Popping the bubbler top will allow for better flow in a rain storm like this and will also allow for any leaves and crap in the pipe to blow out, cleaning it out with the increased flow.
@@neilmurphy845 it is a floating cap, that pops up when rainwater comes down pipe and encounters the bubbler, otherwise it stays closed to keep grass, dirt, debris and small critters out. Plus blends in with grass so can be walked on, mowed over and such. French drain is a ditch structure with either a porous pipe and surroundings or simply filled with coarse stone that allows water to flow into into it and the sloped pipe carries it away. A 'normal' drain is simply a solid pipe buried in the dirt usually with one opening and one exit.
I have to route the water 2 ways 1 for front and one in the back I will post a new video soon showing how I have developed this really fun work! 2 ways 1 for front and one in the back I will post a new video soon showing how I have developed this - really fun work!
By the looks of things you get rain like this often. The pipe draining your back yard needs to be bigger ore more. The east side is handling one hell of a lot of water. Good luck stay dry
Thank you and you were certainly correct I have stepped up this training and am enjoying the work! I will post another video where our yard stands today with drainage soon as we get a little grass growing this year. Take care, Kevin
Tons of new construction neighborhoods near me use these same setups which is so odd to me, or they have curbs that lead too Culverts that drain to ditches at the backside of the houses
That is not a 'French Drain'- on the Left side. That pipe should have been extended closer to the culvert. The water on the Right, while flowing nicely in the right direction, is going to hurt the yard- killing the grass, washing out,etc. Having a pipe to safely evacuate that water would probably be a good idea. There was a lot of puddle-ing around the landscaping near the house/walkway. That might warrant attention with your gutter downspouts. That was a heckuva rain event! If that's a common thing, a consult with an experienced drainage professional might be a good idea!
You are so correct in everything you wrote! I have been working on this for the last 2 years and have made good progress! Goodness do I enjoy that kind of work! :) I will post a new video within the next couple of months would like some of our grass to start coming up for the year 1st.
You need to update your drainage system your pipes are probably too small but you should find a way to save that water in 1000 gallon tank put a pump system in where you can suck it up put it in a tank put the tank in the shed so it doesn’t look stupid one problem is they should’ve raised your foundation a bit which it looks too low to me
Well this was before I added French drains in the front and the path the water was flowing under the ground was what I showed at the start of the video from the 2 catch basins and French drain that runs from the back yard to the side yard under the driveway... and you see all the water coming out of the capped exit... Now, I've put French drains in place in the front of the yard and from our water meters and the drainage during very heavy rains is really good.
