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I would look for open French drain somewhere to catch water

Great video , one thing I was curious about was the sump pump discharge line . Given the depth of the trench how did you end up terminating the 4 inch corrugated pipe at that depth and was there a check valve on the discharge line or did you solely rely on the slope of the trench to prevent back flow in case of freezing .

Really good video! That was a lot of aggregate used on this project. And I’m pretty sure I saw dimple board in that trench?

Love this channel

Love this channel

Excellent work keep making the videos Thanks

Would this work with a crawl space?

Thanks so much Robert. You have given me quite an education on this. I just wish you were in Rapid City SD. I would have loved you input on what I have been up to. New home and louse drainage. Have been using you stuff to fix it. again, thanks so much

Great info

I really enjoy the outdoor sump system videos.

Very amazing work you guys do. I think I’ve watched all of your videos posted to educate myself on tackling my own backyard. I tried pricing your system on your website but the shipping to Virginia is so expensive….

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I am using a French drain to collect my sump pump discharge. My backyard does not fluid and I cannot discharge the water to the street (city ordinance). Do I end the French drain with an end cap or a pop up emitter?

You mentioned more knife cuts ( in the pipe ) is that a different pipe or do you add the cuts ?

It's not pressure that cleans the corrugated. You only get pressure with water depth. It's probably turbulence in the flow from the corrugations that gives you some cleaning action. 5" of water depth would yield only 0.18 psi. You need 100' vertical depth of water to get just 40 psi. Wont the clay clog the fabric? Scratch that, if it stops the clay, it definetly gets clogged by it. Those microscopic platelets of clay can clog anything. So, how do you cope with clogged fabric surrounding your pipe. Or are you banking on a lower percentage clay topsoil on top of the fabric to continually permit water ingress? Or does it allow enough clay through to somewhat flush itself while limiting the clay flow rate so the pipe doesn't get clogged?

If they have to pipe their rain water away, that means they have a good amount of rain. They should collect that and use it.

I’m curious about how you cover the drain in the swail where it is supposed to take water in. One solution I like is to cover the pipe and surrounding gravel with landscaping fabric to keep debris out and then cover the fabric with a decorative stone. Unfortunately not everyone likes that look. TY

Are you located near Ohio? I need this done.

Looking at running a new system into a storm drain, the city added in my yard. Any suggestions on the best way to ty in. They used 8". They did say I can drill into it and have my drain drop in. Instead of running in over grade.

It will dissolve eventually.

Looked on the site. All I saw was services, no products. Going to order from the Frech drain man site.

We need certified/distributors in Fayetteville, NC bad too lol!!!! Talked to tons of contractors here that don't use any of this specific material. And then i get the whole sepal of "this is typically what we use is the stuff at home depo/lowes"

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What type of tape are you using for the joints? Searching for 4" plumbers tape doesn't bring up great results.

See I assumed oversized downspouts automatically meant 4” buried. Thanks for the info!

After watching your videos for a couple years I got around to tackling a couple drainage issues I had. Appreciate your videos for sure…. But your crew ships stuff super fast. I was blown away how fast the stuff came. Thank you again!

I love businesses like these! I've watched many of your videos and bought some items from you. I wondered if you were making your own things or just private labeling but this video makes it very clear. Nice job serving a need! Keep at it!

Will there be a follow up on the installation and show it working

Is this downspout adapter your company’s product?

I was going for a 2% slope with my french drain until I realized how many roots I would have to cut. Lol. I ended up going with 1% for the first 35'. Hand digging is no joke by yourself. 16 hours later, and I still have 40' to go, but it should be a cakewalk since it's all downhill and there shouldn't be as many roots. I'm a little worried about clogging because the slope is pretty extreme, but hopefully, the cleanouts (start and end of french drain) will make things easier if the soild 50' pipe clogs.

I have a 260 ft run needed for yard drain. There's a 4ft drop in the 260ft. Will that drop get me the velocity I need for a functioning drain to last for yrs?

How do you guys typically dig the trenches when there are sprinkler lines in the yard? Does it just have to be by hand with shovels?

I’m in Charlotte & need this👍

Very educational thank You 😊

Thanks for explaining the difference between your yard drain system vs. a French drain system.

I need 2 , can i buy them in lowes?

I think it would have been easier to remove the rock/brick before letting it fall down into the catch basin. ;-) Love the videos otherwise!

Thank you French Man Team! It's an honor to work with you and love using these superior products!

is this a better way of installing vs the 3 feet of knife cut pipe for cold climates ?

Awesome!

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I’m in Raleigh and I need this bad !!!

How do you determine whether one needs a sump pump or french drains or both? I dont like the idea of more moving parts and using electricity but I dont know much else other than thats my 2 cents.

Can you refer me to someone in San Diego? I have some stucco bubbling out due to moisture after this super rainy winter and been meeting with different companies. Im not sure who is best qualified; a landscaper, an irrigation specialist. I had a company called Construction and Design come by and it was very pricey and he was talking about installing 18 inch wide french drains and another company E Drain said a 3 inch french drain would be fine. Such a disparity. I dont who to trust. Seems more complicated than meets the eye. Started thinking I just need rain gutters and that would be enough but Im just not sure and who is most knowledgeable because the company specializing in drains will tell you I need a drain while a rain gutter company will tell me I need a rain gutter. Who is best to fugure out a gameplan for my situation? The stucco bubbling is only in the front and back and rain gutters only go on the side of the house so Im not sure how that helps.

Can you put artificial grass over the drains?

Curious how much about a French drain system should run. I know it depends on how much trenching but I just got an estimate for 22K for a French drain along the back of my house (about 25 feet long) and along the side (about 75 feet) plus rain gutters plus Stucco repair with silicone. I know it's alot of work especially since the area in the back (worst part because it's downsloping right into my house) has a concrete patio so that has to be busted up before trenching but still 22K & 2 weeks to complete the job seems like ALOT and a long time to get the job done

Got a nice sloping trench through thick toffee clay 8 foot runs good as is but got some corrugated land drain un slotted need to drill holes in it any tips on how to drill it without a trip to casualty please

This is actually working as intended.

What do you cover the french drain with if you don't have or want sod? After overlapping the fabric can you put decorative rock on top? I need to build a french drain to help mitigate the run off from my neighbor's downspout which pours onto my property. I want to move that water away from my foundation but there's no sod or lawn. (live in Colorado)