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drainage issues
Posted on 12/19/20 at 9:08 pm
Posted on 12/19/20 at 9:08 pm
need to get water out the backyard to the street. lawn is a wreck with dogs and standing water. how difficult is it to use a ditch witch to do my own drainage and install french drains. have about 100 feet total to do and 5 drains to install
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Posted on 12/19/20 at 9:26 pm to slickbrudda38
I would think it would be prudent to first find out if any utilities or other services are underground on your property before you start cutting through with a ditch witch.
Posted on 12/19/20 at 10:49 pm to slickbrudda38
Is gravity on your side?
Posted on 12/20/20 at 7:43 am to slickbrudda38
Look up Apple Drains on YouTube, see you tomorrow.
Yes, you can certainly do this if you slope correctly, don’t create neighbor issues, and use the right materials.
Is the water generally from downspouts or from any rain in general? I think people over emphasize French drains when just good downspout management is what is needed.
Keep in mind that you could also do catch basin(s) for any low spots and redirect as well.
Seriously consider landscaping for the final end result, a few thirsty beds can help slow and redirect water for the last 10%.
Yes, you can certainly do this if you slope correctly, don’t create neighbor issues, and use the right materials.
Is the water generally from downspouts or from any rain in general? I think people over emphasize French drains when just good downspout management is what is needed.
Keep in mind that you could also do catch basin(s) for any low spots and redirect as well.
Seriously consider landscaping for the final end result, a few thirsty beds can help slow and redirect water for the last 10%.
Posted on 12/20/20 at 10:36 am to slickbrudda38
I had some drainage work done last year, and a contractor charged $15/linear foot. Two Hispanic guys with shovels and PVC pipe knocked out 100 feet or so in a couple of hours.
Posted on 12/20/20 at 7:11 pm to slickbrudda38
I did 3 surface drains with smooth pipe about 250’ a couple years ago. It was easy as can be. Of course I had a nice gradual slope to work with. It has made a world of difference in our backyard
Posted on 12/20/20 at 7:25 pm to slickbrudda38
As others mentioned first call should be 811. Once the yard is marked, identify your problem and use pvc or corrugated pipe to move the water to the street. I recently installed underground draining for my gutters and it has made a world of difference
Posted on 12/20/20 at 7:45 pm to slickbrudda38
We ran 100' when we built my wife's office to help direct some drainage problems exacerbated by that build. I called the parish and they were A-OK with me daylighting to the ditch that runs behind our property. (I wasn't sure and wanted to make sure before I started running pipe into boss' ditch)
That went so well, we added another run along the other side of our property that had always held water and included 5 small catch basins along the way.
Then I did yet another run to collect the house's roof water in large catch basins and daylighted into the same ditch.
All in all I ran over 300' of 4" pvc drain pipe over the course of a year and a half. It made for a HUGE difference in our yard, even in these wet winters everything drains away nicely even though the yard is fairly uneven.
It's a half acre lot so I haven't been too excited about re-leveling and sodding everything to get perfect. The drains made it 95% better.
I used a shovel, wife with shovel and a mantis tiller to chop up the dirt that I dug. The mantis was a huge help. If I were doing it all over again I'd maybe do it at once and rent a ditchwitch. If you can handle a shovel and hard labor, it's very simple.
That went so well, we added another run along the other side of our property that had always held water and included 5 small catch basins along the way.
Then I did yet another run to collect the house's roof water in large catch basins and daylighted into the same ditch.
All in all I ran over 300' of 4" pvc drain pipe over the course of a year and a half. It made for a HUGE difference in our yard, even in these wet winters everything drains away nicely even though the yard is fairly uneven.
It's a half acre lot so I haven't been too excited about re-leveling and sodding everything to get perfect. The drains made it 95% better.
I used a shovel, wife with shovel and a mantis tiller to chop up the dirt that I dug. The mantis was a huge help. If I were doing it all over again I'd maybe do it at once and rent a ditchwitch. If you can handle a shovel and hard labor, it's very simple.
Posted on 12/20/20 at 7:49 pm to slickbrudda38
Use PVC pipe. Don’t use corrugated black pipe.
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