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@robertslinger3811 Ай бұрын

You will vastly increase the capacity if you go a bit deeper & install milk crates upside down on about 4" of gravel with geotextile underneath then wrapped up around the crates. The crates should be empty & have min. 6" of earth on top, for load distribution & turf health. Bottom of gravel should be min. 2 ft above water table for good drainage. If you have very high table you can use shallower bread baskets instead, but always no gravel inside, as this reduces capacity. Replacing gravel with hollow clay balls also further increases capacity.

@-AnyWho- 19 күн бұрын

you had good fabric and a sturdy crate, wouldn't it be better to had fabric in first then but crate upside down in hole without the pebbles and throw everything on top? this way you have more room for water and the crate and fabric keeps most of the dirt out of void ...

@Nathan-ho7vr 2 ай бұрын

1. Love this video! 2. Warn people that this should not be done anywhere near a house. 3. Could you better explain "Hard Pan"

@ericpetteway3841 Ай бұрын

Dig a hole, nd you’re going to hit “hard dirt” for a while. That’s your hard pan. Once you break through, you get back to “soft” dirt

@tuffteddy1446 Ай бұрын

Washed river rock would be better than gravel. It won't compact. I like the milk crate idea. Fabric is a MUST.

@renavieira-sm8bu 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this information,I have a spot in my yard like that.will be trying this,thank you again

@josephj6521 3 ай бұрын

Great tips and good before/after examples. 👍

@timurakin8825 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for another entertaining and informative video 👍👍👍

@SavageNasty253 3 ай бұрын

your idea's are fun! I was thinking you were going to put another grated lid on the drainage pipe and fill that with rock to bury! make sure it would always be a cavity for water to penetrate the ground. the milk crate is fun since it likely wont rot for a good time. just the fabric and rock is a very cost effective solution I enjoy it!

@Howwazzit 4 ай бұрын

Great idea. I am going to do it.

@thomasmathew9632 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing.

@user-id7ut4yf2g 3 ай бұрын

Very clever, thx!

@JohnnyRecently 4 ай бұрын

Fascinating.

@cf3619 4 ай бұрын

This mainly works if the ground is compacted. It’s best to dig down to the water table if possible. It’s a cheap & easy way to drain away water.

@loubino18 3 ай бұрын

Well done - thx!!

@howardatherton3889 3 ай бұрын

Wow. Thanks a lot.

@CrashBr0 4 ай бұрын

Great Idea. I'm guessing that second one with the corrugated tubing might have worked better if the drain cover was slightly below grade?

@robertwikeljr-1522 3 ай бұрын

Just an observation - When a foundation is dug in, normally drainage is also installed. Ground is back filled, but never as "tight" as original. Then flower beds are put in around house further loosening the ground. Water will travel to least resistance areas. Basically creating a muddy moat around foundation where the water sits and leaches in to foundation. I "raised area around foundation" and entice the water to flow away from foundation and into outer yard.

@BA-ef4pr 3 ай бұрын

Could you more describe how you raised the area around the foundation? My issue is that rain collects all along the foundation at the level of the house.

@robertwikeljr-1522 3 ай бұрын

@BA-ef4pr I had to peel back mulch and weed mat, bring in dirt and spread it out, ground 'settling" at foundation was 4 inches lower than out at edge of lawn (compacting it down by foot) . Made sure grade at foundation higher than out toward lawn. Laid weed mat back down and mulch, replanted what was moved.

@collywogs2258 2 ай бұрын

@@robertwikeljr-1522 I think I would have done the same. It seems as though I am much more worried about water than most people and can definitely see me doing what you did. I'm glad you explained what you meant because I was intrigued.

@letsdanceonhere 3 ай бұрын

The space doesn't look big enough to hold even a small amount of water. But I'll give it try. thanks Chuck

@MatthewSmith-cp3hu 3 ай бұрын

i am wondering if i do this if it will direct the water to cut a channel under the house since the watet is uphill of my house

@marvl6472 22 күн бұрын

That culvert pipe looks big like a mini well, im at lowes and there is now pipenlike this unless I cut a 4 inch corrugated, what i see in the video looks wider

@marvl6472 22 күн бұрын

It's online high price for these not the size, height is see here, however at lowes is Charlotte pipe 6 inch wide 2 ft..just 15 bucks but I'll have to drill holes perforated

@T0EFOO 3 ай бұрын

So is this safe near house and pavement concrete slab driveway?

@TheB55tt Ай бұрын

Could any of these be used underneath a fire pit area that is filled with pea gravel? We are currently digging one out in the backyard, and we have terrible drainage. I am trying to figure out the drainage problem before we actually put the gravel in.

@chrisbutler8856 3 ай бұрын

Will this process work if I'm in a new construction and the entire neighborhood is entirely clay? All the garbage soil has been brought in and could go down 10 feet who knows. Thanks!

@tgccrg7669 2 ай бұрын

Our neighbor has 4-5 broken sprinklers on the side of their house that is keeping our side ponding with water and a muddy mess. They leak 24/7 and they will not repair them or turn the water off. This has been happening for at least 2yrs. Any suggestions? City says they can't do anything and will ticket us if they come out and we have standing water!

@jacquelynbursley3973 4 ай бұрын

How do you know when you get to the hard pan soil? Is it hard, does it change color?

@frenchdrainscience1624 2 ай бұрын

Hard pan in super hard soil. Won’t let water drain

@jmosby711 2 ай бұрын

Is that two separate pieces connected?

@jbuck1975 2 ай бұрын

The water will go in the hole, but the yard will still flood once the hole fills with water. The ground underneath is still hard soil.

@stevejackson6439 2 ай бұрын

The grass will die on top of these as it does on most soakaways

@LuckyMike26 2 ай бұрын

Near me it doesn’t typically rain more than a couple inches at a time. So this seems like a great quick solution that could last a long time. But probably not great if you get more rain.

@brettbarbier 2 ай бұрын

Then you'd just dig more of these holes... enough to handle the expected amount of rainfall that causes flooding in your yard.

@lisin722 Ай бұрын

How do you know what your “hard pan” is?

@MatthewSmith-cp3hu 3 ай бұрын

have you tried this with and without the landscaping fabric? which would last longer

@iamthewelcher 3 ай бұрын

Use the fabric. Otherwise it will eventually fill in between your gravel with dirt... Clog it

@MrVegasTube 3 ай бұрын

What about using old 50 gal blue plastic drums, drill 3/4" holes throughout and fill with gravel then top with sod? I got half dozen of them for free last year and dont have a real use for them. What do you think?

@woodnyardjunkie 3 ай бұрын

I'm going to try this, but I'm going to wrap the barrel with landscape fabric and also surround with washed gravel on the outside of the barrel.

@MrVegasTube 3 ай бұрын

@@woodnyardjunkie Might be on to something.

@BA-ef4pr 3 ай бұрын

How close to a house's cement foundation can a vertical drain be put in?

@kaseytarrant 3 ай бұрын

I have the same question!

@samuelsicard1029 13 күн бұрын

Of the three, what is the most effective?

@frenchdrainscience1624 13 күн бұрын

They All work Great

@franklockwood7903 3 ай бұрын

Couple of questions. Is hard pan a geographical problem (I’m in southeast Wisconsin) and secondly, will this provide any relief to my constantly cycling sump pump.

@frenchdrainscience1624 3 ай бұрын

It might

@franklockwood7903 3 ай бұрын

@@frenchdrainscience1624 thanks for the quick reply. I have a raised bed garden 75 ft down hill from the house. When I dug the holes for my fence, I went down two feet. Before I moved to the next hole, the hole was full of water. I believe I went through the hard pan. Needless to say I have a high water table. Looking for a remedy.

@Rattus_Rattus_ 3 ай бұрын

Yes. If the system is installed correctly, it will relieve stress from the sump pump. The water will be flowing vertically through the soil, and not horizontally across your lawn

@sacredheaven 3 ай бұрын

Will this help with water flooding into a home during heavy rainfall?

@frenchdrainscience1624 3 ай бұрын

Hi Sam, sometimes we need French drains and catch basins. This is more designed to eliminate small areas of the yard that hold water after a big rain. If you read this, check our main site, Apple Drains here on KZfaq for the results video posting today.

@thelouiebrand 3 ай бұрын

This should only be done on properties that are not on hillsides.

@wayneguy6043 3 ай бұрын

How deep is the hard pan in Northern NJ?

@honkylips9072 3 ай бұрын

I am in Northern Jersey as well. Not sure how deep the hard pan is but the water table in my yard was only a foot under ground. I only made one hole so far. Hopefully some of these techniques work.

@iamthewelcher 3 ай бұрын

Question... So I live on the side of a tiny mountain. What are the chances of me causing liquifaction, if I put a whole bunch of these in?? Any experts out there? I'd rather a chunk or my house not slide down the hill!!

@thelouiebrand 3 ай бұрын

Same here and I’m wondering as well. Like won’t it build a water table under the house causing the foundation under the foundation to be compromised?

@iamthewelcher 3 ай бұрын

@@thelouiebrand yeah, French drain looks like the safe bet...

@katherenest.germain612 3 ай бұрын

What kind of fabric?

@zendell37 3 ай бұрын

Landscape fabric. Commonly called weed barrier. It's usually used to lay out under your mulch or in a garden to keep unwanted growth under control.

@vudunof 3 ай бұрын

Try that in NC’s red clay & tree roots🙄

@Zaid_o 2 ай бұрын

im going to attempt it in my yard this weekend

@The_Cyberz Ай бұрын

10ft+ of clay here, no bueno. This only works for people with very ideal soil, which isn’t many places.

@vincentlok8894 4 ай бұрын

Aren’t these called “dry wells”

@Geoonthegrind 3 ай бұрын

He says some people call these dry wells.

@patty109109 2 ай бұрын

This seems to me something that won’t always work, depending on soil, but when it does it’s like a cheat code-in some cases could prevent the need to run a large drain system. When they excavated my house it was clay as deep as footings. I don’t think I could benefit from this in my case.

@frenchdrainscience1624 2 ай бұрын

Give a try! It works great

@janetbaker1945 Ай бұрын

Are hard pan and clay the same thing? And your explanation still does not address how to recognize hard pan when you get to it (if hard pan and clay are not the same). Also, what is the effect of introducing surface water straight into the water table without the filtering effect of the natural method of it more gradually draining down? Suppose the surface water has manure, or other contaminant? What does it do to the wells in the area? I had a septic tank guy tell me dry wells like this are illegal in Texas.

@frenchdrainscience1624 Ай бұрын

Septic tank guy?

@janetbaker1945 Ай бұрын

@@frenchdrainscience1624 Yes, a tradesman who installs and maintains septic tanks. They are regulated by the state of Texas (I don't know the nature of the regulations) and they know a lot about digging and water tables.

@frenchdrainscience1624 Ай бұрын

@@janetbaker1945 he sounds like stand up guy!