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Michigan French Drain: Storm Basin French Drain Connection
Michigan French Drain: Storm Basin French Drain Connection - Macomb County & Oakland County, Michigan
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04, 2017
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04, 2017
Michigan French Drain – Cut Street Curb for French Drain
Michigan French Drain Installation - Cut Street Curb for French Drain All right, we notched the curb with a concrete saw and basically, we're able to drop our grate. Our basin grate is now a couple of inches lower. Also, there is a storm drain right here. So this is really going to approve the efficiency [...]
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04, 2017
Rochester, Michigan French Drain – Laser Transit
I just wanted to talk a little bit about a laser transit. How we use it and how important it is when putting in a French drain in Rochester, Michigan. Basically what a laser transit does is it let's you shoot elevations of a property. That way you know how deep your trench has to be [...]
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04, 2017
Oakland County, Michigan French Drain Build
Oakland County, Michigan French Drain Build Okay, we're at the location where the French drain terminates. You can see that all the stone has been encased with a filter fabric, a heavy eight ounce commercial rated filter fabric. You want a six-foot roll of fabric. That way you can go down both sides of the trench [...]
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04, 2017
Michigan French Drain – Oakland County
Michigan French Drain - Oakland County Okay, we're in Rochester, Michigan. The homeowner called said that he was having problems with his backyard -- the water. His children couldn't come out here and play. They would end up getting all wet and muddy, so we designed a French drain system. The lots behind the street that [...]
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01, 2017
What are the advantages to running downspouts underground in Michigan?
What are the advantages to running downspouts underground in Michigan? Underground Downspout Most of the time a homeowner wants their downspouts ran underground because the 4 Ft. aluminum extension keeps blowing off into the neighbors’ yard or the lawn equipment keeps crushing the aluminum extension. The extensions can create ice on walkways [...]
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01, 2017
Why use a coarse washed rock for construction of a Michigan French Drain?
Why use a coarse washed rock for construction of a Michigan French Drain? French Drain Coarse Washed Rock French drains that fail do so for many reasons. Most handymen, DIY guys or lawn sprinkler crews that install a pipe for drainage use as little rock as possible and sometimes none at all. [...]
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01, 2017
Why would anyone put dirt back in the trench while building a Michigan French Drain?
Why would anyone put dirt back in the trench while building a Michigan French Drain? French Drain With Clean Trench - Dirt Removed French Drain systems/curtain drains depend on the water's ability to travel from the grades surface of the troubled area through usually turf grass plants and leach into a thick [...]
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01, 2017
What is a recipe for failure in the construction of a Michigan French Drain?
Why is the use of corrugated perforated pipe with a sock on it a recipe for failure in the construction of a Michigan French Drain? Michigan French Drain French Drain trenches are dug in the soil around a home or property. If a good commercial 8 oz. filter fabric does not line [...]
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01, 2017
How to build a French Drain that will last for decades
How to build a French Drain that will last for decades Most French Drains are done with a trencher due to the availability. Every rental center has one, however a trencher can only trench a width of 6” - 8” wide once a 4” corrugated pipe is installed that does not leave much room for [...]