Vertical Drainage - NEW Way to Remove Water - DIY under $10.00 

the water table says no

@@lolwtnick4362 Certainly if the water table in your area of concern is effectively at the surface then this wouldn't work. But then again you also must live on the edge of a swamp, so there's that.

What about near the drainage field of our septic tank. Would that cause any issues?

@@MsOhinds Hard for me to say definitively. How deep is your leech field? Do you know exactly where it is to avoid hitting it? What type of soil is in your yard? Have you done a percolation test? I suppose a risk could be you flooding your leech field with ground water and it backflowing into your septic tank. The primary benefit of these holes is in areas where the surface layers of soil have low permeability so water pools on the surface while it slowly drains away. Think compacted soils and clays. If you can penetrate that layer and allow the water to reach a more permeable layer (sand or gravel?) then the water will have a faster path to the water table. If you have standing water because your soil is already saturated and the water table is high in your area, then the benefit might not be there. I live in NW Florida nowadays and my soil is very sandy. During heavy rainfall I get pools of water that measure over a foot deep, but it drains within an hour or two, so putting these in doesn't seem necessary for me. If I had standing water or saturated soil a day later? I'd try.

Does limestone chippings fill have any chance of working to improve the drainage? Especially if you can't get below the clay layer?

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That’s what Supers are for 😀 Good to hear you saved the house with your work Thanks Chuck

Im in Bakersfield, and my side of the house is quickly accumulating water. Once it dries up im going to do this

Not sure which will come first, California getting washed away, or them deciding the term "pineapple express" is racist

i'll take the beer if mr. apple drains doesn't want any beer. 😅

How did it go? The side of the house stays soaked after raining, no grass really grows. I was outside today trying to figure out what to do!

I didn’t think to check after the flash flooding we had but still decided to do another one in the front yard & near the rain barrels & bought more rocks…I have faith! 😁

@@RottieMomCreationshas it rained again?

I’m in Texas and also have clay. I wondered how efficient this would be.

I have clay in my yard as well. I’m in Virginia Beach. Since y’all have clay, does it still work?

​@@TOXICGURR In Virginia Beach as well, Birchwood area. With the rain we had the past few days, Ive got a couple of ponds in my backyard. I'm going to try the vertical wells.

Kia ora! Cheers.

I've seen this used in UK. Either fill with 2mm pea shingle or for clay use limestone chips-apparently the limestone slowly dissolves and converts the clay to loam (so I've heard) which will naturally improve the drainage

Does it make a difference whether you add the fabric or not? Thanks again for the informative video. I've been wondering how to handle this small puddle for years. This is great!

While watching this I was thinking the same thing, why not use a perforated pvc straight down in the hole to ensure no collapsing of the soil or disturbing the rocks inside. Also what you mentioned about going 4 feet makes even more sense to me.

Did you put gravel in the drain pipe?

@@Jim_Bob_Farm No. Gravel or rock will displace the volume of water the pipe can take in.

Go for it! You can do it!

Hi Graham Watch for follow up video about soakaway

Did you put the ovc pipe in the hole vertical?

@@TOXICGURR Yes I did. I made two such holes and so far they seem to work pretty good. I got those 4” drain slotted caps for the tops. Just remember to clean them once and a while due to sand and debris on the tops of them.

@@scotsmanofnewengland7713 do you have clay in your yard as well?

@@TOXICGURR hi It’s a mixture below the top soil of red dirt,sand and clay and a natural spring down about 12 feet underground. It drains better now with the two drain pipes I put in. I aerate the yard every year which helps also.

@@TOXICGURRyes I did and it works good.

You can do this!👍

You dug an ENTIRE SWIMMING POOL!!!!!

i grew up in VB - Thalia specifically. I could never dig a hole very deep without hitting water so I wouldn't think this would work where I lived. My backyard flooded all the time when it rained any significant amount. If you try it, I'd be interested to hear if it works for you. Digging holes with post hole diggers is pretty easy so I guess it's worth a shot to try, but I don't know where the water would go if there's already water down there. Good luck!

@@Valerie_BerettanelliThis was my question too - would it work in areas with a high water table? We live in a coastal area and hit water at probably only a foot or so. Also wondering if water would come back up through vertical drainage during high tides or heavy rains.

@@Valerie_Berettanelli I came across this video on Friday, live on the boarder of chesapeake and virginia beach, and gave it a try. did 5 drains according to the instructions in this video. I think it helped! a specific area up against our house looked like a bowl of soup after the the rain we got in the first half of last week, and now, it's dry, and i never really saw any rain accumulate during the rains on saturday. I think it's worth giving it a try. I dug about 2 feet down, found the hard pan he refers to in the video (clay that won't absorb water), and once I got past it and found water starting to accumulate, that's where I stopped and did the fabric/pebbles.

Did it work?

Put a 40-50 gallon flow well it’s way better

@@stavroslask1292 Thanks for the suggestion! Looks like a dry well, but better.

Better yet, consider a cheep power auger like the Harbor Freight Predator. I got mine for around $169 on sale and with coupons. This little thing has been a workhorse for us for setting fence posts, planting trees, and drainage projects.

Will weed barrier work for the fabric?

What type of fabric? Weed barrier? Water needs to get through the fabric, correct?

@@Zeppled23 I usually Bought large rolls, but it isn't like the 'Home Depot' weed mat. It is a Woven Geo- Textile it is heavier than weed mat but it lets water flow through nicely. I used it on Retaining walls of Timbers, Lock Blocks (they have pins), every job is different, but especially if you are using rocks or perforated pipe it is imperative to keep the soil from getting to the rock as it will just fill all the spaces around the rocks and it is like solid ground. Did for 30 years and learned from a good teacher but also learned a lot along the way. Walls and features are not cheap if you want them to last for 35-50 years, seen many retaining walls looking pretty sad. Also for areas that hold water, like the video, here in Fl they build so close that there is a swamp between most houses during the rainy season. We would dig trenches the size of the Vertical drains we were going to use plus 6 to 12 inches depends on where the water is sitting. You line the trenches with that Geo Cloth with enough to fold over and pin in place afterwards. Put a base of course builders sand then install the vertical drains (google it) and back fill around the pipe as you go and it has fittings, I usually duct taped them so they never come apart. You more or less are making the drain like a hand shape that creates fissures for the water to drain away and hook to any solid pipe to flow away ore perf pipe if you have no place to dump. ( They use it a lot on golf courses on the tee or hole area to keep them dry) Then fold that cloth over all the sand and pipe and I would use ground staples to hold the flap tightly in place, and top with some soil and sod.Sorry so long need to right a book. There is so much to building something that will last.

Awesome! Thank you so much!!!! All i had at the time was weed barrier and i actually tested this barrier beforehand to see if water could seep through and the water would NOT so i cut slits in the barrier. We will see what happens. Again, thank you so much for your reply!!😊

Thanks for sharing I was thinking the same idea, appreciate your confirmation. 😊

Good luck with your project

@@appledrains thank you. tried to dig one today. went 40 inches down. used landscaping stuff then filled with rocks. didn't drain well. what type of wrap did you put in the hole?

I used StaGreen from Lowe’s. I hope you have success from your project

@@appledrains that's funny because that is what I bought. Until 3 months ago I was working PT at Lowes LOL I was still in clay at 40" down. I will try to get farther. But my hand hole digger won't go much farther. Thanks

@@DavidMChampeau I understand. Sometimes it’s a slow drain. Here is really works great. Keep us posted

what do you think gravel is....crushed rock small stone go to a quarry and watch a rock crusher smash down rock into gravel such as 3/4 minus screened 3/4 or 1 inch, 2 1/2 3 inch etc. pea gravel gravel crusher dust (all the minus) is rock period. I have been an excavator and a drainage specialist for over 40 years. not bragging I just know because ive walked in those boots. his idea is like a manhole drain but much simpler and dirt cheap.What an awesome idea anyone can do. Round rock crushed rock w/o the minus all works the same. Cheers and spread the word. Good day

@@garykentner7557 I've been buying gravel and crushed stone for years and they are two different products on the invoice. That's like saying 1.5 " stone or 2.5" stone is gravel. You probably call concrete cement too. What I saw come out of the bag was stone and he can tell us what the product is called. I would never put gravel in a drainage trench, always crushed stone. I hope you do the same?

@@garykentner7557 I've been buying gravel and crushed stone for years and they are two different products on the invoice. If you put gravel in drainage trenches instead of crushed stone rapped in fabric, you are not the genius you think you are. Water moves through crushed stone a lot better than gravel. You probably also call concrete cement.