Stormwater Drainage Problem - Large Dry Well, Catch Basins and Yard Grading - Part 1
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- These homeowners are having a problem with storm water drainage. The customer told us how they would watch the water slowly creep towards the house. The problem is that their backyard is lower than their front yard so much of the rainwater from the yard and the roof wind up back here. Plus, they’re also getting a lot of rainwater from their neighbors, especially a neighbor’s driveway because their properties are higher.
In this first video we’re going to be installing a large dry well using infiltrator chambers with stone and filter fabric also called a soakaway, leach pit, soak trench, soakwell, seepage trench, infiltration pit or stormwater recharge system. This gives the water a place to go underground so it can dissipate into the soil. We will be installing catch basins to capture the water and stop debris from getting into the dry well. We’ll also be tying in downspouts, a sump pump discharge and an existing smaller dry well.
In an upcoming video we will be tying in more downspouts and using some of the excavated soil to stop the neighbors storm water from ending up over here. Thanks for watching.
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Some of the tools shown; Kubota KX018 mini excavator and Kubota B26 Backhoe Loader
Chapters
00:00 Intro and setting up
06:45 Excavating the dry well
17:07 Adding stone, filter fabric & the chambers
25:07 Installing the catch basins and tying in downspouts
32:29 Finishing and closing up the dry well
38:48 Dawn's outro
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Here's a link to pt2 if you're interested - czcams.com/video/EePMiJQuWQc/video.html
From one CZcams creator to another, this video was well done! I SO appreciate the multi cameras. The audio work with music timed perfectly and a voice-over in the beginning. I love it when videos are shot in the moment with boots on the ground. Only another creator can appreciate the time you spent editing this video. I enjoyed your creation. I'm happy to see this video getting so many well-deserved views.
Thank you very much Robert. What an awesome compliment. That means a lot coming from you. Thank you for taking the time to write such a nice comment and congratulations on 100k subscribers. You deserve it. Tom
That man has to be the luckiest to have a wife like this. I’ve never seen a CZcams channel where the wife is this hands on.
Thank you Larnora. I know I am a very lucky man. Dawn and I have been working together like this for many many years. Thanks again, Tom
That's she is in the dirt right with him!
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage You can really see that you two have been working together for ages. It is a thing of beauty. Little gestures for communication, barely any discussion. Just get the job done!
@futurecaredesign thank you very much Future. We appreciate your kind words. Thanks again, Tom
C'est son boulot monsieur tout simplement. La vôtre doit etre tout aussi performante dans le sien!
Nice to see a lady doing this kind of work. Love it!!!
Thank you Avelino. I hope you are able to watch pt2. Thanks and have a great day, Tom
During lockdown I stumbled across Post10, which led me to Gate City. Now I have found your channel and very much enjoying my first video. Part 2 is already ready on a new tab. Production values are great and I look forward to catching up with your other videos. 👍
Hello from New Jersey No onions. Thank you for your spectacular comment and compliment. We really appreciate your kind words and I hope we can keep you entertained. Thanks again and have a great day, Tom
Her description of all she does and why is priceless for a beginner like me. Much appreciated. Bless her!
Thank you very much Richard. You are very kind. Thanks again, Tom
A job well done. I must say I am amazed at how houses in America discharge rain water from the roof straight onto the ground. It is no wonder so many houses have flooding and foundation damage. In my country (Australia) every house must have all gutters discharging into the city underground storm water system.
Thank you and hello from New Jersey, Akitas. You are right. The newer developments around here have that, but these 'older' homes don't. The new rules are that the water has to be contained on the property, so we do the best we can. Thanks again, Tom
Not everywhere in Australia, at least in Queensland there’s no requirement for it to my understanding, maybe it’s by council area?
@@mickymac826 Mate, Queensland is the very definition of the wild west so theres's that. Also the capital is built on a flood plain, so stormwater drainage would be redundant, it is going to flood no matter what.
Lots of councils do so I've got two 90mm storm water outlets built into the street gutter.
I added a 5,000 gallon rainwater tank as well from the downpipes with all the pipework underground which makes everything very neat.
All you can see is a pipe coming up right next to the tank and an overflow next to that going underground to the street.
I still run out of water but rain water sitting in a tank never helped any garden until you use it.
Something to note is that a lot of places in the northern states and Canada get below freezing, so said gutters to the storm drains would potentially freeze and crack leading to sinkholes and other damage. Ive seen that sewer lines in Aus lead outside the house out the side which would also have the same problem in the North.
Wow! What a job for just the two of you! Dawn is quite the worker! I am lucky if i can get my Wife to pick up a couple of Pizza's for the guys! Cant wait to see the finished product! Stay Warm!
Thank you very much John. You gave me a good laugh. Dawn is a hard worker and she never stops, but at least you're getting pizza. I just get a ham and cheese sandwich - lol. The nice part about this job was we had enough room to move all the excess soil and drainage stone with the tractor. Thanks again and have a great weekend, Tom
Ok I got to admit I didn’t think this would be as good as it was, hands up I was totally wrong 😮. What a great team you are, the explanations and knowledge is fantastic.
Thank you very much Drewsterr. That’s an awesome compliment. We really appreciate it. Thanks again, Tom
I'm impressed with your teamwork!
thank you
I love how y’all work as a team 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Thank you very much
Awesome job! As a civil engineer I would’ve called for that existing dry wells pipe to be tied directly into the chamber vs a blind cover underground.
Thank you very much Muhammad. I appreciate your insight and feedback. Thanks again and have a great day, Tom
great Teamwork, looking forward for Part 2, regards from Christian in Germany
Thank you very much Christian and hello from New Jersey. Part 2 will be up soon. Thank you for your nice comment, Tom
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage just watched a few of your videos and you two do great work .Subscribed
Thank you very much Christian
Ma'am.... You are heck of a worker !!
Dawn thanks you Toby.
Looks like it's a good job with just enough comontery,lover the video
Thank you Frank and thank you for your feedback. Have a great day, Tom
Fantastic !! -- Great people, great video, great camera work, pristine audio and a REALLY REALLY great job. Watching part 2 next...
Thank you very much for the awesome compliments.
Hi Tom and Dawn! Man that is one Huge dry well. Great video
Thank you very much Chuck. Have a great weekend, Tom
Really. WOW, a nice sunday afternoon drainage viedo. Great! Can't await Part 2. Warm greetings from cold germany, also to Chuck!👋
@@mrollivetti stay warm!!
Thank you and hello from cold and snowy New Jersey Oliver. I'm sure we would both love to be down by Chuck in warm and sunny Florida. Thank you again for your nice comment and have a great evening, Tom
It’s sunny here but 33 degrees! Might not seem that cold to people up north, but here, it’s brutal. Lol.
Awesome work! You are a great team!
Thank you Rich. Have a great day, Tom
You guys make a killer team. Great job all around.
Thank you very much for the awesome compliment Truth. Have a great day, Tom
Thank you for sharing!
If this lady can make homemade biscuits, she is the total package.
Lol, very funny Chris. She is the total package. Have a great day, Tom
New to your channel! 1st video tonight! Enjoying your video and explanation! Look forward to the completion!
Thank you very much Jim and thank you for the feedback. I hope you are able to watch pt2. Thanks again, Tom
Great job guys.
Thank you very much Jeff. Have a great day, Tom
What an awesome performance! Two thumbs up for each of you!
Thank you very much Rick. What an awesome compliment. I hope you will watch pt2. Thanks again, Tom
Y'all are a fantastic team! Keep up the great work! Very inspiring!
Thank you very much Butlerd. What a terrific compliment. You are awesome! Thanks again, Tom
Your both gems love from Mt Morgan Qld Australia
Hello from New Jersey Muzza. Thank you mate. Have a great day, Tom
I think we know who the real boss is here lol. Good stuff! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Thank you very much Shakes. No one is disputing that. It's been that way for many many years. Thanks and have a great weekend, Tom
i love watching stuff like this, officially subscribed.
Thank you very much Ninja and thank you for subscribing. Have a great day, Tom
I just found your channel and subscribed. You do great work. I'm an excavating and grading contractor in upstate NY. .
Thank you very much Howland and thank you for subscribing. I see your toys are much bigger than mine and I really like that boulder wall you did. Thanks again and have a great evening, Tom
Great video. You guys definitely take pride in your work.
Much appreciated!
Just found your channel. I like that you work together, don’t see that much. Hopefully you will be able to post/film the final results during a big rain! Subscribed.
Thank you Cali and thank you for Subscribing. We show this system after a rain in part 2. Thanks again and have a great day, Tom
Thanks for the reply.
This lady is the real deal!!!
Thank you Danny.
Now THIS is a team!!
Thank you very much
You guys work so hard! Well done ❤
Thank you very much Suzy and thank you for watching our videos. Have a great day, Tom
awesome video i really enjoyed it great job new subscriber
Thank you very much Robert and thank you for subscribing. I hope you are able to watch pt2. Thanks again, Tom
It's nice to have a wife that supports you and is a team mate. Where the f* did I go wrong.
great job you two.
Thank you Coleen. Have a great day, Tom
Awesome work folks💯👏💯👏💯👏
Thank you very much
Great job. I have done a couple of these. I would have probably gone twice the depth. Looks good
Thank you Gibson. Have a great evening, Tom
Great vlog, thanks.
Thank you Tim. Have a great day, Tom
👍from Australia 🇦🇺
Thank you Chris. Hello from New Jersey mate.
Why is everyone amazed a women is doing work like this? 30 years in the trades, I can safely say, 9 Times outta 10 the hundreds of women I have worked with over the years worked harder than the men. Industrial, commercial, and residential didn't matter. Damn good video, very informative.
Magnificent comment Eric. Thank you very much, Tom
Its not because she's just a woman, its because she's different from other youtube women, she's actually giving us Real explanations, and not promoting an OF account
Cool channel. Good ol hard working folks. Subbed
Thank you very much PK and thank you for subscribing, Tom
Great team
Thank you Logan. Have a great day, Tom
Very nice work
Thank you very much John. I hope you will watch pt2 and see how it turned out. Have a good day
Great stuff
Denis, We’re very happy you enjoyed our video. Thanks again, Tom
Nice job Tom hope you are doing well.
Hi Marlon, It's great to hear from you. I hope you and your family are all doing well. Congratulations on your new machines. We're doing ok. Just trying to get some work done and dealing with all this rain. We hoping to be back on this job tomorrow . Thank you for checking in and have a great day, Tom
You are a great wife. Good job!
She's a keeper, thanks. Have a good day, Tom
It will interesting to see how the three downspout lines perform. Unless the intermediary catch basin is perforated, the incoming lines will remain full of water, along with the catch basin, most of the time. This will slow down the flow, thus, opening the door for debris build-up. In other words, the downspout lines AND the catch basin will become a trap up to the level of the exit pipe of the basin. Because of this, for a catch basin to work properly, the incoming line(s) should always be higher than the outgoing line(s). Fingers crossed for your situation!
No need to cross your fingers Dave. There are four 5/8 holes drilled in the bottom of each catch basin plus rock underneath. You can see the holes at 31:51. I respectfully disagree with your last statement on pipe height in a catch basin. What you’re saying is preferred. In this case another contractor installed this downspout line and it’s too low for our dry well. I used the catch basin with a riser to get it to the right height. As long as the basin is perforated it won’t hold water and I routinely use out going pipe higher than incoming pipe to gain slope on a flat yard and I’ve never had a problem. Thank you for your insights, Tom
Where y'all at? The way you say water, I am guessing up the east coast somewhere. PA maybe. I can't believe you aren't allowed to pipe the water out to the street! Isn't that what the storm management system is for?! Interesting project. I'll check out some of your other videos.
Down here in NC, the water all goes to ditches and is then pumped to the swamps. Makes it easy for me, just have to get the water out to the ditches.
Hi Ben, You guys are allowed to do a lot more to solve drainage issues down there than we can. Containing the water on your property is the norm here in New Jersey.
It's call the 'clean water act' or 'storm water management act". It's a federal lawn that will probably make it's way to NC too. The feds make a law, the states enact it and then it makes it's way to every town. They are pretty strict here in Jersey and they fine people for discharging to the street. Especially, if the water freezes on the sidewalk or curb. Another issue you may not have to worry about. Thank and have a great evening, Tom
Freezing water on a sidewalk is definitely not a concern. No sidewalks (I'm out in the county), and it rarely freezes here. It is 70 degrees out right now.@@tyelandscapinganddrainage
I’m jealous. Have a good evening, Tom
That is one tough young lady. Very hard worker.
Thank you Walter. Have a great weekend
Great job I wish I was there to lend a hand for free I enjoy helping people that need it.
Thank you Daniel
I can't believe how clean that dirt is backyard I didn't see any rocks in that dirt when he was digging.
You are right. I was pure sand with a little top soil to get the grass to grow. No even any pebbles.
Tom
Did everyone remember to hit subscribe? This channel deserves to blow up!
You are awesome Claudia. Dawn and I Thank you very much.
Wow that’s a big job. My parents had those installed and it was a waste of money as they just overflowed
Thank you Scott. There are a few considerations before installing a dry well. The soil type, percolation and it has to be sized to handle the amount of runoff.
We need to see the system in action!
Watch pt2
Fantastic video! I can't wait to see how this one turns out. Tom, I'm not sure what you did to get D...she is one in a million
Thank you very much Scrowler. I agree - she's one in a million. Thanks again, Tom
how deep did you have to go on this job? Awesome finish!
Thank you Richard. I believe the deepest part is around 3 feet. Have a great weekend, Tom
Amazing that it was 2 adults over 50 doing all the hard labor. Where the hell are the young people? Great video by the wife. Not only did she put it all together but busted her ass with sweat labor. That’s bad ass.
Thank you very much Mike. Incredible comment. Dawn is pretty awesome. Thanks again, Tom
Excellent video. Dynamic duo! I'd like to see more about how your laser levelling system works.
@icarojapan thank you and we’ll work on that
Super impressed with your (you personally) work. You guys do a great job, excellent attention to detail and knowledge of water management. But I was especially impressed that you are actually doing the work also.
Thank you very much William. Hopefully you can watch pt2 and see how we solved it and how it turned out. Thank you again for your compliments, Tom
Would love to see on a future video how u can probe an old existing dry well system to determine its borders.
And congrats on the 71k views for this video!!!
I’ve been watching all ur videos since the beginning!!! U guys always do an awesome job!!! 😊
Thank you very much Nan and I'll try to show that in a future video.
Nice job and basically every other job u showed in ur videos
I binge watched all ur videos the last 2 weeks
Question
What do u use to cut the filter fabric ?(it look like u use a battery power tool)
We usually use a utility knife but it can be hard and thick to cut alot of fabric
Thank you for watching our videos and thank you for you compliments Tony. Feel free to watch them multiple times - lol. Dawn likes her electric scissors. They cut even the thickest geogrid and woven fabrics. We do have to replace the blades every couple years, but they are easy to get on Amazon. Thanks again and have a great weekend, Tom
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A torch works well for many fabrics and seals edges to prevent fraying on some too. Better and A LOT faster than scissors or a knife
I hope that works well, I was pricing 200ft of 6 or 8 inch dual-wall for a no-slope situation & it probably would have cost about the same as what you have done there. I'd have probably preferred larger clean-outs but I guess those work in your area.
13:47 The machine almost rolled away, I'm surprised the bucket wasn't enough to hold it. You might need to add the parking-brake into your dismount procedure.
Thank you Bob, Have a good day
It looks like your having fun with the snow. Hopefully it will melt soon
Hello William. I hope you're doing well. It's raining here and the snow has melted. Hopefully we can get back to work next week. Thanks and have a great day, Tom
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage We are trying to get rid of 12 inches of what they call snow. It's more like white concrete. Last week we had - digits, and we were almost 40 degrees with lots of fog,and rain.
Nice job! Good to see a gal doing this work!
Question: will that amount of top soil grow grass like the rest of the yard??
Thank you Pam. Yes it will. A little organic soil will hold more moisture and make the seed germinate quicker.
Wow.
What a team.
Love the video and technical detail.
Hope you get some jobs from this, I'll be watching it part 2 and how it coped with the rain.
One question don't the nabours up stream have responsibility for their runoff?
Thanks for the good video.
Thank you very much Anthony
You got the best wife coworkers 😜 the best
Thank you Dale. I agree. She is the best and I know I'm a lucky man. Thanks again, Tom
just a hint put the drain grill cover in dustbin bag, stop dirt and stone dropping in to your new basin then remove it at end of job,
Good tip Stedman, thanks
What type of stone did you use in the dry well? Thank you for making such informative videos!
We call it 3/4 clean Darrin
When you're using the loader as a carry and dump bucket like on this job, I wonder if you could get a set of bolt or clamp on extensions that would let it work better in that application? You might not be able to carry much more, but if the soil is lighter you could, and regardless you could carry with less spillage during transport. It should be cheaper and quicker than pinning on an oversize bucket.
Thank you for the advise Mark. I appreciate your insights. Have a great day, Tom
Thanks for sharing your video👍 What size of Kubota tractor are you using? Great Job👍👍
Thank you very much Greg. It’s a B26 backhoe - loader. Thanks again, Tom
It’s staggering to me you’re not allowed to discharge onto the street. In Tropical Australia we admittedly get monsoonal rain (up to 4” an hour for several hours) but houses are encouraged to discharge to the street as the streets are designed to move water away as quickly as possible and have designed overland overflows built in.
Hello from New Jersey Tristan. It's not that we don't have the infrastructure to remove the storm water. It's the people in charge trying to limit and reduce the amount of rain water runoff that carries fertilizers, pollutants and other contaminants that wind up in the streams, waterways and eventually into the bay/ocean. I hope you are able to watch pt2 and see what else we did to solve this customer's problem. Thanks and have a great day, Tom
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage Fascinating! Thanks for the reply.
The ditch lady had to keep that operator in check on that last 10 foot pipe run before the rain. Had to make sure he dug enough to allow the elbow to get on without any hand digging. 😂😂😂😂😂
Are the neighbors helping with expense of their water draining into your yard? After all. their failing to control their drainage is affecting your foundation. Lady, you are Awesome!!!
Dawn said thank you Denise. The neighbors did not chip in and you are right.
This isn't a matter of controlling the drainage In as much as it the fact that the neighbours house in higher. The neighbours drains play no part in this naturally occuing problem of water taking the naturally course of least resistance. This is surface water from rain not a drainage malfunction on behalf of the higher property. If you lived at the bottom of a hill,which in effect this is,do you blame your neighbour for your flooding because they happen to live higher than you?
We had same situation caused by neighbours on bother sides changing their grading. The neighbours would not pay anything, they expected town to pay. Stupid ridiculous mentality. Want to know who someone really is, try to touch their money. The neighbours caused the problem for us and don’t care, at all. Well it’s not in my backyard, it’s not problem. People are sickening.
@Anonymously4051 very common situation. Thank you for your input, Tom
I would like to see what it’s looks like after a hard rain. I have a problem with my yard
We show that in part 2. Coming soon
I have a similar situation in my backyard so I'm very interested in this solution. However we have soil that is very high in clay content which doesn't doesn't seem to percolate well so I'm not sure that this solution would be the best for my situation.
Unless we know the area well we always get a soil survey and do a perk test to make sure a dry well system will work. Sometimes the clay layer is only on the surface or not that deep. If you can get through the clay layer the system will work well. We explain that in this video - czcams.com/video/w5pmmm_momU/video.html
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage Thank you, I will watch this video. :-)
4:02 I would catch all those downspouts and redirect them towards the front yard and ultimately the street. Regardless of what the town/city has to say about it.
Thank you Alexei. It would have been nice if we could do that, but it's not legal here. If we did that the town would fine the homeowner until the water was redirected away from the street. Plus, the water you see in the picture is mostly runoff from the neighbors.
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage what, EXACTLY, is the reason for this town code? This is absolutely insane.
Ryan, It's called the 'clean water act' and/or 'storm water management act". It's a federal law. One of the purposes is to limit rain water runoff that carries fertilizers and other contaminants that wind up in the streams, waterways and eventually into the bay/ocean. The feds make a law, the states enact it and then it makes it's way to every town. Our dry well contains the water, the water gets filtered as it percolates and then recharges the aquifers. They are pretty strict here in Jersey and they fine people for discharging to the street. Especially, if the water freezes on the sidewalk or curb. I never said I agree with this law I just play by the rules. Thank and have a great evening, Tom
What state are you in with that sandy soil..will like to see if this fixes the problem long term with BIG rains.. is there a storm sewer out front where you could discharge water towards? I have the same situation in my back yard and put in a catch basin with a 90 gallon per minute pump and discharged it under a tree in my front yard towards the storm sewer?
We're in New Jersey Mike. There is no storm sewer catch basin or even a storm sewer pipe that we could attach to, or we would have done that. Dawn talks about discharging to the front at 01:29. We show the system after a good rain in part 2. Have a great day, Tom
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage thanks, look forward to part 2.
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage I thought I heard some of that east coast accent going on.
I love hydro-static pressure
Also you said at 20:00 they have really good drainage. Please xplaine because i saw a pond with no drainage.
The weight of the 3ft of water forces water to perk
This is sandy soil, it has great drainage. We know that because we did a perk test , I looked at a soil survey and all the water in the picture was gone in less that 12 hours. The dry well gets the water out of sight and away from the house, but it's only part of the solution. The deepest water in the picture was 9 inches.
Have you ever used a brand called Invisible Structures? Curious how this compares.
I’m sorry, I haven’t used them.
Were you required to have the utilities located before digging started?
Hi Daniel. Yes, you can see mark out flags and paint starting at 01:06 to around 02:30. Again at 04:49. Tom
I have a similar problem can you suggest anything I can do? I tried to run some pvc drains it helped a little but not much , someone suggested a big hole full of rocks like a French drain idk.
Around here I always recommend that the homeowner contact their town engineering dept. The town engineer will be familiar with the soil type, percolation, local rules and will know what the town allows or recommends. I'm sorry I couldn't help you more, Tom
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage The engineering department in my county tells us to go away & get an HOA or POA. Literally. It's wild b/c our environmental code requires controlled drainage for lands with less than 2% slope with OSSFs(sewage treatment) carrying a $500 fine for ponding[not enforced & citizens live in literal sewage-soil with nose burning levels of ammonia being released into the air by the plants.
Wow, Most towns here have a pretty good engineering dept. They will send someone out. It may not be the head engineer, but one of the newer guys or an inspector will be sent out. I tell people to call them first. Especially, if it's a town where I'm not familiar with their rules. Plus, when the homeowner starts getting mad and upset, because of these laws they can fight it out directly with the town. I always say - Make sure you didn't do anything without permits, like a deck or patio. You're inviting the town in to look around.
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage There is a section that mentions 'natural drainage' which is what they use to perform their orderly-civil-disobedience as a government-official. Another part they intentionally confuse is applying 10-12 acre rules to small-lot neighborhoods where under 5 acre rules have far more restrictions no matter where we are in the State. Every few years the rules get more-&-more strict so hopefully one day my local health department includes 'controlled' drainage like the State Administrative Code requires to maintain the quality of an OSSF(sewage treatment).
It would be great to see an update where the system is doing what it is supposed to do.
Writing from Mumbai.
Hello from New Jersey Rajeev. We show this system after a rain in part 2. Thank you for your feedback and have a great day, Tom
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage looking forward to see it in action
Did you call 811 to get lines marked?
Yes Greg, NJ1 call marks the utilities from the street to the house - public. They don't mark private utilities. The gas line from the house to the pool is not marked because it's private. You can see the mark out flags in the beginning and at 04:54. Also, this is a new homeowner and they don't know where the line is either. Have a good day, Tom
How do you like your excavator and looking to buy one? How were you able to price it?
Hello Matt, I absolutely love this machine. It's strong enough to do everything I throw at it and it fits into almost every yard. I figured out the options I wanted - thumb, travel pedal kit & 2 buckets. I then got prices from a couple different dealers. I always planned to buy from my local dealer. I just wanted to check the price they were giving me. Good luck and I hope this helps, Tom
off topic but what is the name of the song at 7min?
Hi Gilbert. That's 'Only for tonight' by Nightcap. We used the instrumental version.
If the property had realy good draining ground would it not have been more applicable to have just arearetad the ground to break the hard pack/ pan of the ground to allow flood water to get to the good draining ground, cos all you have done is make a large underground resovouar that will use the good draining sub soils
going to make a final video ?
Yes, we’ve been shut down because of the snow. The snow has all melted. We’re expecting to be able to finish this job this week and then we can make part 2. Thank you Gerald, Tom
I don't understand as long as u guys do know how it works and how put together
Hey mate
Love the channel and the effort.
But wouldnt you be better off using some kind of french drain leading into a big catch basin, then pumping the water up to the street?
Only reason im saying this is because the soil clearly isnt coping with the water above the ground, so what yould make you think dissipating it below the ground would be a solution?
The ground / soil is already completely soaked.....
Fogive my question, however im an avid viewer of Gate City Foundation Drainage amchannel & feel like a profesional in Foundation & Drainage now, so curious to see your chainnof thought 😅
Tom, Pumping to the street is not legal in this town and in most towns in New Jersey. Dawn talks about that at 01:29. This is sandy soil, it has great drainage. We know that because we did a perk test 08:24, I looked at a soil survey and all the water in the picture was gone in less that 12 hours. The dry well gets the water out of sight and away from the house, but it's only part of the solution. You'll see more in part 2. Tom
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage thanks legend, can't wait
Thank you
I had a French drain to a dry well put in this fall. I'm actually on a hill but due to having a raised septic tank, the water would just sit behind the house. 1/4 mile down the road is 40 feet lower.
18 inches down is all sand but the water wouldn't perc through the grass and clay heavy topsoil. Now that the water can hit the sand , no more problems!
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That the craziest and very costly way .. if the soil Perc's so well as you clam water would have never backed up. What we do here in north west Ont. Homes have been built on drained Muskogee and over the years yards an driveways sink leaving concret step hanging off the basement fondations 2 feet in the air. Back yard an drive ways sink feet. Nabors water drains into the lower yards. We go in rip out the broken up black top driveway. Compact A gravel on the driveway back up to grade and carry bucket full of fill into the back yard until we are with in 4" of grade an cap with 4" top soil shopping out to the road out both side of the home to the street making a small valley between the back an side of the home so run off water stays away from the home. Any water that land in that yard run out to the street an down city storm drains. Then you pick up jobs at the next home as there water can no longer flood the ones you done. We contract a black top company to do the driveway. Front yards a filled to bring ground up to base of front steps an slopped to the road. Never instal dry wells 10 to 20 years later these areas have to be lifted again as the black Muskogee drys down more an more over the years. You can count on getting work from a big new Development in the first 10 years. The homes of shopping mall buildings never sink as steel pilling are driven down to bed rock an footings poured around them with steel plates an rebar welded to the pillings
Arnold, The customer sent me that picture and video. I asked him how long it took to be gone. He actually told me that it was completely gone in 6 hours. Should I call him a liar, because (according to you) "if the soil Perc's so well as you clam water would have never backed up?" I also did and videoed the perk test we did. The percolation is great. Even better once you get down a foot, past the layers of organics and in to straight sand. The purpose of the dry well is to get the water underground and away from the house. The dry well was only part of this project.
I would have used the extra soil to build a small burm around the yard and let the neighbors deal with their own water.
I hope you watch pt2
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage I did the following day... perfect.
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Thank you for the advice Bobby, but we like the music. Thank you for subscribing and Have a great day, Tom
@@tyelandscapinganddrainage Ok . Great video anyway.
Thanks again Bobby
Did you say no stormwater is allowed to go into the gutters?!!
In Australia all stormwater is directed to the street then out to the ocean or wherever the council directs it.
Hello from New Jersey Anders. It's the people in charge trying to limit and reduce the amount of rain water runoff that carries fertilizers, pollutants and other contaminants that wind up in the streams, waterways and eventually into the bay/ocean. I hope you are able to watch pt2 and see what else we did to solve this customer's problem. Thanks and have a great day, Tom
At minute 13.50 we see that the driverless tractor moves back slightly; did you forget to put the handbrake on...?
good eye Luigi.
!st thing: Don't live in a flood plain or lower area that can flood in heavy rain. What happens when catch basins get full ??
We told the customer that they need to check and clean them every 3 months. Hopefully you can watch pt2.
Dunno about you but id be having a ball with all that water up until i had to get rid of it lol
@ 30:55 that pipe was filled with dirt!
From me digging it out.
I realize they’re not legally responsible, it would be great if the neighbors pitched in to help with the cost.