Some great work and I admire the enthusiasm/ “have a go” approach to lifting the garden. It would be great to see some photos of the drain after some bad weather to see if the 1-2” puddling has stopped etc. keep them coming!

Mate, you are a hero, and I hope your wife and family appreciate all that hard work. My husband has always done work like that, it really makes a difference. Now we are older and our grandson is about to get married and he works as a gardener, so he appreciates any knowledge his grandad can give him about issues ,like you had in your garden. Good job, well done

Excellent results. Well done 👏🏼👏🏼

Absolutely love these vids. We’ve just bought a new build and are in the process of renovating the garden too.

Nice job bud. I would be happy with that. I understand comments on drain but I would have done same as you. Neat and tidy says a lot.

Lovely garden. And a very helpful video, thanks.

Only came across your channel this evening but so glad it appeared on the algorithms lol. Legend mate, easy to follow and clear communication throughout so even kids could get involved with these type DIY home projects! :) Also really useful for newcomers to experiment with their gardens and see how their landscaping progresses over the following weeks/months and so forth. Either way I'm rambling so Great video fella lol

How has the French drain been performing since it was first installed? Be good to do a follow up video with heavy rain to see it in action. Nice job 👍

Right on! I stumbled onto this video, and I am so glad I did. This is exactly what I need to do next to my concrete patio! I was honestly stumped before seeing this. Thank you so much! You just gained one more subscriber.

The best French drain advice I've watched. Cheers

Are there holes in the pipe? Missed that bit…

Well done mate!

Super helpful, thank you!

Great job buddy. I can attest that the Roughneck mattock is a Godsend. It helped me dig out SEVEN tree trunks (the biggest being a diameter of about 3ft) by exposing all the roots and smashing through them with the axe-end of it. Great piece of kit if you don't mind a bit of back-breaking to save on using machinery. That power washer attachment looks great and sorted your patio no problem. I need to look it up! Cheers

Maybe concrete blocks as a retainer for the lawn .Even pressure treated timber wont last long .

Very satisfying

Certainly makes a difference using the power yet on the patio ❤. What's the big spinning bit at the end of the power washer called 😮? Great progress in short time 😅. Who would have thought the grey slabs were actually yellow/golden colour 😂. Very many thanks for demonstrating today's video: not too many people seem to know what a French drainage system is, but if it works, don't knock it 🎉

Brilliant mate.

Great job there fella - well done.

My new fave channel. Great job as usual matey.

Stupid question but how does the water get into thr pipe? Does it have holes along it?

You a grafter bro 👊🏽

Great job mate, I’ll check out your other vids. However, I’m confused, is the idea of the pipe to capturer the water approx where it gathered at the edge of the lawn where itv met the patio, and then the pipe funnels the water down to the drain? I assume because you went down to clay that other water will filter through the stones and follow the pipe and filter into the drain? Also, your SDS drill were you drilling into the ground or chiselling in to make the holes? Ta.

I’ve never even heard of a French drain, and found this really interesting. You put a lot of hard work into it, and it looks great. I’ve liked and subscribed!

Amazing Job

with my lawn it would get so bad that I was worried that one day I would wake up to find a load of bog snorkellers there. I installed french drains all around the perimeter of my garden and it has made a big difference, but I think I have an intermittent spring in the back garden, but it does drain away quite quickly. Total was about 100m of perferated pipe and about 12T of stone. To do the digging, I used a trench cutter to most of the work and then made the channel wider.

So might be a dumb question but how does the water get into that pipe and also will that fabric not stop the water passing through it and act as a barrier

would help to describe size of pipe, which way holes in pipe face and type of fabric used.

How does the pipe help? Does it have loads of holes in it?

great work i am 90% certain i will do this exact project on my patio which has a retaining wall behind it.. unfortunately my patio falls towards my house so still need to think of a plan for that... What i want to ask is how strong is that pipe with the gravel on top? has anyone stood on that gravel by accident? thanks again

Where did you get the black fabric from to line to ditch? Got a link?

Hi thanks for the video...maybe i missed it, is the pipe just buried underneath?

How does the water get into the perforated pipe? Doesn’t the water just sink past it and then fill around the pipe and gravel watched a few vids on this and don’t understand how they work other than some form of magic, the magic pipe will solve my drainage issue though

Brilliant 👍

Cool dude 👍🏽

Great video, thank you. What membrane did you use and any recommendations to buy online? I'm doing a similar project and looking at using geotextile non woven to allow maximum water flow.

Thanks for this video. One question. Does the corrugated pipes. Is it perforated to let water in through it?

great video was thinking of doing the same. where did you get the pipe from and im guessing it was perforated? Thanks

is it better to wrap it or just but rocks ontop of the drain and why?

Hi mate, I’m starting my garden renovation soon and bought two types of grass seed, a1 shade and drought and premiership pro is it fine to mix these two and apply on the same lawn? Thanks

Hello mate, just wondering where you got the pipe from? I live in Liverpool also

Thanks for your video. My back garden is always looking muddy specially on the rainy days . I am looking to put French drains in the garden. What do you think? Also what’s your advice to where should the deeper end of the drain to be in ? Also please I am looking to put the French drainage all around the garden, how long should I put the drain from the walls ? Thanks

Nice project, well executed. Only point I would like to me tip is that you should have out an end cap on the end of the pipe. As you put it in place, stones have gone inside and will continue to do so. Also, as you may have found during washing process, cotswold stone will be the first filter of the soakaway water and they will get dirty very quickly. Better to use a darker stone.

This was way more than a french drain. Well done bro

Nice garden. Did you have to create a gradient for water flow?

Woah! Nice 1. How long did this job take u? And how much did the materials cost approx? Got a similar job to do myself! Will be following this as a tutorial! 😁

Does the pip have lots of holes in it? How does it drain? I have to do the same thing in our garden

My garden needs this done, its about the same size as yours what was your total cost?

What kind of fabric did you use?

Nice job. What’s that pressure washer attachment called that you cleaned the patio with? Works really well, I need one!😊

Whats the dimension of you garden please. Great videos Ove subscribed !

Hi. Is the pipe perforated throughout its length or not ?

I like your methodical approach. This was useful video, but I don't think I would have used the timber (6x2?) to use as a retaining wall for the lawn, as it will rot eventually as you say, but I can see why you did it that way. That being said, if it's treated/tanalised (which it looks like it is), then it should last for a minimum 5 years, and quite probably 10-15 years before rotting to the point it will need replacing. The same concern is for the posts, which also look like they're treated/tanalised. I think you should have set them in postcrete/concrete, and it wouldn't have taken much to do that. Those posts will rot far quicker than the 6x2, as the cut end isn't protected and will therefore be subjected to constant water, acting like a straw sucking it upwards and rotting from within. That is the main weakness with your method. You may not be aware, but you can buy protecting liquid to coat cut ends (look up 'end grain protector' or 'cut end preserver'), which acts like tanalised treated wood protection, and protects it for much longer. Some people also use old engine oil painted on the part that will go into the ground, or bitumin, or even just char/burn that part as that gives long term protection - like what they do to telegraph/electricity poles. Overall though, a nice job.

did I miss the bit where the pipe connects to the drain? or does it just sit near it? Nice video though

I’m confused. So you lay the pipe and cover with stones but how does the water get into the pipe? Surly the water will soak into the stones but there is no entry point as such for the water. At 11:50 you seem to come to the end point of the pipe and cover with stones.

Is this french drain just for the patio or just rainwater from the garden flow in also?

How does the water from your patio get into the pipe?surely only a bit of water goes in at the opening I'd the pipe. ?thx

Confused sorry but how does the water get into the plastic pipe firstly and second how does it then flow into the drain pipe in the corner if pipes are covered?

Brill job

How does the water get out at the end? Is it connected somehow to that main drain?

Why didn't you put an endcap on the end of the pipe furthest away from the drain, all the stone will end up down it.

Where does the water flow to?

How does the water get into the piping?

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If new builds would simply plant some smaller slow growing trees (can drink gallons a day) & some native hedging then flooding would not be a problem.

I’m having the same issues, where did you get the pipe from and what diameter is the pipe?

So the new piping is not attached to the drain??

im confused as to how the drain works, does the pipe have holes in the side to allow water to get in from any side, very unsure how to water gets inside of the pipe aha

Can i ask how you plumbed the french drain into the actual drain? Was it into the same feed as the pipe that was meant to be doing the job? I have a flooding garden (typical new build) and am considering French drain install before i start doing more fun jobs in the garden.

can you turf over a french drain

Hello, did you put the 10mm stones first or the 20mm stones first? Also how did you connect the black pipe to the sewage? Many thanks

How does the water get into the pipe?

Whats the diameter of the pipe you used

I heard its better to lay the pipe down without stone on the bottom. Otherwise the water needs to travel higher for the proper drain flow.

SOrry if this question was answered, why didn't you install a channel drain?

Great vid. Great commentary. Very helpful. Need to put a drainage pipe in my garden too. Thank you. Free Palestine.

Don't you need a permision to plug into existing surface water drainage?

What if I don't have a drain in my yard?

A few things I don't understand? 1. Why the border around the patio? Doesn't that hold the water from flowing on to the lawn? 2. Where does your roof water dump or drain to? Is your roof water pooling on the patio? 3. From the video, it appears the lawn is higher than the patio. The patio should be higher than the lawn with a slight pitch away from the house.

Should remind ppl always to consider drainage when building up the garden... water needs somewhere to go

Amazing Job. But what is French about drainage? Why are they famous for drainage?

What if you have no drain in your garden?

LOL, cleans the patio after installing the drain, thereby silting up the drain from the outset

He hasn’t got a shovel or a digging fork. I haven’t seen anyone using a drill to dig out holes before.

At 11.52 u didn’t put a end cap on it u just filled it wit rocks in the pipe 🤦🏽‍♂️eventually in heavy rains does rock will work their way deep in the pipe n clog it up all that hard work end cap cost $6 in the us save u many headaches in the near future 🤙🏽

The way it's going there will soon be more adverts than video.

Good effort but would have been better to have installed a soakaway at the end. You can’t drain surface water into sewer pipes.

Good vid but man next time please get yourself a shovel! Also, their's no way those wood boards will hold their very long. Probably better off to just make the grass gradually come down to the level of the patio. If you had already a drain lower, just cleaning it and putting would have done the job... oh well, nice vid but sadly not the wright thing to do.

Not the best idea to wrap the geotextile round the pipe, it can create a barrier which stops the water getting into the drain thus blocking the water flow.. The silts and clays get trapped against the textile, blocking the water to the outside and not getting into the pipe.. The more the water flows through the stone and into the pipe it washes them along to the drain and away, so no textile required..

Sorry just clicked. There is slits in the pipe, doh.

Am I the only one here stupid? I still dont know how water enters the pipe lol

Everything here is so backwards.

That wood isn’t lasting long

The name FRENCH DRAIN has nothing to do with FRANCE. It was invented by a farmer called Mr FRENCH who used it on his farm. 😂

Dude, buy a shovel and stop digging with your hands.