Repurposing your dirt from the French Drain in Macomb County When having a professional French drain system installed in Macomb County there is a huge cost saving if you're able to repurpose the dirt. Haul away and disposal of dirt is extremely expensive. If you can use the dirt on site or a neighbor. It does [...]
Section of sidewalk removed to install a French Drain in Oakland County We're putting a French drain system in Oakland County where there are many large trees. They've lifted, the elevations in the yard changing how the water drains. Now it stands and pools in areas. The anchoring roots to this median tree are so big [...]
Site Evaluation and Yard water Solutions for Drainage Problems in Macomb County I see this a lot in Macomb County where a tree that's been growing for decades raises the lot, lifts the Earth to the point where it causes a drainage problem. This is the last house on the street. And these are older homes. Several [...]
St. Clair Shores Michigan Curtain Drain - Yard Water Solution We're in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, building a curtain drain around the home. You can see after heavy rains how the water couldn't exit the yard. We dig a trench, minimum 14 inches wide, 14 inches deep. This has gone 21 inches deep. 17 inches wide. [...]
Lake Orion Michigan French Drain System Around Storm Drain to Elevated Patio We're in Lake Orion, Michigan, installing a French drain system. The water collects around the storm drain. We're going to dig out around the storm drain and fill that full of drainage stone. We're then going to tap the storm drain, then we're going to [...]
Macomb Township French Drain System to Control Roof Run Off Water In Macomb Township Michigan, installing a French drain system. I wanted to talk about why its so soft and hard to mow in between the houses. The clay pan that we have in Macomb Township doesn't let the water dissipate. Basically, it's always very soft. why [...]
Sterling Heights French Drain Sump Pump Discharge Hybrid System We're in Sterling Heights, Michigan installing a French drainage system along with running a new sump line. Water use to stand in the backyard here where you see our channel for our French drain stone, and the sump line used to run to a dry well. You [...]
Macomb Township French Drain System Around an Elevated Patio We're in Macomb Township installing in a French drain system around an elevated patio. Elevated patios have... Well, it depends on the installer what they have for base material. A lot of base materials for lift, they will hold water. So every time it rains they end [...]
St. Clair Shores Michigan Perimeter French Drain System We're in St. Clair Shores, Michigan installing in a perimeter drain system around the backyard. We're digging out a French drain channel around the entire backyard. The homeowner in St. Clair Shores is saving hundreds and hundred of dollars by repurposing the dirt. The lot's low. So we're going to [...]
Install a French Drain First With a New Home in Oakland Township, Michigan We're installing a French drain system in Oakland Township, Michigan. The homeowner noticed after they moved into their new home that water was collecting in the back yard. That they had an issue. They're having that taken care of before sprinklers and sod. [...]
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