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All my gutters go into a massive underground tank that waters the yard and gardens. Most of my rental properties have drains daylighting under the front sidewalk and coming out via the front curb. This way it goes right into the storm drains instead of channeling int a swale or a yard channel. All that work to see a nice small flow out the front end of the yard...So worth it!!
I’m just jealous that these homeowners get these incredible videos explaining exactly what you are doing and why you are doing it. I recently had siding and a roof put on and I hated how out of the loop I was on everything. They tried to skip house wrap but because I came home early I was able to put a stop to the work until they got the correct materials
Yikes and yikes! I always prefer the homeowner is around during the install. I encourage them to come out and see the work we are doing (some worry that they are hanging over our shoulders) because they get to see the struggle and see we get it correct. The only time someone doesn't want you hanging over their shoulder is if they are doing crappy work.
What, not using housewrap? They should be fired on the spot for skipping such an important step. What next, not using the correct nailing patterns? Whatever happened to pride in workmanship.
Greetings Sean/Shawn from a recently self-employed handyman viewer in Germany. You are a role-model in many respects! Thanks. Thomas. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge! Appreciatia!
@@GCFD Shawn, thanks, just for the sake of "unnecessary knowledge": English "fall" is "Gefälle" in German. I love how you can see the connection between our languages in these two words. 😍
This video had everything: A beautiful yard, channel drain installed, augering, and rain footage. Im glad you went out of the service area for this drainage video. Almost forgot to like 👍had to come back.
Sorry, late to the game with your channel but am watching all your videos. I love watching problems get solved and I also enjoy that you and your crew take pride in your work. You have some excellent workers who do great work. It's not easy work for sure. I like the music choices, time lapse, how the camera pans around and such. And like other posters said it's fun to see the end result during the rain. Wish more contractors were like you and your crew. Very hard to find people such as yourselves who do quality work.
Great job again Shawn and Gate City guys. when you were walking through the job at the beginning I was hoping that you had an auger to go under the sidewalk and you did! 👍 The endings of your videos are so fulfilling when you show your hard work paid off with the working results during a rainstorm. Keep it up, waiting for more videos! Yes.... Pipe prices are CRAZY... I heard that is the result of the freeze in Texas about a month ago. Polymer freeze, resin freeze blah blah. Some part of the process or needed materials did not stand up to the extreme cold.
Thank you Ed! I got the pencil vib and am waiting for a concrete channel drain job to show it off and mention you! I have a bunch more videos that are waiting for rain footage....
@@GCFD Well I'm very happy about it. Because your all very thorough and show it all. I stay for the end result! Don't give that up! That makes it so satisfying!
I haven't used it on too many jobs. It has a place and is a super time saver. I took footage and thought about a "buying a mini trencher video" but wasn't sure there was any interest...
Another great video and I really LIKE that you show how your work performs!!! Apple Drains needs to show theirs as well which they have started to do. On a funny note, y’all killed that pizza!! Lol!!
👍 It's my favorite part seeing the system working. I have a ton of videos waiting right now on rain footage, so it is a pain to catch it during the rain.
Love these videos. Just one tip, when you’re recording your piece to camera, hold the camera much higher up, your face will be lit much better (not against background of sky) and it’ll look a load more natural. But always love the time lapses and the updates when it’s raining! Great work!
Mini excavators are the bees knees when it comes to tight spots and roots and they can be towed by a regular vehicle in most cases. Great video once again and I’m happy to wait longer for content to get those shots of the system working during rain!
Nice work. Every time I install channel drain I use the knockouts in the bottom of the channel. Otherwise your discharge pipe is barely below ground if not right at grade. But that’s just me. I like how you do your outfalls. Most people try to conceal them and it affects their system
There is a lot of houses built below ground level in your state . Pity they havn't got Council Planning regs to build a higher foundation in the beginning
That is another awesome video ! 2 questions here : 1. what is the maximum water the main pipe can handle ? you have 4 downsprout + 1 channel drain water in this video. 2. How do you measure slope from the house to the curb ? that is very long run. Do you use wooden stakes ?
I'm not sure what the slope was so can't tell you the max water the pipe can handle. This 4" is overkill but that's how I like it. I don't measure the slope in a long run like that because I don't need to. As long as the pipe is falling with the grade, I'm good. Great comment!
Love watching and learning from your videos. Didn’t see a price for a job like this? My job would probably be a little smaller than this but would involved cutting some concrete to insert channel drain. What’s the cost for something like that about that size
Great vid super detailed. Did u poor any concrete u der that channel drain? If not what stops the drain from either dropping down or moving? I’m about to start installing at home. Australian weather it’s crazy down here at the moment.
Were you using schedule 40 with at least a quarter bubble of fall? My experience has been that there is nothing to hold debris back and the next heavy rain produces enough head to blow out any debris in there.
With a system like this, and especially one as long, do you ever have problems with freeze/thaw cycles causing the pipes to be blocked with ice? Or have other issues with blockages such as leaves, rodents crawling up end and dying, etc?
We don't have freeze thaw stuff here in NC. The pipes flow so well during a heavy rain that they blow out any debris that was in there. You'll often see a pile of leaves and debris at my outfalls.
Great job as always Shawn and crew. One question: have you ever been asked to install a system for catching and storing rainwater? Perhaps rain barrels or a cistern fed by downspouts? Would you install such a system, and if so, do you have any recommendations for systems?
Hello In the UK we have Rain Water Harvesting systems to collect and store water underground. Basically excavate a hole about the size of a car or two. Install a tank or fill hole with gravel or special blocks (they look a bit like milk crates), then cover over and install a manhole for access and to install a sump pump. The water can be used to irrigate the garden, fill toilet cisterns inside the home (with dedicated pipework) or use for whatever does not require clean mains water supply.
That ground auger is interesting. I can see the value in that. I've tunneled under a few sidewalks w/ a sledge hammer and a pressure washer - messy, involved project. For others watching this, be conscious of where your air inlets for the drill motor are while working - don't want to suck dirt through the motor. That looks like a lot of roof area dumping into a single 4" pipe to my untrained eye. Do you have a formula or chart for the maximum amount of roof area to each pipe size? Thanks for another good video.
I don't have a formula but it depends on how much fall you have. I have taken the 4" into 6" with areas with little fall. In areas like this with a steep downgrade I don't worry too much.
Great video. What happens if the drain gets blocked and backs up? Would this cause any roof issues? Is there a pump to prevent backflow? I am having issues with drainage right now and looking at my options.
I was wondering, do you ever capture the discharge from the air conditioning condenser? They really spit out a lot of water during the summer from the humidity. Just saw the unit and had the wild thought. Another great video! On a much smaller scale I used your content to divert one of my gutters. About twenty feet of work but it is running great. I had a full bubble the whole way.
In my area of WA state's North Olympic Peninsula drainage onto the street is a no-no. Though the drainage pipes do not actually egress over the curb any substantial rain will create a bog at the property edge and maybe undermine the paved road. Rain gardens have become the thing here as a catchment. Like any landscaping element the rain garden will need to be maintained and seasonally groomed. Is the channel silt screen adequate for the long haul?
The channel may need to be cleaned out while the disturbed soil heals. After that it should flow pretty well but may need to be cleaned out and maintained.
I’d like to install a channel drain against our new patio but does it have to be cast in concrete? It will be concrete patio in one side and the lawn on the opposite. I actually thought about running tapcons into the patio from inside the channel drain to keep it in place. Just in case. Wish I could find a radius channel too.
But this is going to rot the pole of the mailbox because you are now dumping extra water next to it. That might have consequences in the long run. All else was done really well.
On the video he sent it it looks like it was cut back about 1-2 meters (as the end of it was round cut, as it didn't have the angled cut when you installed it)
When u have a channel drain with dirt surrounding it, it’s supposed to be sloped towards the drain correct? I don’t understand how with time it won’t just keep filling with dirt even though u tamped the soil? Won’t it clog the whole system after a few years??
Would you ever “double-up” and put two channel drains side by side for heavier flow areas? Also would you ever reuse that plastic edging for a small “backstop” with an inch or two height showing on the patio side to stop extremely heavy rains?
I'm just curious as to why you don't use those downspout caps on the end of the pipe where the downspout goes into the PVC? I'm talking about those one's that are shaped for the downspout to go into the PVC. I bet other customers might want you to do work now out their.
Those accordion connections are mostly crap. They will eventually split on those folds. A little creativity with a heat gun could have gotten the downspout connected. The reason why you do not seal the gutter to PVC connection is so you can introduce air into the system and not have gurgling. I use a weighted tennis ball to make sure I have good fall. I don't know what formula you use but I have always had success with 1/4 drop every 4 feet. Any more than that and your sewage lines will not work properly. It might be different for water drains though.
Nice job on your video. But the music was really hard on my ears. Not because it’s electronic or anything, but the aspect where it sounds like the volume is being turned way up and way down every beat. I don’t know what they call that but just that’s just really hard to listen to. Had to keep turning the volume down! Anyway please consider using a different music on future videos you do. And again thank you for showing us the nice job that you did :-)
Shaun, for the time lapse parts, how do you get the camera to pan around slowly? Do you have a geared camera mount, or do you add the pan later when editing the video?
Some gimbals for phones or action cams have a rotating timelapse function. You can also get what are caller egg timer / rotating panning head mounts to do exactly that.
The capacity of the pipe really depends on how much fall it has. In this case we had a huge amount of fall to the street so we knew the pipes would gush.
I don't really know any other drainage companies that try to address and solve the problem. They seem to want to dig a trench and throw in a corrugated pipe. That's why I started GCFD!
I am puzzling why the bends of the drainage is not allowed for small inspection manhole, in case of blockage? It’s impossible to unblock this drainage system, without digging up the pipes?