The Truth About Vertical Drainage 

Seems like vertical drains for the homeowner is the same as a dry-well. If a dry-well works in your situation, then a vertical drain should. It seems like a scam.

Question??? I live in south Alabama where it will rain probably three times a month heavy and behind my double gate I have an area probably 10 foot wide by 6 foot wide that fills up with 4 inches of water and I can never grow sod there because of it. It is very hard to put a French drain there and run it to the street because I have a driveway there . Might sound stupid, can’t I just dig a hole say 7 foot wide by 4 foot wide and about 30 inches deep and put some sand in the bottom say 6 inches and then fill it up with rock and put the fabric on top of that and then 3 inches of topsoil and put sod on top of that. So when it rains, the water is probably I’d say 75 gallons. It will just soak into that hole since that’s where the low spot is and eventually that water will go into the ground since already does it takes a day for it to do that now.

Thanks, French Drain Man! I love your videos. I followed your advice and tips for my French Drain at my house! Five years now and no problems at all. I just followed your advice from watching your videos!

Hardpan varies in thickness. It varies from a few inches some places to many feet in other places. Where it is only a few inches thick and porous material is found beneath it, making holes through hardpan can help reduce waterlogging of the soil.

Just installed one of your 3 inch kits and love it! Where can I get some of that blue 4 inch ? Thanks

“Just get a rub off” LOL. Love your content, as always, but on the east coast we call them scratch offs. When I think of getting a rub off it’s usually not related to the lottery. lol

I did a few vertical in my back yard and didn't see a difference but all 6 french drains worked 100%

Worked for me

I have sand under my topsoil, but in a low point I often get puddles. I will try a vertical drain cause its cheap and easy. If it doesn't work then something else.

If a vertical drain worked then my sump basin in clay soil wouldnt need a sump pump. But it needs a sump pumo.

I know you’re an absolute expert on this and I listen to you and just subscribed. Not trying to start beef or drama and any crap but do you agree with the apple drain guy on here? Or do you just disagree with just his vertical drain theory?

Lmao that last photo had me 😂

Go down to the convenience and get a rub off? That seems expensive and risky.

Who am I gonna believe? A guy that shows himself digging the hole and making the drain with before and after video of it not draining and then draining. Or this guy just walking around holding his phone while making the claim that it does not in fact work. Hmm. Yea i think I'm going with the scam!

I smell a conflict of interest. 🤣 It will work in some cases and in others it won't. I think it's a good idea for the diy person with little time to spare. It's not a full on French drain and is less labour intensive. It's cheap to do, so not a massive waste of time to kill a curiosity. Theres also no reason that you cant merge the two ideas to save on labour. Depending on the scenario you could have 4 vertical drains along a border fence that are connected to each other with guttering that leads to the extraction technique. This is literally what they do on public roads. You

I'm just going to try it and let yall know. I'm in texas so if you look down, you are on clay

So far I've built two massive dry-well systems that contain about a ton and a half to two tons of gravel. One of them was for a sump pump discharge line and the other had downspouts tied into it. I don't see why a massive pit with damn near 2 tons of stone won't work. I'd love to hear feedback from anyone, if they'll work or not.

Thank you finally someone speaks out about this crap 🙌