Love the ending 😂. Would a small pond 12' x 8' need something like this if the water is currently draining fine with no standing water after normal rain?
Good work John. We have to install a dewatering drainage system on a lot of projects in uk , this project is looking amazing 🤩 You guys are top tradesmen 👍
@@KoiAddiction A project as big as this sometimes requires staged visits & budgets for each stage I now buy products from mark who you recommended to me thanks again and looking forward to your next video no need to reply 👍👍
Thanks for the pro tips on the drain that was really informative!! Might have to add that to my pond extension next year, not having any trouble with it but it's a good idea!!
Nope. Finishing it this year. It was a 3 year project in phases. We have 2 weeks left for completion and hook up the pumps. It is 60’x 120’ x 8-9’deep. Boulders up over 8 tons. BIG PRICETAG😎. There is over 1000 tons of boulders on the job- 300k just in rocks😂😂😂Stay tuned for action shots this summer!!
Hi John, I have a question, did you have to raise one side of the drain pipe to allow the water to flow? I know you mentioned the hydrostatic pressure, but I'm just curious. I have a smaller koi pond and during the summer we get a lot of rain in Florida and I just had a plant shelf wall cave in b/c water got under my liner. When there's a lot of rain, it takes a day or so for my yard to drain so while I have the pond drained & rebuilding it I figured I would add a small drain like you have here with an area to drop a small sump pump.
What’s your thoughts on using this on a larger scale for a lawn on a lake with a very bad water table? Lawn can only be mowed about two months out of the year if they are lucky so the rest of the time it’s like a hay field.
It will work anywhere but if the water table is always high you make need to “amp-up” the system for constant operation to avoid issues. I would consider raising the pond level as an alternative.
@@KoiAddiction hey not much; I recommended your beach video from last week to some people that are thinking about installing one. Oddly enough it would be beach access to a moat off of a woodland path that surrounds their Château.
Thanks for these videos - I love this series! Should gravity fed drainage work for this purpose? Assuming there's enough elevation drop of course. Someday I want to build a pond inside a greenhouse, which will have french drains or form-a-drain around its foundation.
Gravity drains will work and also you should know that if the drain lines are only a partial way up the side of the pond, the hydraulic pressure of a full pond will push water uphill through a pipe as long as it is below water level in the pond (if that makes sense?). Think of putting water in a big pan representing the water under the liner. Then put another pan full of water on top (representing the liner and the water it contains). The one on top will push the water below effectively forcing it out through a drain thats closer to the top-the water always takes the path of least resistance!
You said you like using a larger, rounder type gravel to avoid clogs. What happens if it does clog? Is there a way to backflush the system or are we talking abouy a major teardown to fix the situation? By the way, you walking around in that empty basin fills me with anticipation for what that swim pond is going to end up looking like. Seriously... I think it moved a little 😆
Absolutely once we got past the point where we needed to let water into the corrugated pipe we shifted to schedule 40 to avoid the pipe getting smashed during the backfill and construction process.
Clay souls or soils that don’t drain well especially. Unless you have sandy soils, i would just do it on a large job. A few thousand dollars isn’t worth needing it and not having it!
So..this will work for rainwater.....I think i will have a problems with rain water running under the liner. The pond i'm building is alot smaller, but i think this will work. The pond is on the down hill side of the slope
@@KoiAddiction Primarily if it wasn’t packed in properly, and over time it packs down and subsides, with all the fines washing out during rainy events, and thus causing a void to start forming where the drain outlet runs
Awesome.
Best design series ever and I look forward to more videos!
More to come! Trying to find time to make more teaching content. I think the days are getting shorter lol!
oh wow this looks amazing can't wait to see it with the water in it!
That makes two of us!
Love the ending 😂. Would a small pond 12' x 8' need something like this if the water is currently draining fine with no standing water after normal rain?
Well done
Thanks, is this Greg or avatar Greg?
Great information
Thanks man!
Love the concept. That could be an upsell on every project
It’s sort of a no-brainer on a larger project. Thanks for tuning in :-)
Good work John. We have to install a dewatering drainage system on a lot of projects in uk , this project is looking amazing 🤩
You guys are top tradesmen 👍
Thanks Peter, it is an amazing jobsite! We are off site now for a while, not sure exactly when it will resume-remains to be seen! Take care sir ;)
@@KoiAddiction
A project as big as this sometimes requires staged visits & budgets for each stage I now buy products from mark who you recommended to me thanks again and looking forward to your next video no need to reply 👍👍
Thanks for the pro tips on the drain that was really informative!! Might have to add that to my pond extension next year, not having any trouble with it but it's a good idea!!
It’s never a problem unless you needed it and didn’t install it 😂
You got me with the ending!😂.
Glad to know you made it to the end :-)
That pond looks great. How big is it? Do you have any other videos featuring it?
Nope. Finishing it this year. It was a 3 year project in phases. We have 2 weeks left for completion and hook up the pumps. It is 60’x 120’ x 8-9’deep. Boulders up over 8 tons. BIG PRICETAG😎. There is over 1000 tons of boulders on the job- 300k just in rocks😂😂😂Stay tuned for action shots this summer!!
Great!
Thanks for watching and hanging out with the Adams Fam ;)
Hi John,
I have a question, did you have to raise one side of the drain pipe to allow the water to flow? I know you mentioned the hydrostatic pressure, but I'm just curious.
I have a smaller koi pond and during the summer we get a lot of rain in Florida and I just had a plant shelf wall cave in b/c water got under my liner. When there's a lot of rain, it takes a day or so for my yard to drain so while I have the pond drained & rebuilding it I figured I would add a small drain like you have here with an area to drop a small sump pump.
What’s your thoughts on using this on a larger scale for a lawn on a lake with a very bad water table? Lawn can only be mowed about two months out of the year if they are lucky so the rest of the time it’s like a hay field.
It will work anywhere but if the water table is always high you make need to “amp-up” the system for constant operation to avoid issues. I would consider raising the pond level as an alternative.
How much would a pond with drainage like this cost? Just the pond, not all of the extra landscaping I’m sure y’all did cause you guys are awesome.
That is an impossible question- like saying how much does a house cost- too many variations
Nice 👍🏻
Thanks Tony, whats up with ya?
@@KoiAddiction hey not much; I recommended your beach video from last week to some people that are thinking about installing one. Oddly enough it would be beach access to a moat off of a woodland path that surrounds their Château.
👍🏻 Nice
Greetings from Safe Harbor- I finally ran into an ocean!
always better to do that in the beginning, if you never need it all the better!
True story
@@KoiAddiction didn;t someone say you do one thing how you do every thing 😎
Thanks for these videos - I love this series! Should gravity fed drainage work for this purpose? Assuming there's enough elevation drop of course. Someday I want to build a pond inside a greenhouse, which will have french drains or form-a-drain around its foundation.
Gravity drains will work and also you should know that if the drain lines are only a partial way up the side of the pond, the hydraulic pressure of a full pond will push water uphill through a pipe as long as it is below water level in the pond (if that makes sense?). Think of putting water in a big pan representing the water under the liner. Then put another pan full of water on top (representing the liner and the water it contains). The one on top will push the water below effectively forcing it out through a drain thats closer to the top-the water always takes the path of least resistance!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Loved your ending 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That was all Gui’s ideas! He’s a creative too, we are all artists apparently!
😎😎😎 good stuff!!!!
Did you see the end señor?
@@KoiAddiction I always watch the whole video!!! 😎😎😎 That ending was AWESOME!!!!!
You said you like using a larger, rounder type gravel to avoid clogs. What happens if it does clog? Is there a way to backflush the system or are we talking abouy a major teardown to fix the situation?
By the way, you walking around in that empty basin fills me with anticipation for what that swim pond is going to end up looking like. Seriously... I think it moved a little 😆
Yea its a pain in the pickle to clean a clogged filter. Been there done that ;(
It looked like you used a pvc pipe to connect the drain to sump vault. But could tell. Great job.
Absolutely once we got past the point where we needed to let water into the corrugated pipe we shifted to schedule 40 to avoid the pipe getting smashed during the backfill and construction process.
Is there certain soil types of regions that you'd recommend installing a drain system like this?
Clay souls or soils that don’t drain well especially. Unless you have sandy soils, i would just do it on a large job. A few thousand dollars isn’t worth needing it and not having it!
Was about to break ground on my pond in about an hour. Now you're freaking me out.
If it’s a big pond- that might be divine intervention? Ask yourself some questions- soil type-chance of ground water-should you add one?? 😎
So..this will work for rainwater.....I think i will have a problems with rain water running under the liner. The pond i'm building is alot smaller, but i think this will work. The pond is on the down hill side of the slope
Protect yourself. No one likes a bubble under the pond!
Have you ever seen these under floor drainage systems collapse inwards like a sink hole?
No, haven’t seen that one?
I guess it could happen if there was a way for the water to take sediment or soil out with it as you remove it from below?
@@KoiAddiction Primarily if it wasn’t packed in properly, and over time it packs down and subsides, with all the fines washing out during rainy events, and thus causing a void to start forming where the drain outlet runs
lol you should have lead with that outro
LOL glad you made it to the end :-) I wondered how many people would actually see that???
@@KoiAddiction 🤣