I was planning on completing my deck project this weekend but my wife had other ideas. We have been having an issue with water seeping against the foundation of the home and into my crawl space. So in an attempt to remedy the situation I decided to install the drain. I also need to connect the downspouts to the drain (I forgot to do that when I had the trencher). The french drain is located at the front of the future flower bed. I still need to till the ground between the house and the drain and grade it away from the house and towards the drain. After that is done, I will be installing landscape fabric, mulch, flowers, shrubs and trees.
Tools for the project: a rental (free rental due to my connections at work) trencher, round nose shovel, a trenching shovel, a square shovel, and a maddox pick:
Tools of the trade.jpg
The 4" perforated pipe that was installed on a bed of #57 stone (clean)
4 inch perf pipe.jpg
The drain after it was covered in gravel:
French Drain.jpg
The finish grade at the side of my home:
Finished grade.jpg
Another pic of my hired help:
My helper.jpg
Tools for the project: a rental (free rental due to my connections at work) trencher, round nose shovel, a trenching shovel, a square shovel, and a maddox pick:
Tools of the trade.jpg
The 4" perforated pipe that was installed on a bed of #57 stone (clean)
4 inch perf pipe.jpg
The drain after it was covered in gravel:
French Drain.jpg
The finish grade at the side of my home:
Finished grade.jpg
Another pic of my hired help:
My helper.jpg
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