They're actually responsible if the mark is off beyond 2ft on either side

I once called 811 out considering to dig soemthing. They only marked in the street. When I called the lady said yea maybe they don’t know where the lines are in your yard. But every video I watch ppl mark in the grass.?

Any excavator (including homeowner) is legally responsible to contact underground service alert (USA) 811 when digging. 811 member utilities don't mark privately installed/owned underground, meaning they won't mark after their meter. A private utility locator is hired if this can result in a conflict.

10 ft is insane. Where is that? In Wisconsin, it's 1.5 ft.

It’s important that the contractor call 811, not the homeowner. If the homeowner calls 811 on behalf of the contractor, and the contractor hits underground utility, the homeowner is responsible.

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So for a gutter run off you should use a solid line with no perforations?​@StormWaterDrainageSolutions

@@jessewhite7751 I believe so. Its so that the debris from the roof doesnt eventually clog up the pipes and stop working. The drain off the gutters is its own separate pipe from the french drain.

Be careful with such strict rules. This can be dependent on where you live. In Florida where the ground never freezes rigid PVC works. In colder climates that may or may not be the case.

What keeps the dirt from clogging the fabric?

@@Rick-tb4so Depends on the soil type. As long as its not clay, you should be good.

​@jefftee448 what impact will having clay have? If the soil around the drain has been amended will that help?

My soil is mostly clay, it doesn't affect my system, I made sure to put topsoil on top wherever I wanted dirt on top but in my river rock xeroscape areas I ran drain tile to surface fabric. I made sure to dig down as far as possible without getting below footer or foundation walls. I didn't find a end to clay but if I had the drain tile would pull any subsurface water away. Clay may eventually clog my fabric but I also live in a dry climate so it will be slow. If you live with lots of clay and lots of rain design it so you can replace it when it shows signs of issues. Running fabric to top with rock should be easier to replace.

Thank you for the kind words! We are really hyped that our videos are helping people around the USA and hopefully the world! But I can’t take credit for the stitching of the geo textile fabric because I learned how to do it from Sam at Sam’s French Drains and Landscaping. Check out his channel, he does really good work. Thank you again for your support!💪

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The tool used is a "hog ring stapler"

I’m in northeast in Ny state Orange County. Who do you recommend? I need this to protect ny home. I’d hire you if you be willing to do this kinda work. Loved your video

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How to keep dirt from clogging up the rocks then?

Agreed.. Great install ruined by a pop-up. Especially with that great fall off the back of property to use..

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Downspout system could be piped into rain barrels to collect water for plants. Google water collection systems.

Hog ring staples

Thank you! 🙏 And a good pure HDPE drainage pipe. If you’re in the north I would stay away from PVC because it will crack from the freezing.

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@@Rick-tb4so www.mainlinematerials.com/blogs/mainline-materials-blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-geotextiles

Good question, www.mainlinematerials.com/blogs/mainline-materials-blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-geotextiles

More perforations means more water and air movement. Pipes with holes only on the bottom will get clogged over time with sediment. Having slots 360 degrees around the pipe ensures this will never happen.

Appears to be galvanized hog rings

@@tombarth82 By golly, I think you’re correct. Good catch!!!

Possibly; although, it would be nice to hear it from the horses mouth

It’s like that everywhere in FL. Lol

You can use a laser level, a string line or the tried and true method of running some water in the trench, skimming the bottom with your shovel and making sure the water is going in the direction you want it to go.

My garden center sells a sterilized hay that has no weed seeds.

And if the homeowner needs to walk back there, they will not have to be walking through the mud and messing up any newly sprouted grass.

Keep your dogs away! 😁

Hello. Since it seems no answer is coming from the author I’ll help haha. The best way most times is to put dirt against the foundation to create positive fall away from the house. If that’s not possible be sure to keep the french drain away from your house. Don’t put it right against. Water will go right into the foundation. 3 feet away is best like he does in this video. You can also put a pond liner in the French drain ditch on the house side of it to keep water from going towards the house. Also be careful with a French drain if you have sandy soil near your house. It could just make the situation worse. The fabric is 4 ounce non-woven geo textile. It allows water to pass thru easily but provides separation of soils and aggregates. Don’t use woven! Water moves thru it too but at a much slower rate. It’s not recommended to empty stormwater into a “closed system” like a stone storage area or dry well. Daylighting the pipe horizontally is best. But again if you must…. A decent rule of thumb is 10 cubic yards of volume in your stone storage hole per 1,000 square feet of runoff that will be flowing into it. That’s here in Georgia so that can change based on your area’s annual rainfall numbers etc. One last thing you will need to use flowells. These are basically upside down trash cans set in the gravel with a hole to receive the pipe. It provides an empty void to exit pipe into. Keeps it from clogging and provides a clean out too.

@@lukelovell1055 Thank you for responding and the advice. I am going to do everything that I can to take the roof runoff and direct it away from the house. Unfortunately one of my neighbors is downhill from me and I don't want to flood them out so I will have to get creative with the runoff. Maybe disperse the water to multiple locations or like you suggested, use a flow-well and when that fills up, pipe to another location. I am working with an excavator that will be putting in a large concrete dry well in the area that sees the most water. The driveway will have a trough drain where it meets the apron that exits from the garage and that will be the only surface runoff that will go to the dry well, along with the french drain. That's the plan as of now. Subsurface is very sandy in the areas that I hand dug so I should get good drainage around the drywell. I will keep in mind NOT to use woven fabric. I'm guessing that you said not to use that type of fabric because it could allow sentiment into the french drain and eventually clog it and add sentiment to the bottom of the drywell. Is that correct? Thanks again for responding and your assistance.

@@the_stixXx you’re welcome. No actually the woven fabric is a good material to use for separating soils and aggregates. It’s stronger than the non woven too. But you should not use it to wrap a French drain because water passes through it very very slowly, so your French drain would kind of be useless. Water would be very slowly moving thru the woven to enter the gravel and pipe. However the non woven allows water to pass thru quickly while still providing good separation of the gravel and soil.

@@lukelovell1055 gotcha. I thought the opposite. I'm a carpenter so I'm not too familiar with landscaping materials and practices but always wanting to learn something new, so thank you. This POS house is going to make me learn A LOT... LoL. Thanks again!

@@the_stixXx no problem haha I’m a sucky carpenter. I try to stay in the ground with work. Good luck!

If you’re in a climate that has freezes don’t use pvc. Only HDPE pipe

We buy our fabric locally from a water works supplier. French Drain Man sells a good fabric, just google to find their website.

Good question! You want to keep your French drain separate from your downspout system for two reasons: 1 Sending gutter water through your French drain will create a leech field effect making the ground even more saturated. 2 Any contaminates from your gutters such as leaves, roof single gravel and debris will enter your French drain and clog the perforated holes causing the French drain to not work over time. You want to keep that French drain in a contained system. Hope this helps💪