Final Update: 40ft French drain after regrading with soil and finishing gravel
Wanted to give a final update on our DIY French drain. 1st pic is the final product followed by progression pics from stump removal, trench digging (yes by hand and yes I know I’m crazy and no my back is not broken), installation, then regrading the entire side yard with fresh high quality top spoil (after removing clay). Last pic are the culprits that made us go down this path with their mud boots. 2 cubic yards of gravel for the drain and 6 cubic yards of topsoil to regrade the side yard. Final cost is just about $700 for all supplies and delivery fees. Took a total of 12 days from when I started digging out the stump to finishing regrading. Next is to plant shrubs, junipers, and flowers on the fence line then grass on the walkways. Final discharge of French drain is a pop up emitter (with holes on bottom) in a gravel filled dry well approximately 15-20ft away from the home. At least 4 inches of topsoil added if not more. So far, is soooo much dryer than before as you can probably tell. submitted by /u/khanye97 [link] [comments]
| | Wanted to give a final update on our DIY French drain. 1st pic is the final product followed by progression pics from stump removal, trench digging (yes by hand and yes I know I’m crazy and no my back is not broken), installation, then regrading the entire side yard with fresh high quality top spoil (after removing clay). Last pic are the culprits that made us go down this path with their mud boots. 2 cubic yards of gravel for the drain and 6 cubic yards of topsoil to regrade the side yard. Final cost is just about $700 for all supplies and delivery fees. Took a total of 12 days from when I started digging out the stump to finishing regrading. Next is to plant shrubs, junipers, and flowers on the fence line then grass on the walkways. Final discharge of French drain is a pop up emitter (with holes on bottom) in a gravel filled dry well approximately 15-20ft away from the home. At least 4 inches of topsoil added if not more. So far, is soooo much dryer than before as you can probably tell. [link] [comments] |
