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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.

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.

Hi Chuck, I learn a lot from KZfaq videos, BUT yours are absolutely the best video presentations I have seen in any category. You are the BEST. Thank You!

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.

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 !!

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!!!

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 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.

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.

I installed my first french drain, Chuck. I appreciate your help.

Best drain tutorial on the entire internet

Thank you chuck for going out of your way and taking your time to show us the right way things should be done..👍👍👍🇺🇸

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

Thanks for sharing clear demonstration process of extra water in garden. Great Job.

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!

Thank you so much! Just bought a house and want to do as many diy repairs as I can.

Chuck you are an AMAZING resource on this topic. Thank you for your time and energy.

thank you for your explanation about drainage pipe. I was dealing to find this video for so long.

The easiest to follow KZfaq tutorial. Best one yet.

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

Outstanding video, thank you for sharing and also your positive energy and outlook!

This guy just saved me from making a huge mistake. I would have wasted hours of work for nothing. Ty

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.

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.

This man can teach so I can understand, this man can motivate so I do, God bless him, Good Teaching !!!

Good one Chuck...a clear, no bull, explanation. Thanks.

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.

Makes perfect sense after you explained it! Thanks man.

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!

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.

Wow. I had this pipe in a house and didn’t know what it was. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

Thanks for the video- I knew about French drains but didn’t know about the pipe. Will use this method in future.

So glad I found this video. I would have done this wrong, if I had not researched. Tyvm for sharing your knowledge !

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 ...

chuck your youtube channel rocks. I seal my foundation wall by watching your videos.

Fantastic demonstration!! Thanks! If I didn't see this vid, I would still be installing the the perf up.

Thank you for this video. It's very a useful tip for the drainage problem that I am having right now.

Great little demonstration comparing old Terracotta segmented pipe with thin-walled pre-perforated PVC.

Thank you so much!!! Simply explained and easy for anyone to do.

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.

Thank you for the crisp and clear demonstration..

You have taught me a lot with a every simple video and i thank you so very much ,, a very simple explanation for those of us who does not know ,,thank you sir ''

You're awesome, thanks for sharing your knowledge!

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?

This was a very good demonstration, very helpful...thank you...

Brilliant mock-ups. Thanks.

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.

Thank you for explaining it so well!

The best video on slotted drain pipes. Thank you.

Excellent video, good to know both the old and new drains.

Really great video. It's awesome when folks will do one in a manner that shows why something is done a certain way. Thank you @appledrains. What would be a good type of pipe to use under an area that sees occasional vehicular traffic? Also, would a French drain be effective for a property with poor drainage and very wet soil so long as take away slope was attainable?

excellent video. You and your company are professionals

these are the some of the most educational videos for a home owner

The most useful explanation why the gravel is needed!

This guy has the best info on drains anywhere.

it was very helpful. I live in Louisiana and water comes in my garage this could help draining water away from the garage somewhat .

Very clear explanation of holes down. Thanks

GREAT instructional video. Thanks for sharing

Excellent video. Thank you!

Great lesson, thanks for sharing!

Excellent demonstration brother! Pic is better than 1000 words

Excellent demonstration! Quality work. Thank you!

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!

Now is understand that, Thank you for the demo!

Excellent video informative and concise. Also very good camera work. Too many DIY videos focus on the instructor and not the subject. Thanks for this!

thank you so much you give me all information there I need I live in mexico but I don´t know about this drainage it is not so dificult realy fantastic video

Thanks for the video, really easy to follow hands on approach.

Cool tunes at the end man!

Really good informative video, it has save few $s of consultation. Thank You

Thanks. Excellent demonstration.

thank you for that demonstration. I'll be building an outdoor shower and want the water to drain towards the flower garden.

Im thankful for guys like you sharing these videos i learn everyday gods blessings

I didn't know Shawn Michael now does piping

Thank you for your expertise. Great video!

Very simple explanation good job Blessings 🙏🏽🙏🏽

muy buena ilustracion y explicacion, Gracias,

That is a very good pointer and you showed us how. Bob

Great job and great explanation !!!

Fantastic illustration! Thanks!

thank you. so so helpful. maybe we can have a garden again

That was a great video! Thanks for the help

Excellent demonstration

Excellent video. Thanks!

Thank you sir. Well explained. Now it's time to work.

Very good demonstration!

Excellent video chuck!

really enjoyed your explanatory video!

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!

Thank you for this! I have heavy clay soil, so I'm guessing we'll want to wrap the pipe and rock as well?

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!

I really enjoy your videos. Thankyou

Thanks from September 2019. Saved me from a potentially large problem on my upcoming DIY project.

wow thanks you just saved me from a big mistake, im planning to install my own this week. biggup. cheers

very helpful, thank you!!

You are excellent teacher! Excellent!

Thanks for posting this - very insightful

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 stuff. Helped me understand what I gotta do