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Digging up rocks and mud from old clogged french drain - tool suggestions
Posted on 8/1/14 at 7:25 am
Posted on 8/1/14 at 7:25 am
Shovel is shite.
So far I've found the most effective tool is the wide end of a pick axe.
Anything better than this? It's only about 1 foot wide by 20 feet long or so. It's packed in there like a bitch, though.
Thanks.
So far I've found the most effective tool is the wide end of a pick axe.
Anything better than this? It's only about 1 foot wide by 20 feet long or so. It's packed in there like a bitch, though.
Thanks.
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Posted on 8/1/14 at 7:26 am to Casty McBoozer
Post hole digger? Rent an auger?
Posted on 8/1/14 at 7:26 am to Casty McBoozer
Pics?
Posted on 8/1/14 at 7:27 am to Casty McBoozer
TNT
Posted on 8/1/14 at 7:29 am to Casty McBoozer
Pick is gonna be your best bet unfortunately.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 7:29 am to Casty McBoozer
It should never have gotten to that...
Maybe a:
Maybe a:
Posted on 8/1/14 at 7:32 am to Pectus
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It should never have gotten to that...
It's been clogged since I bought the house, I'm just getting around to cleaning it out. What can you do to stop mud from flowing into the rocks?
Posted on 8/1/14 at 7:35 am to Casty McBoozer
heavy rock bar and sharp shooter shovel.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 7:37 am to Casty McBoozer
A couple hombres from the Home Depot.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 7:38 am to Casty McBoozer
Pick mattock
Posted on 8/1/14 at 7:48 am to Casty McBoozer
You could install a catch basin and run pipe through the trench and eliminate the French drain.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 7:48 am to Casty McBoozer
I would just replace it. If you are in Baton Rouge go to Poly Drip on Airline Hwy. it's not expensive and will work much better than trying to unclog. After a few years the mesh will wear out.
They make a trenching shovel you can get at Home Depot for about $20. Get a good pair of gloves. I dug a 100' trench the other day because the guys have been telling me for a month, we'll get to it boss. I got tired of waiting.
They make a trenching shovel you can get at Home Depot for about $20. Get a good pair of gloves. I dug a 100' trench the other day because the guys have been telling me for a month, we'll get to it boss. I got tired of waiting.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 7:52 am to Martini
No respect.
No respect I tell ya.
No respect I tell ya.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 7:52 am to Casty McBoozer
line the trench with filter fabric.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:13 am to Casty McBoozer
So the pipe was collapsed under the stone?
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:18 am to Casty McBoozer
Abandon what your doing just ding new drain
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:19 am to Cracker
Go down to the border; cheap democratic labor.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:22 am to Casty McBoozer
If you have a pressure washer you can wash out the mud so you only have rocks left. You would need to dig a trench on one end to give the mud some where to flow to.
This post was edited on 8/1/14 at 8:23 am
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:49 am to Capital Cajun
quote:
You could install a catch basin and run pipe through the trench and eliminate the French drain.
There's a pipe under there already. It was plugged with mud on both sides and had roots growing into it. I unclogged it and the water goes through but there's nowhere for it to go on the other side. I'm renting a trencher soon and making a little trench toward the road. I already called the "call before you dig" people. If the pipe works well by itself I may just pour concrete over it.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:50 am to Martini
quote:
I would just replace it. If you are in Baton Rouge go to Poly Drip on Airline Hwy. it's not expensive and will work much better than trying to unclog.
I'm not in Baton Rouge. Was does Poly Drip install?
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