Roger Cook shows Kevin O’Connor a few ways to handle storm water, including French drains, channel drains, and dry-wells.
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20 Comments
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dig a trench and lay it in!?? makes it sound easy… but the pipe is perforated all the way around… that means the water needs to flush out somehow, otherwise it will just sit there and back into the foundation. so how do you wrap a home and still grade it so that it has something to pull it away!?
Build high and have long overhangs.
Much admiration and respect for you, Roger Cook. Wishing you good health, hoping to someday see you back on the scene. Your advice and instructions have been invaluable.
Really helpful to see easy to install, reasonable price. Got an iddy bitty problem, not needing a big production, a couple of things like gravel will do it. Move up to channel, if need be. Thanks for the courage to try.
That dry well has a pahp uhp ohn tohp.
“The waddah can come through heyah. Clean out ya guttah.”
Styrofoam beads ! Yikes 🙁 I'll stick with the gravel.
I just come to see the people freaking out about the accent. 🙂
I have water coming into my basement. Maybe this will work for me? I have no drainage around my home.. Seems easy enough
the wadda goes rate into the gadda. if there is no way to get that wadda away from the house, it will go rate in the cella. you don't want the wadda to go in the house drain system. you want the wadda to go a long pipe that goes rate into the driveway.
I wish they would share a link or the name of the company where you can get these products from :/
Thank you so much. If you can list the products in description would be helpful to buy.
Will thus work in cold climate? I'm about to start repairing my block foundation where water has damaged it.. the wall is 5 blocks high under ground. While I have it dug out I think putting in a French drain will help but do I need to worry about freezing?
Hi Roger, am an upcoming engineer from zambia and am facing 5he same problem for my first project based in drainage system. Thank you for your infor
What is the product/ kit called?
Where can I find it or is it discontinued
What kind of pipe can I run under gravel drive way?
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Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. (Isaiah 55:7)
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Can you just put dirt around the foundation and put a grade? Or do you have to dig
If I have a 120 foot line of 2"PVC sch. 40 pipe that is running from my hot tub vault , how much fall ( drain pitch ) do I need to make an efficient drain ? I don't ewant water to fill up in the vault.