Well-Designed Landscape Lawn & Yard Drainage System
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ย. 2023
- dallasdrainagepros.com
Quality drainage is in the details. In this video we demonstrate key features that any effective drainage system design should have:
- Long smooth turns (as apposed to sharp turns)
- Clean-out access points (strategically placed)
- An open discharge at the end (when possible)
A well-designed landscape drainage system can handle more water and will last years longer than one lacking these things.
Hi John,
Love your work. I currently have some down pipes from my house leading to a gravel pit in the middle of the backyard. I would like to demolish the gravel pit, redirect the pipes to run down the side fence and to disperse at the back fence. Problem with this is my back neighbour is on the lower side so the water overflow would drain onto their property. What suggestions have you got? I’ve thought about:
1. Asking the back neighbour if I can run a pvc pipe down their side fence to the street.
2. Install a rain water tank at back of property.
3. Build a new gravel pit on the back fence with fill and geotechnical fabric and cover with lawn.
Thanks!
Thank you! I like option 1 for the simplicity - although a conversation with the neighbor could be anything but!
Option 2 I believe would be overrun with a good storm. NDSPRO.com has a runoff calculator which will allow you to see how many gallons per minute you are collecting and compare that to the size of container you plan to fill.
Option 3 could work, if you have a sandy soil. Here in Texas the soil is a clay which is not conducive to water dispersing underground.
All in all, I always like an open discharge if that is an option - so through the neighbor’s or anywhere else that is available would be your strongest bet.
Best of luck to you!
Thank you!
Do the pipes need to be installed on a slight downward slope so the water can run down?
Without a doubt.
Do you ever put a grate on the end of the discharge pipe to prevent any mice or anything like that from getting into the pipe?
We don't, because it would severely inhibit the flow of water. A well designed system is going to flush out anything of that sort pretty quickly.
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 points! - I should have mentioned though, that this system was going to be covered by a wooden deck!
so you do not do work in ftw?
We will! Feel free to reach out at our contact line.
my boss makes me put a y with a clean out on every downspout. I'm up in new york
That's fantastic!