up but I can see now how wrong that was....thanks for clarifying.
I work as a Civil Engineer and we always lay perforated pipes with the perforations facing upwards, I would be intrigued to see a side by side comparison of perforations up vs perforations down.
I know you find that holes point down works the best. The video shows the facts
@@appledrains If you skipped wasting rock on the trench base and just put pipe in with holes up youd save work and rocks, and get more water running in a heavy rain condition.
i think the "holes up" method is preferred for much deeper drains
chuck your youtube channel rocks. I seal my foundation wall by watching your videos.
Wow, this was a very helpful video. My concept was wrong. I used to think that the holes are supposed to be at the top. Thanks a lot for the video.
So glad I found this video. I would have done this wrong, if I had not researched. Tyvm for sharing your knowledge !
What a fantastic video
I am making a patio
The water will drain away
Plenty of rain 🌧 in England
Fantastic illustration! Thanks!
You're the best bro
very appreciated thank you. there are no hole up side. i guess the reason is to prevent clogging right? could you tell more about pipe channel and slope?
Shouldn't the rock be at least 1" diameter so that it doesn't go through the holes and plug them up? Or what size rock is that u are using? Any idea how much rock u need per yard or foot for this type of French drain so DIY guys know how to figure the amount of rock needed?? Thanks for any replies
it was very helpful. I live in Louisiana and water comes in my garage this could help draining water away from the garage somewhat .
Well done! He didn't use filter or landscape fabric because it's just a demo for "holes down". He could have added the strong preference for hard pipe and not the flexible stuff that many landscapers use (because its cheaper), which can deform or get damaged and leave low spots that just send the water back into the soil.
Thank you for showing me how to do this. I got lucky and watched your video before I made the mistake of installing them wrong! So you saved me!
I've always wondered why ppl said to lay the pipe with the holes downward. Now I know! Thanks!
Can you place a drain cloth and place grass sod over that instead of rock all around. Gravel will still be used for the bottom base ?
Thanks for the video, really easy to follow hands on approach.
Great tips. Thanks. 1st thing that got my attention was upward holes would let too much dirt in. That led me to you looking for answers. Great video!
Chuck, I have standing water in the backyard... the water in our yard drains away from the house. How deep should the trench be...? Do I need to dig the trench to fall away from the house...
This is a great man 👍👍👍👍👍
thank you for your explanation about drainage pipe. I was dealing to find this video for so long.
Fantastic video as always, Chuck. I noticed you created a gravel base, which makes sense. Is it also a good idea to use landscape fabric underneath the gravel base, or is that unnecessary?
Actually, most people drape landscape cloth over the top of the pipe I guess to keep sediment out, but I still don't see how that works
Without fabric, wouldn't sediment simply make its way down into the pipe and get flused away with the water? So what is the point of the fabric?
Thank you!, What if the wall is back filled and no access to get behind it for laying down gravel? I'm struggling with a roughly 12m long wall that one side of it is the basement and the other side of it is back-filled. So looking from outside to the house, the left hand side is the entry, the wall is in the middle, and the right hand side is the back-filled. So Would it be affective if I drill (vacuum suck) 4-6" whole along the wall from the side and chuck-in two 6m pieces of slotted pipe, like your video , into the hole? Missing the gravel for sure. Any idea? other way of doing this, please?
Question: Why wouldn’t you use a fabric to line the trench, base of #2 crush, pipe, then fill with crush?
wow thanks you just saved me from a big mistake, im planning to install my own this week. biggup. cheers
Good explanation thanks. May I ask, if I install a pipe behind a retaining wall in my garden with the gravel, what's the best way to exit the pipe?
super helpful but i would like to see more vids on channeling water in places where you can't dig into your neighbors yard. I have houses on all sides of me so unable to dig through the neighbors yard to the curb so what can I do ?
Great video. One question though... I have a new slab that the dirt was excavated at 12" so I will install the pipe with the holes down but to keep a slope on the pipe to run water away I will angle the pipe. One side I will likely have 5-6" of free space under the pipe should this be back filled with clean crushed gravel or dirt to the base of the pipe? Thank you
Thank you for the explanation. Makes sense. But why not also have holes elsewhere in the pipe as well e.g. the top? Would this not catch water that is not yet flooding the trench?
Great demonstration
I didn't know Shawn Michael now does piping
When I use your pipe idea instead of the super expensive flexpipe version, I could remove the filtering sock right? I mean, adding holes on top would help too, but for 80m of drainage, this would hit the BOM really good and push the price down. 2m of normal pipe is 10 bucks instead of 40.
Thank you for this! I have heavy clay soil, so I'm guessing we'll want to wrap the pipe and rock as well?
Thank you sir for great video helpful
Thanks for the video. Great information. One question I am having some trouble getting answered; how close to a foundation should I place the drain. Im getting some seepage in my garage (no pooling). I'm reading about 2'away, is that correct? Any info would be great. Thanks!
Education is everything , thanks !