Understanding Drainage: Shawn Villalpando ECP 117

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  • čas přidán 3. 08. 2024
  • Nate talks with Shawn about water drainage and the efficiency of french drains.
    0:00 Intro
    3:59 Beginnings
    6:35 Biology & ecology
    8:08 Real estate
    8:55 Contractor
    10:15 College
    11:39 Drainage styles
    13:10 Installation = longevity
    17:06 Video footage
    19:08 Soil
    20:38 Clean outs
    23:09 Permits & inspections
    24:47 Niche
    27:09 DIY drainage
    28:44 Straw & moss
    31:30 Equipment & skills
    38:26 YT & comments
    49:49 Filter fabric
    55:07 Where to find
    CZcams: Gate City Foundation Drainage
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Komentáře • 21

  • @sebastiangarcia41910
    @sebastiangarcia41910 Před 6 měsíci +6

    The man, the myth, the legend…”Hey it’s Shawn with Gate City Foundation”.

  • @GeeSizzzle
    @GeeSizzzle Před 3 měsíci

    I've been watching Shawn for a long time. Lately, I've really been wondering what his origin story was, but never thought I would. Thank you so much for making this happen!!

  • @Stratos53100
    @Stratos53100 Před 17 dny

    Great video, have been watching GCFD for a Long time now & have just seen this.. Yes Shawn's work is excellent... Cheers

  • @watchthe1369
    @watchthe1369 Před 3 měsíci

    "Full Bubble, No trouble," "smooth pipe, no gripe" the full bubble slogan is the most popular on the channel. Nothing teaches better than real life action.

  • @crazedrunnerdave
    @crazedrunnerdave Před 2 lety +6

    I'm surprised you found Shawn's video because his channel is still pretty small compared to Apple Drains or French Drain Man. I think Shawn uses the best drainage strategies. If I wasn't already successful in my career, I would probably start a drainage company like Shawn in my area, because the contractor's here are worthless. They do not excavate or grade, but rather want to install interior basement drainage with new sump pump and wall vapor barrier, and charge $10-20K just to do 800 square foot of space.

  • @joecbloom
    @joecbloom Před 2 lety +2

    Whoa, this is awesome! Great to see two of my favorite channels collide!

  • @stephanieray6587
    @stephanieray6587 Před 10 měsíci

    Now that I think about it, the first French drain I ever saw was at your dad's spec house build.

  • @darrenthompson6115
    @darrenthompson6115 Před 2 lety +1

    Prof Shawn V… great to see a man back on the tools…👍👍

  • @joeshmoe7789
    @joeshmoe7789 Před rokem +1

    Shawn addresses all aspects of drainage, not just running pipes. Most contractors specialize in one aspect of drainage such as a sump pump inside a basement. Shawn will do that as a last resort. Grading the property, installing driveways, patios, etc pitched to shed water, advising about proper gutters and downspouts all keep water from getting inside and need to be done before an inside pump.

  • @edpoints1127
    @edpoints1127 Před 2 lety +1

    Great video! I've been following Shawn on CZcams for a while. I live in Wisconsin and I see so many homeowners in the Midwest with the same problems that Shawn is solving.

  • @db0nn3r
    @db0nn3r Před 2 lety +1

    I’ve been watching this guy for years now. Incredible you got him on the show. Thanks! Always wondered his background as well.

  • @charlesbentley2934
    @charlesbentley2934 Před 2 lety +1

    Enjoyed this interview. I replaced a corrugated pipe from a downspout several years ago. It was full of debris though it was only a few years old. I replaced it with pvc for the same reasons stated in this video.

  • @jacksonbennett6151
    @jacksonbennett6151 Před 2 lety +1

    I found Shawns channel this year and I love it, great content, great person. Im taking on a project to help my aunt deal with a sump pump discharge problem, although I can't daylight my pipe, I'm taking into consideration what I learned from Gate City!

  • @jrehberger
    @jrehberger Před 2 lety

    Very interesting. Thank you for introducing me to Shawn and his channel.

  • @mackfisher4487
    @mackfisher4487 Před 2 lety +1

    Nate Great interview will check Shawn's channel out Thanks
    suggestion: post your list of CZcams channels on the Community tab of EC2 seems to be common practice is a lot of CZcams'ers

  • @tonyn3123
    @tonyn3123 Před 2 lety

    Good video. I can appreciate his terminology since I live in an area of similar soils and fully understand the issues associated with it. I have probably inspected hundreds of miles of underdrain installation during my career in a major commercial environment and have seen the issues with corrugated plastic pipe he describes. (PVC is not practical in my career experience application simply due to cost but a non-functioning system is useless. Materials were not my call during my career.). The issues smaller installers need to understand is the corrugated pipe has friction that clogs easily and needs regular cleaning to be serviceable. Cleaning corrugated pipe is a difficult task. Second, with camera inspections I have found numerous collapses of the perforated corrugated pipe from backfilling with heavy equipment which is another advantage of using PVC when possible. Lastly, rodents LOVE the discharge end of the pipe for nesting. When a system is relatively isolated from debris, I would recommend a wire screen inserted into the discharge end to prevent entry of rodents. Thanks.

  • @charlesviner1565
    @charlesviner1565 Před 2 lety

    Important topic 👍☂️☂️☂️☂️☂️

  • @PhotonFlightTeam
    @PhotonFlightTeam Před 2 lety

    considering all the times your father has mentioned how important addressing potential water damage is.....this subject was a great choice for the podcast. well done Nate!

  • @watchthe1369
    @watchthe1369 Před 3 měsíci

    Letsdig18 uses the same straw and seed.

  • @Kyle-ev4fk
    @Kyle-ev4fk Před rokem +1

    Why would your wife not marry you with out going to school?