EASY DIY French Drain Full Tutorial - Skill Level 2

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  • EASY DIY French Drain Full Tutorial - Skill Level 2
    We're building the easiest French drain that a DIY-er can do. It's 3-in pipe so it's a shallow dig, but it's going to be following the same principles as our 4in French drain systems.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 64

  • @robertaknittle
    @robertaknittle 7 місяців тому

    Love this kit!! Appreciate how quickly you respond to the questions from us DIYers!❤

  • @joenguyen4092
    @joenguyen4092 7 місяців тому

    This is the best French drench video I've seen for DIY. Thank you so much 🙌🙌🙌

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  7 місяців тому

      3 in. Double French Drain Kit
      frenchdrainman.com/product/french-drain-kit-3-in-pipe-double/

  • @stussymd
    @stussymd 7 місяців тому +5

    Great video! Thank you for the step by step instructions. Based on this and other videos, would it be correct to say:
    Double barrel 3” pipe French drain = 3/4 rock
    Double barrel 4” perforated French drain with solid pipe yard drain on top= 3/4 rock
    Double barrel 4” perforated French drain (no other pipes in trench= 1 1/2” round rock.
    I recognize every job is a little different. Just trying to understand the general approach. Thanks!

  • @DavidCrossley-rx7vu
    @DavidCrossley-rx7vu 7 місяців тому +5

    I live in New Jersey, do I need to have the pipe below the freeze line? Also, I am going to run the pipe to the woods in my back, how far should the drop be for a 75ft run? Thank you so much love the videos!

    • @diamondwings8486
      @diamondwings8486 7 місяців тому

      You sound like you’re from little falls nj :)

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  6 місяців тому

      You build them with slope, and they do not hold water. So they can be built shallow in the frostline.

  • @chrisgreater
    @chrisgreater 7 місяців тому +2

    Have you experimented with running three 3 inch pipes at the bottom for air pruning? Or running a quad pack of 3 inch for the same reason?

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  7 місяців тому +3

      Yes, we have. We actually used 6) 3" pipes in a french drain for air pruning. It was an easy installation. 3" is user-friendly.

  • @dwestmo
    @dwestmo 7 місяців тому

    NICE. I have a good 100' across my back lawn sloping towards my house. I can use this. Previous owners added drains on each end of the lawn and down the side of the house and out the front lawn. May I connect your 3" pipe with this existing drain?

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  7 місяців тому

      4" Wye with 3x4 Reducer - French Drain Man
      frenchdrainman.com/product/4-wye-with-3x4-reducer/

  • @michaelt1349
    @michaelt1349 7 місяців тому +1

    Also, How far apart would you recommend that the burrito wrap be pinned? It appears that the guys are pinning the wrap about every 24". Or is every 18" better? Thanks!

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  7 місяців тому +2

      We have 50 pins in the kit. Use all of them

  • @chrisgreater
    @chrisgreater 7 місяців тому +1

    Great video, is standard to run two discharge lines when working with 3 inch pipe?

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  7 місяців тому +3

      You can wye them together on short runs 150 feet or less. The 2nd pop-up emitter allows for access.

  • @bryanarnhoelter513
    @bryanarnhoelter513 2 місяці тому

    Great video. I was planning on running one 4" perforated pipe, and one 4" solid downspout pipe burrito wrapped in the trench. For the discharge I was going to wye the perforated into the solid out to a pop up. Does this sound right? Would I add any benefit to adding an additional catch basin shortly after the wye fitting? Thanks!

  • @timshapleyadventures
    @timshapleyadventures 7 місяців тому

    Sorry for blowing you up with questions…. One last one: do you have a video showing a French drain in a gravel driveway / graveled area?

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  7 місяців тому

      ua-cam.com/video/n73zvzS08rE/v-deo.htmlsi=gsL9Vce2UYIDNz0r

  • @mo_bra3340
    @mo_bra3340 5 місяців тому

    I want to put in a french drain (with 4" piping), but I plan to add a gravel walking path over the top, instead of grass. Do you have any tips/suggestions? -Cheers! :-)

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  5 місяців тому

      ua-cam.com/play/PLjFCqaZ4v1BXFJKxV1EfanZ1Q-lZ1SODD.html&si=QMAAq3ikcbVUgiZS

  • @terrynaidu7717
    @terrynaidu7717 3 місяці тому

    hi there FDM! thank you for your informative videos! really inspiring and useful. Can you help me - i have a trench which is only 5.5 metres long with w slight right angle to the outlet in an inspection chamber. How do i ensure that I have a 1% slope throughout the run? Many thanks

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  3 місяці тому

      ua-cam.com/video/F5d-47POqbo/v-deo.htmlsi=2PvHP9dkPU4PCkKZ

  • @michaelt1349
    @michaelt1349 7 місяців тому +1

    Just curious, if I followed all your instructions here but I wanted an OPEN French drain (no sod back on top), wouldn't the addition of that quarter inch of sand on top slow down the water infiltration rate compared to using ONLY stone on top (because that stone has larger voids than the sand does to allow surface water in better)? So, I am thinking of following ALL your instructions and materials with the 12" depth and two 3" pipes BUT I would like to SKIP the layer of sand on top AND use the larger stone that you normally use for a 4" drain and there will be NO sod on top? Does this configuration make sense? THANKS for these great videos!

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  7 місяців тому +1

      You can use only stone for an open french drain when you have a situation where there will be no sediment

    • @montyharder3663
      @montyharder3663 7 місяців тому

      If you're doing open, I don't think you'd want the sand on top. The whole point of the open drain is that you want faster flow.
      That also means you'd probably want to go with two 4" pipes instead of 3", to accommodate that extra flow. One inch doesn't sound like much, but you square the radius (remember ) to figure the cross section: the 4" pipes would have a combined 25-square-inch cross section, while the 3" have just over 14 square inches. And since the outside of that cross section is slowed by the corrugations, it's probably more like a 2:1 ratio of how fast the water can move in 4" pipes.

    • @michaelt1349
      @michaelt1349 7 місяців тому

      @@montyharder3663 I agree 4" is better and it has more perforations per valley circumference and higher volume but I like the idea of only going 12" down instead of a min. of 14" as French Drain Man has outlined in other videos. What downside (possible problems) might there be in using two 4" pipes but only going down 12" (all other parameters being as he stated) except I want an open French drain?

    • @montyharder3663
      @montyharder3663 7 місяців тому

      @@michaelt1349 I'm not a professional like Robert, but it seems to me that in an open drain, you could go as little as 7 inches at the shallowest, because you only need a few inches of rock on top of the "burrito wrap". Just enough weight to hold the pipes down, really.

  • @andrewarren8282
    @andrewarren8282 6 місяців тому

    Hi, may I ask why you guys don’t use a trench digger?
    Btw love your videos, great stuff!

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  6 місяців тому

      ua-cam.com/video/VFYj7sbmXGg/v-deo.htmlsi=dnPYP4fV-oO8IVKO

  • @michaelt1349
    @michaelt1349 7 місяців тому

    If you already had a French Drain installed and you suspected (perhaps a year later or so) that critters might have made a nest in the pipe, could you run a plumber's snake through the pipe without damaging it? (assumes you have an access port in the line) Thanks!

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  7 місяців тому +1

      Put a jet nozzle on a power washer and enter through the discharge line blowing nest out of the system

    • @michaelt1349
      @michaelt1349 7 місяців тому

      @@FRENCHDRAINMAN Appreciate your timely responses but if I don't have a power washer (I don't), should I avoid using a plumber's snake as it might get caught in the plastic?

  • @stussymd
    @stussymd 7 місяців тому +1

    You mention that you go no deeper than 12” in this install. What is the minimum starting depth for a 3” system with grass? How about minimum depth for 3” open French drain with no grass?

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  7 місяців тому +4

      7 inches deep for a starting depth is recommended.

  • @diamondwings8486
    @diamondwings8486 7 місяців тому

    Hi boss!!
    I want to do what you show around my 100year old house, front foundation wall is in ground and it leaks during heavy rains. I want to catch that water before it gets to the aforementioned foundation wall. The whole yard is at a slope where the road is higher than the backyard… Can we video a call so you tell me what to order from your site and how to install it?
    Property is 400ft long.

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  6 місяців тому

      ua-cam.com/video/76EcYaGDboM/v-deo.htmlsi=HGWB8lVxzkUi6U9w

  • @jasjar72
    @jasjar72 5 місяців тому

    I have one downspout on the back of our house emptying a ton of water that just stands on the lawn. I want to bury the downspout with a pop-up emitter next to a new french drain. I don't have access to a storm drain for discharge. What are my best options?

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  5 місяців тому

      ua-cam.com/video/m_QUdxkPqYA/v-deo.htmlsi=66_eRrh_P3RrA5Mf

  • @DaveBennett
    @DaveBennett 7 місяців тому

    Can this be driven over with a pickup or a small tractor without damage?

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  6 місяців тому

      ua-cam.com/play/PLjFCqaZ4v1BXWZPUFUNw6SMI64dtHlhzl.html&si=jjz7LCklpU21uCHs

  • @michaelt1349
    @michaelt1349 7 місяців тому

    I think I just noticed that the 3" pipe only has 4 slots (perforations) per valley circumference whereas the 4" pipe has 12 slots (perforations) per valley circumference. Is this correct? Thanks!

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  7 місяців тому

      Our 4 inch has 8 slots. 3" has 4 slots

  • @RidgeOutdoorProductions
    @RidgeOutdoorProductions 6 місяців тому

    is the "inlet" side of the piping just simply capped off?

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  6 місяців тому +1

      ua-cam.com/users/shortsm-QauVavoUA?si=fTCv4Q9sVF7u5IUS

    • @RidgeOutdoorProductions
      @RidgeOutdoorProductions 6 місяців тому

      @@FRENCHDRAINMAN thank you, do you have a video from start to finish of a detailed install?

  • @TChisholm8616
    @TChisholm8616 7 місяців тому

    Would 1, 4" pipe also work? Or is it best to go with 2

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  7 місяців тому

      ua-cam.com/video/VFYj7sbmXGg/v-deo.htmlsi=9Ccs9kPd4AtfIv2L

  • @diamondwings8486
    @diamondwings8486 7 місяців тому

    What’s the deepest would you put the 4inch pipes in ground?

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  7 місяців тому

      Why?
      It's an incomplete question

    • @diamondwings8486
      @diamondwings8486 7 місяців тому

      I want to stop rain water from penetrating my 100 year old foundation wall by making a French drain 4 feet away from foundation. Front wall of the basement is 4-5ft in ground-which size pipe should I buy from you and how deep should I bury it?

  • @cryengine_x
    @cryengine_x 6 місяців тому

    i really like this idea, about making it easier less digging etc. however i need my drain to about 38 ft. so your kit is only made for 25 ft, doesnt work for me. now if i have to buy two kits it's double the cost...at that point i'll just buy the black stuff from home depot.

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  6 місяців тому

      Best of luck. That pipe will collapse, it'll also split, and animals like to dig it up and chew on it because it's recycled materials.

  • @robhayes5320
    @robhayes5320 7 місяців тому

    Did I miss something what happens to the beginning end ?

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  7 місяців тому +2

      You must have jumped around. Watch the whole video without skipping around.
      Thank you for watching

    • @michaelt1349
      @michaelt1349 7 місяців тому

      @@FRENCHDRAINMAN Maybe he was trying to ask about the black caps that seal off the start of the pipes but I'm not sure.

    • @robhayes5320
      @robhayes5320 7 місяців тому

      @@michaelt1349 Yes that was what I was asking. I’m Sorry for not asking the Question in detail and Thank You for for your input clearing that up.

  • @johnfitbyfaithnet
    @johnfitbyfaithnet 6 місяців тому

    I use this in my cattle pen. I let them trample it

  • @MRM5J
    @MRM5J 7 місяців тому

    Why not just put in rip rap there

    • @FRENCHDRAINMAN
      @FRENCHDRAINMAN  7 місяців тому

      Weeds grow at the edge of rip rap. It also makes someone's front yard look like a freeway embankment. You have to spray round up along the rip rap. Rip rap is for erosion control. We will connect to this drain at a later date and add on to the system.