How deep should downspouts be buried in Michigan? How deep should downspout pipe be? This pipe was run last year and we had a pretty good winter. A lot of freeze and thaw and the frost pushed it up. We didn't do it were being contracted to fix it. What I found works are approximately [...]
Evaluating Residential Property for a Yard Drainage System I just got done doing an evaluation with the homeowner and now I'm going to price out a system. Just wanted to show you how we troubleshoot a yard with drainage issues. I have a downspout coming off the corner. It's taken care of two stories of water. [...]
How To Avoid Problems When Running Downspouts Underground I'm at a home that had downspouts ran underground and the pipe right here where the pavers are heaved. They ended up just putting the discharge right there. I can explain to you what's happened here. The underground pipe went underneath the walk and up. Now it's trapping [...]
Yard Drainage Contractor, French Drain, Buried Gutter Downspout One of the things that always causes a drainage problem, believe it or not, is landscape. Here you have the side of the home that drains down to the corner of the lot where there's a city storm drain catch basin takes all surface water in. But [...]
French Drain, Underground Downspouts and Backyard Sump Pump Needed Before Fill Dirt! This used to be a 48-inch fence. 48-inches this once was. As you can see it's 26. Okay, so what happens here is a neighbor raises the dirt and the driveway on their side. Then the other homeowner has to do the same. [...]
French Drain in Yard to Drain Water From Neighbors Property in Macomb Twp., MI We're in Macomb Twp., MI installing a French drain system. As a rule of thumb, in most cases, the side property line is the center of the swale between two homes. If you build out with your landscape or your patio to [...]
What is a French Drain in Macomb Twp., MI What is a French drain? A French drain is an underground means of moving water. So you can draw on surface water of all types, whether it's from a sump line, downspouts, roof runoff. Just a low area, a soft area, a yard, it's difficult to mow. [...]
French Drain System in Macomb County, Michigan French drain system. A French drain system can be used for dozens of applications. Here in this picture you see a sump. This was in a neighborhood in Macomb County where, a couple decades ago, there was no infrastructure for sump lines to be plumbed to. Landscapers, ran them [...]
French Drain to Drain Water Between Homes in Macomb Twp., MI We're in Macomb Township, Michigan installing a French drain system. At the other end of this French drain channel is a storm drain. We're helping the water evacuate quickly. It's been lying in this swale on that clay pan, saturating the soil, making it difficult [...]
Correct way to install a gutter downspout to French Drain in Royal Oak, MI We are in Royal Oak, MI installing a French Drain system. I wanted to show how we do our gutter downspouts. Basically, we take them to a pop up. This French drain is done and it's ready for the grass with 2.5 [...]
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