you're the kind of guy people would love to hire but can never find.

Best weed barrier sheets of Newspaper add layer wet it down then repeat with additional layer(s) then top with mulch or landscaping cover of your choice....works amazing eco-friendly great video thank you

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Good idea

@lilyCharalabidou

Жыл бұрын

Cardboard sheets also..

@samleslie8457

Жыл бұрын

Unless your in an area with termites, newspaper and cardboard can attract termites.

@eddyvideostar

Жыл бұрын

@@samleslie8457: Thank you. Newspapers and cardboard can get rotten quickly.

@bobbiewhitten1718

11 ай бұрын

Used it several times over the years and newspaper breaks down pretty fast. Then the weeds take over if you don't stay constantly on it.

Lord, please send a tall, handsome man with skills like this. Amen.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@bella2432

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@jodielangley2846

3 жыл бұрын

Every time I watch a You Tube home repair video...this is my same prayer! Love it!!

@gss6531

3 жыл бұрын

@@jodielangley2846 I'm available ladies.

@sherrylove9084

3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that

I never knew doing a French drain yourself was this easy... just labor intensive that's all, but concept is super simple. Thank u for the insight: )

I just want to say thank you. I watched this video a half dozen times and implemented this in my front yard and around the side of my house. We'd been having serious drainage issues and your guidance helped us solve our problems.

@lawn-n-orderlandscaping1389

2 жыл бұрын

Always love a happy ending! What was your issue? Water in the crawl space?

@mracre

2 жыл бұрын

@@lawn-n-orderlandscaping1389 Worse, in the basement. Between this, a regrade of the front yard, and some injections into cracks in the basement, we're completely dry.

@lawn-n-orderlandscaping1389

2 жыл бұрын

@@mracre Sweet! Thats often our suggestion. Fix your drainage issues, and once the basement dries up, go back and seal it. Just sealing it leaves water looking for a better spot to make an entrance

@quantinayoung6559

3 ай бұрын

What do you mean by “sealing it”

More videos please! This was great! Great speaking voice, clear shots, awesome step by step explanations of everything.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I really appreciate it!

Excellent, excellent, excellent. I agree with everything you said and did here. So many people overlook drainage while landscaping around the house perimeter, only to be surprised when plants die or mold starts to creep up the inside walls.

Very impressive video. I am going to follow your lead and put a drain in our back yard which has many water flowing/non-flowing issues. Thank you!

I am so incredibly jealous of your soft dirt

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

I am lucky in that way

@frankposterello1628

3 жыл бұрын

It looks like digging in fudge.

Maybe the best made, explained and relaxing to see video on this topic on KZread. Thanks for taking the time to share this great info!

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@WeatherNut27

3 жыл бұрын

Agree... Its special when you wanna learn something and feel relaxed watching it. Great video and motivating me to doing the same

@GilsTestChannel

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, very good production elements to the video.

You've saved me thankyou. I wanted initially to expose stones by not wrapping fabric ontop because I like the look of the white stones but also worried for silt/debris getting in between stones clogging it but seeing your video just helped me go ahead to wrap and then add another layer of stones ontop. Omg why didn't I think of that before. Thankyou thankyou. From New Zealand.

You really did a tremendous job. It came out beautifully.

Awesome video and great instruction. I love the landscaping and the drain is exactly what I have been looking for to fix my drainage problem. Thank you!

I’m getting all this and new sod around my house about 5000 sq ft and I’ve been give the price tag of 8 to 14k. After watching your video I’m feeling like I want to do it myself and pay myself at the end. Thanks buddy.

BECAUSE OF YOU... I'M GOING TO DO THIS! AWESOME JOB👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Thank you. I am planning to do this when the weather gets better. Great tips for doing French drain .

Really nice video. Love the way you speed up parts and show everything clear.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I'm not only impressed with your project, but you crafted a very nice explanatory video as well. Great job using the time lapse to show the whole thing going together. Nicely done!

@denicetarver5073

Ай бұрын

❤

I like the good job you did. You don't know how much you have helped this old lady Good info Thank.

I am fascinated with drainage designs, cisterns, and all that sorta stuff. I'm a beginner, seriously, but I am excited to start setting up a cistern, and laying out how I want our land to drain, to maximize our water usage, and avoid flooding or washouts. I thought the tip about using the level to assure that you are pitched correctly, was great, and its gonna be very useful. I look forward to seeing the videos on your channel, they will be helpful, I'm sure! Thank you!

I like how you married other parts of vids in to this when you explained product use. Not at all redundant...smooth editing.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate it

I never EVER leave a comment on videos. After seeing this I couldn’t start my project fast enough. This is perfect. Rock... $80.00 per yard. Pipe, smooth or corrugated Perforated either way is cheap. I rented a trencher because unlike you I hate digging. I actually poured a concrete catch basin in places and added the rock around plus I did like you and ran the rock the full distance. Excellent job! Well done, thank you.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Thank you and glad to hear have an awesome project as well.

@dj-dq4lr

2 жыл бұрын

A concrete catch basin?

I am very impressed… it turned out really good… definitely will show my husband this video…. Future project…. Thanks for sharing

Nice job and thanks for explaining the risers. I was scratching my head when you put those in.

I have been doing this kind of thing for almost 40 years. Eventually dirt will get into the pipe. With the corrugated pipe dirt gets caught in the corrugations and eventually fills the pipe. You can't really snake the corrugated pipe, so I use the perforated PVC and leave and access for the snake; it may be 20 years before you need it, but you will be glad you planned ahead. Especially if it is deep down by the footers where a lot of drain work is done.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

I like your insight

I’m buying a house where the backyard is sloped towards the house. There is no drainage in the backyard at this time, so this is something that I can definitely do myself to prevent further invading water going into the basement.

Your philosophy is great 👍 and well articulate very pleasant way to explain things for us. 😅 God bless

Excellent walk through. Thank you for being detailed on WHY you do things.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

I don’t typically reply to How To videos but this was truly impressive. I just did a similar project but smaller in scope. I can appreciate the amount of labor you put into this. You did an amazing job.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I really appreciate it!

@raymondb.9335

3 жыл бұрын

Yes that was an awesome video, very detailed yet simplified!

@stevebator3138

Жыл бұрын

Well explained procedure. A lot of work but thats what makes it last along time !

Great video!! I binged all of your content last weekend!!

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Awesome I appreciate it!

A PLUS WORK / PLANNING, LOVE THE DRAIN CLEANOUTS AND CHOICES OF ROCK- HARD WORK PAYS OFF - BRAVO

I greatly appreciate your explanation on this project. I have a room that is flooding, and your steps will help me save my foundation. Thank you!!!

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I hope it helps!

@jamesjazwinski4412

3 жыл бұрын

You have a bigger problem. This system is dealing with surface water.

Thanks for the video. We have a house that has negative slope and water is coming through cracks in the wall. This looks like a viable option to fix that. Only issue is our grandkids and rocks done go well together. I may have to opt for rubber chunks or bark.

@katjones4840

Жыл бұрын

I have kids so rocks are a huge no for me. Your idea of the rubber mulch is brilliant. Thank you 😊

A lot of hard work. Looks good. We need this in areas of our home. We would have to hire someone, so it won't get done since we are seniors on a limited income. Great job 👍

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Man, so glad you love digging trenches, I got a bunch that need digging, You're always welcome to come over!

Good point about roots clinging on to the fabric -- I've seen that but never seen it as a disadvantage to fabric; in some places the, best to leave it out and make sure the stones are depp, deep.

Wow, I'm impressed! What an awesome job with great instruction and example! Thanks for making and sharing this video!

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I appreciate the helpful reminders and/or suggestions regarding the "why" you chose rock instead of mulch; your reason for the it's; and your preference to keep plants & shrubbery vs. water seeking root trees. After 50 yrs, I'm now the owner of my childhood home where settling ground with "when needed" grading took place; water level changes in this older neighborhood & higher rainfalls then I've experienced in 40yrs; and existing several water seeking root trees & spreading english ivy have given to issues needing my attention. My parents maintained our 2 acres but were never too interested w/any landscaping around the perimeter of our home. I've found with the newer products available & the shared technics in similarity I'm hopeful to better the drainage away from my foundation and give the perimeter a low maintenance (for me) curb appeal. Thank you, Susan.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cool to hear

I really enjoyed this video! I like that you explain what you are doing and why you chose certain things.

great video, i learned alot and plan to implement this process in my front yard where we want to put rocks around our hedges. Thanks.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks!

Every French drain video always has easy dirt......meanwhile over here in Texas I cry even thinking about putting one in myself 😂

Thank you for being detailed and forward and not so over talkative. Every minute of this was very informative! I will definitely use this advice for my spring house maintenance😊

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome thank you!

Thank you for taking the time to share. A major company told us it would be 18,000 and they want us to demo walls in basement all around the house. So they could put in a drain & sunk pump. We said a French drain should do the trick your video confirmed it.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

I hope it does the trick. Sometimes the option that someone quoted you is need but all depends on the situation. Thanks!

This is great gives me a good idea for my backyard. I moved out of California into Texas and and it rained for about 4 days straight Last week and completely flooded my backyard patio so I'm gonna copy what you did. And then I'm gonna run the piping down the side of the house and out to the front yard and into the street

@ThatTechTeacher427

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a good plan.

Just wanted to take a minute to thank you for this awesome, informative video. Very relaxed and detailed info at the same time.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I appreciate it!

Awesome video and the drainage and landscaping looks great! I'm building a French drain around a new shed and this video is really helpful. So informative and you literally answered all my questions. Thanks for posting!

@ThatTechTeacher427

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and glad to hear it helped!

This was so helpful! My hubby was trying to explain the french drain concept to me and I wasn't having it.... Until I saw your video! Thank you so much‼️

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Love this idea ..l wish I had seen this 10 years ago when I was a little younger

🔥🔥🔥 Thank you!! Have had property for a year and spent most pregnancy and post-birth DIYing and installing so much (roofing over addt’l room, sealing, insulation, plumbing, HVAC). Utility bills have gone down tremendously , home is habilitable for baby and I, but just found out half the roof has shingle overtop of rotten wood shingles. I’m done!!! Came in with so much savings - leaving with so much debt. Market is terrible rn. Still have to live here. So next thing to do? Well, can’t use kitchen sidedoor - sealed it off because area floods outside and comes in. And the sidewalk and everything there floods as well. They didn’t install or make a drain, and neighbor sits higher than me and installed a DIY drain sys to just overflow onto my property. I knew what needed to be done… not how!! I already purchased rocks and outdoor drain-line but this is soooo helpful. Sorry for the lack of brevity. Thank you!!!! 🎉

@honeybee7606

11 ай бұрын

I've recently had the same issue with neighbors routing water to my property.

@Good-Vibe24vlog

10 ай бұрын

Oh wow 😳. You're a birther person 😅 What was the gender of your fetus?😊. Male, Female, or other ? Congratulations 👏🎉

I did a similar thing to my house actually in the same area of my house I did it about 2 years ago it works beautifully. I can definitely appreciate the hard work. It looks like you did a beautiful job that you can appreciate for years and years to come. Hard work is just rewarding a lot of times. I love doing things like this.

Thanks for the Preen recommendation. I'm going to try it ...

Thanks for explaining and dumbing it down for beginners.

Totally doing my drainage area’s around my home ! Awesome job 🤩

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@Good-Vibe24vlog

10 ай бұрын

If you have a basement. Don't use corrugated perferated pipe all the way around. Stay at least 10' away from the house...If that slotted line fills ..It will allow water to go down and find it's way to basement foundation walls ..Either use channel drains in low spots or catch basins...Or they sell solid PVC drainline with holes only on half of pipe ...Face holes upwards

Great video, you did an amazing job on that French drain! I appreciate the lesson, this was a well put together video!

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

You have such great soil! I have to use a Mattock to even break the ground up

What a great video! I am having some drainage problems and while I won’t be doing the work you have helped me understand the process so when I hire someone I will know what I am talking about!

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome glad to help

Your content is stellar and I like your easy, no-frills style…no crazy gimmicks or anything…keep it up!

Dude...you are amazing. The quality of work for prep, installation, and finishing is my level of perfection. If I was 30 years younger, and a man, we’d be twins. 😳🤣. Seriously, this is exactly what I need in my yard, but I have my doubts that anyone around here would be able to execute your level of superiority, which (sadly) is what I would demand. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Great clarity in your presentation. Awesome. I have not questions!

Thxs Im make sure my hubby watches this video as we need to do a french drain on the side of the house.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

😃

Awesome stuff man.. you’re very talented. I really like the assorted size of cobble stone. So much better than all the same size. Weird question, but how do you end a french drain?? Let’s say I run one the length of my house.. what do I do at both ends?

Great video! This may have been mentioned but if you are shoveling your stone off of asphalt or concrete use a flat shovel. Slide it on the concrete under the stone instead of digging into the pile with a spade. Much easier.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

that trench was a tremendous dig, very good for just using a shovel good on ya

I really like the way you explained what you were doing. Early on I was wondering why the risers? - but you explained it later. 👍🏼 Well done & nice job.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you for taking the time to make this extremely helpful video. You are an excellent teacher with a chill attitude! The end result is beautiful. You inspired us to try to complete this project in the Fall.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome I hope it goes well! Thank you!

Thank you for sharing! I did very similar job around my house many years ago , and helps a lot . Also the idea about the clean up after the pipes is great ,I will do it.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear!

Great video! I love that you didn't put weed fabric down. Its great in certain circumstances but totally overused in others. Looking forward to the next video

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks the fabric can a great option but not always a must.

Thank you for sharing this video..amazing job.

Love it! I live on a property that floods everytime it rains. I am elderly and don't have the money to hire someone to do this so I am going to attempt to do some of this myself. At least the immediate areas around the house will not have so much water when it rains. Thanks!

@dj-dq4lr

2 жыл бұрын

Same thing here. We/I get flash floods and my front door and side of house are getting flooded and front door baseboards and getting moisture!

@samfrancisco8095

Жыл бұрын

Get some neighborhood kids through Nextdoor to do the work.

Wish I had soil like you, mine is mostly clay and very hard to work with.

Great video. That's one hard working man. And smart too!

Thank you, very interesting, and the cobbles look wonderful

Great job! Neat and clean and functional. Great attention to detail. I can tell that you take pride in doing things correctly. I work the same way. Hats off.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I really appreciate it!

@3:53 is my favorite part of the video a glimpse of the puppy in the cone of shame lol

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

😂 Poor guy had surgery no more cone of shame.

Never quite understood a French Drain.Now I do!!!Thanks,that was a great tutorial!😊

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks i appreciate it!

Very good video, thank you for posting.. It gives me the courage to attempt this by my deck. .

Dude, you certainly aren’t afraid of hard work. Love the precision used in digging the trench. Well produced video with really good info. 👍🏻

Isn't life crazy? Me @00:25, "Pretty luscious bushes! I wish I could grow that in my Florida yard." Few seconds later he hacks the bushes. OMG!

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Ya one mans trash.... Those where just too overgrown for my taste.

@imnotmarthastewart8120

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂🤣

Wow looks great and the drain is doing it’s job well done

Thanks for that simple but infective tip. Eye opener awesome job bro.

Great job!!! How did you "grade" the new lawn area?

Nice job, my back ached after watching this. This is the most detailed and properly executed project that I’ve seen in a long time. Thank you!!

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I really appreciate it! 😂

I love this and it's going to conquer my problem with all the neighbors runoff coming to my corner house and running around the bottom of my home. Just poured concrete to make a 1 foot sidewalk around the edge of the home and then Im going to put this trench! Thanks for the great idea!

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks hope it goes well!

beautiful work. That's what we like to see! Gravel surface and landscape fabric!

You are a beast! That was an impressive project. You made it look so easy. I am certain it was not an easy project. That is alot of manual labor! Awesome job

@samfrancisco8095

Жыл бұрын

The wife should have been shoveling the gravel into the cart.

I'm doing a lot of research into my own upcoming process. Videos with guidance and tips is helpful, don't get me wrong. But watching you DO the things I'm reading about or hearing spoken about was incredibly helpful. Its nice to see the work as opposed to the image I am forming in my head. Thanks a lot for putting this out there. I'm going to need to learn a few different new skills in the new house so I may browse around the rest of your channel.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Always do your research I dont claim to know everything but I try to do my research as well and do the best I can. Thanks for watching and I hope you see some of the future stuff.

Wish I had glorious soil conditions like that. Drain system looks great!

@ThatTechTeacher427

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you for making great content. Your work turned out beautiful. Great video skill too!

Looks great! We put in a curtain drain around the house 21 yrs ago and it was a huge project. Glad we did, cause we've had some huge down pours.

I LOVE this! Thank you!!! It's exactly what I need around my house; same issues as you. I was going to ask you about the two pipes sticking up but thankfully you explained it at the end of the video. You make it look so easy! I hope my attempt goes as well as yours. I too hate mulch and love the rock; I def need low maintenance solutions! Thank you for the best DIY video on this subject!

@SheilaSpencer1

3 жыл бұрын

Would this pre-fab product from Lowe's work also? I realize it would not be half as good as what you have built, but this may be easier for me to install. www.lowes.com/pd/NDS-4-in-x-10-ft-5-PSI-Corrugated-French-Drain-Pipe/3136611

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

I have never used that before but I know a lot of people love that stuff because of what you said it is easier to install.

A ton of work. Great project. great use of that tractor too.

You did a fine job and I learned some good things. Thank you!

maybe its my age speaking but man you have a strong back, my back is hurting watching you. LOL

You did a amazing job! Thank you for helping me solve my drainage problem.

Nice job there. I really like how you showed and explained your thoughts and processes. Best of luck for many dryer years.

Thanks, I appreciated the info...good info to share w son for his house.

I'm getting ready to do a French drain along the back side of my house. This was the most helpful video of the bunch. Thanks so much. You're yard and landscape looks amazing btw!!

@ThatTechTeacher427

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I really appreciate it! Hope your project goes well.

Great video. Great design and implementation. This is exactly what I need to do as I am getting a lot of water in the crawl space. I appreciate it!

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

This is absolutely great video . Thanks for sharing 👍🏼

Nice job! Getting ready to take on my own project, so this was helpful.

@ThatTechTeacher427

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad it was helpful!