This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook saves a soggy foundation. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Grade Around a Foundation:
– Pressure-treated 2x4s, for making ground stakes
– Pressure-treated 2x12s, used to form retaining wall
– 3-inch-long galvanized screws, used to fasten lumber together
– 4-inch-diameter PVC pipe and assorted fittings, used to create drainpipe
– PVC primer and cement, used to fasten together the PVC parts
– Gravel, for covering the drainpipe
Tools for How to Grade Around a Foundation:
– Shovel
– Wheelbarrow
– Circular saw
– Small sledgehammer
– Drill/driver
– Nylon string and line level
– Rake
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23 Comments
That retaining wall will fail after about 2 years.
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That neighbors Yawd is the real issue, dang Yawd.
This girl's out here digging trenches and I can't even get my wifebto heat me up some pizza rolls.
I had a similar issue, we stacked 16 layers of sandbags along fence line with 2 men guarding it. Three years in and no water unfortunately I’m down one man though.
He said "I want you to dig a trench right down the middle" and she said "sounds great"….yeah right! LOL!
Tell me you’re from Massachusetts without telling me you’re from Massachusetts
Yawd….
"Yawd" 😄
Dig me a trench and make me a sandwich!
What happened to the grading? What I heard is that every foot of the white 4" pvc pipe you have to drop the grade with a leveller to 1/8" or 1/16", so what happened? Other than that, the solid 4" pvc pipe is not even taking any water flowing down from the neighbour's yard and those water will still get into the basement or not because the water flowing down from the neighbour has to go somewhere. Now we are getting into the deep knowledge about the water table. So this time, I am not giving a "thump up". The information you gave is just very basic.
Why not just do a midget swale. The wood will sog and rot in 2 Years and be effective for maybe 18 months worth of rainy or damp season
Interestingly 03:24 is the most replayed. Men of culture have assembled.
Wrong never use treated timber because you will replace them concrete plinth is better
Just came here for all the “expert” comments from jag offs who probably still live in mommy’s basement. You keep living the dream brothers.
In addition to the problems with the pressure treated lumber the ground still doesn't seem to have been properly graded.
We gotta dig out a trench in your yahd
Wait.. Why didn't you lay plastic down to prevent water from seeping down and working it's way in and underneath the header, or foundation? Why not line plastic, metal, or rubber to back those soon to be rotted and cave in rotting lumber mud slide creation? Are you creating a mud receptacle for a friends spa? Just wanting your own Kitchen obtainable MudSpa secret connection? Or you just wanting a guaranteed predicament for Interaction with your neighbor? Just SoOOooo many more questions than answers..
The price is over the roof
Such excellent video, full of useful information.I learned a lot.
Yaaaarrdddd
That looks like a zero property situation that fence is way too close to her house to be able to paint or do any maintenance on the house therefore making it zero property line. Most zoning laws will not let you put a permanent structure within 3 ft, which would be that fence.
😂 In 13 years I’ve never seen my wife do anything remotely like outdoor work and I don’t think I ever will. I’m not so sure she did all that trenching 😅