Corrugated Dual Wall Pipe Connection for Underground Drainage System in Clarkston, MI We're in Clarkston, Michigan, and we're going to tape a connection on our downspout pipe. We're running an underground drainage system in Clarkston, Michigan, and wanted to show you the right way to tape a joint so that tree roots can't get in [...]
Waterproof Exterior Wall, Foundation, Footer With a Sump Pump Drain Pipe I wanted to show you the right way to seal up a foundation for when you're running footer pipe. This actually was a garden bed and I know that seems crazy. I mean, why would you put a garden bed right over your tile? [...]
Freedom Drain / French Drain System for Yard Water Drainage Problems We're installing a large drainage system, Freedom drain / French drain, as they're known. We have the neighbor's driveway water running off into this collection area. We also have the roof water. You can see the downspouts. There are the gutter troughs, so we're [...]
Dual Wall Corrugated Pipe for Underground Drainage System for Roof Run-Off We're running a downspout, an apartment building. We're using a dual wall corrugated pipe. It's smooth on the inside and corrugated on the outside. Very flexible, but yet rigid, strong. All right, let's go through the system so I can explain why we use [...]
Lift Station for Water Drainage Problems Using Commercial Sump Pump Basin We just put in a lift station and I just want to explain how this repair worked. This was a drain that would catch all the water. This is an apartment complex and this happens to be their handicap unit. So, there's the ramp. All [...]
Sump Pump Line to French Drain System to Drain Yard Water We're installing a sump pump line to a French drain system. I just wanted to show you what the system looks like. Everyone is a little different. They're tailor-made the hall a lot and the conditions. The soil here is low percolation, so we [...]
Drainage Filter Fabric Installation for a French Drain System When you go to do your burrito wrap or your French drain system, you want to make sure not to overlap. I've seen drains where they do a heavy overlap. The water flows through this filter fabric just fine. The filter fabric always has a gallons [...]
Two Residential Underground Downspout Systems I wanted to go over the two underground downspout systems that we run an offer for, residential use. For the DIY guy, hopefully, this helps. We're going to start out by covering the single wall. The single wall is really easy to work with. It's very pliable. It's just amazing [...]
Use Water Drainage Systems for Outdoor Living Spaces to Avoid Problems When you build an outdoor living space, you have to be thinking about drainage. Always think about the flow of the water and if what you're installing is going to interfere with the flow of the water, damming it, go ahead and build a drainage [...]
Corrugated Pipe 101 - The French Drain Man Sets the Record Straight Today we're going to set the record straight on corrugated pipe. For years and years, I've been seeing this picture shared. Now I understand that the public and the average homeowner doesn't know the difference between the pipes. They hear a couple of [...]
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