Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted July 4, 2015 Share #1 Posted July 4, 2015 forty feet of French Drain, using a rather ingenious product. It's a pre-assembled perforated pipe, styrofoam 'pebbles', and a filter fabric. No hauling drainage rock. Took me a fair part of the day to lift the sod, remove two shrubs, dig the trench, install the pipe, backfill, and replace the sod. Big question - what to do with the excess soil displaced by the drain pipe? Having no other place on my property, I moved aside the stairs to the front porch, spread the soil evenly underneath it, then put the steps back. Cloudy the first hour, then it rained steadily for the next three. I got thoroughly soaked, especially since I was installing the drain right where water dripped off the roof. But on the bright side I got to see the fruits of my labors when water started running out the daylighted end of the drain. And, of course, once I finished the rain stopped and the sun came out. The most odd thing I found about installing the French drain was a continuous, irresistible urge to surrender. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted July 4, 2015 Share #2 Posted July 4, 2015 The most odd thing I found about installing the French drain was a continuous, irresistible urge to surrender. Anything with the name french in it will cause that to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted July 4, 2015 Share #3 Posted July 4, 2015 Anything with the name french in it will cause that to happen. Fries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted July 5, 2015 Share #4 Posted July 5, 2015 Fries?Yup. After eating enough of them I feel like surrendering into a coma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted July 5, 2015 Share #5 Posted July 5, 2015 Excellent, though I'm wondering why you just didn't hook the hitch up to the truck & move the house out of the way so you wouldn't have to work under the drips?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted July 5, 2015 Share #6 Posted July 5, 2015 Excellent, though I'm wondering why you just didn't hook the hitch up to the truck & move the house out of the way so you wouldn't have to work under the drips??Because he is an Amateur! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 5, 2015 Share #7 Posted July 5, 2015 Excellent, though I'm wondering why you just didn't hook the hitch up to the truck & move the house out of the way so you wouldn't have to work under the drips??No one was available to hold his beer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted July 5, 2015 Excellent, though I'm wondering why you just didn't hook the hitch up to the truck & move the house out of the way so you wouldn't have to work under the drips??It's a whole 'nother set of permits for house moving... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted July 5, 2015 Share #9 Posted July 5, 2015 Nice. I need to do a French drain for my water softener drain. I stopped running it into the septic cause the salt was killing the good bacteria and corroding the cement septic tank. And just running it into the yard is killing my grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted July 5, 2015 Share #10 Posted July 5, 2015 It's a whole 'nother set of permits for house moving...Driver's license & what else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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