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How to remove water from yard spot
Posted on 9/27/24 at 8:03 pm
Posted on 9/27/24 at 8:03 pm
Any ideas?
French drain, popup, or dirt
French drain, popup, or dirt
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Posted on 9/27/24 at 8:07 pm to Jim bean xxx
If it can be sloped to drain naturally, dirt.
If not, a swale or any other type of subsurface drainage would work
If not, a swale or any other type of subsurface drainage would work
Posted on 9/28/24 at 5:16 am to Jim bean xxx
It really depends on what you are trying to stop. A soggy spot, probably a French drain. A low spot, maybe a catch basin with smooth pipe to daylight. And yes some low spots may just need dirt, but a natural low spot may be used to collect water to then pipe out.
Pop ups are typically used when you can’t daylight the pipe to a lower spot. So it doesn’t actually “daylight” until it is forced to (rather than just an open pipe into the ditch).
I put in 150+ ft of smooth pipe and catch basins in my back yard last year. From my experience, installing sub surface drainage should start with the exit in mind, that is, where can the water go?
Pop ups are typically used when you can’t daylight the pipe to a lower spot. So it doesn’t actually “daylight” until it is forced to (rather than just an open pipe into the ditch).
I put in 150+ ft of smooth pipe and catch basins in my back yard last year. From my experience, installing sub surface drainage should start with the exit in mind, that is, where can the water go?
Posted on 9/28/24 at 10:12 am to OceanMan
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where can the water go
That's often the key to solving the problem. If the land is really flat a basin and sump pump with pipe to pop-up at the curb is needed.
I'm very lucky to live on a slight hill. Backyard low caused by a tree line raising the ground was fixed with a basin and buried pipe to ditch.
If you trench to bury any type of pipe, think about future needs and install direct-bury electrical, irrigation line, etc. I didn't and regret it.
Posted on 9/28/24 at 5:15 pm to Jim bean xxx
Banana tree will be the easiest. It’ll suck up water like a sponge.
Posted on 9/28/24 at 5:56 pm to Jim bean xxx
LINK
This guy has lots of good videos. This particular method in the video is very easy and doesn’t use trenching. I tried it in a wet spot in my yard and it worked for me. I think it’s called a Dutch drain or something like that.
This guy has lots of good videos. This particular method in the video is very easy and doesn’t use trenching. I tried it in a wet spot in my yard and it worked for me. I think it’s called a Dutch drain or something like that.
Posted on 9/28/24 at 6:22 pm to indytiger
Thanks- will try it
Posted on 9/29/24 at 10:58 am to indytiger
Good video, I don't have a drainage problem, but subscribed to Apple Drains for general Old Man knowledge
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