Don't Hire a Yard Drainage Contractor That Does This

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French Drain Man – Michigan’s Yard Water Drainage Experts. Masters in the art of constructing contained French drain systems & curtain drain systems that and fix your yard drainage problems for years to come. Over 30 years’ experience in solving yard water drainage problems in Oakland, Macomb, Lapeer, and St. Clair Counties.

French Drain Man / Sherwood Landscape Construction, LLC
P.O. Box 777
Almont, MI 48003
248-505-3065

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[rudolphguarnacci]

I like how you address young contractors.

[danielwoodard]

I have learned so much from you over the past 2 years that my perspectives on building and draining properties has changed completely. Thank you for always teaching as you post.

[codyspencer]

North alabama I have ripped out so many failed systems but never seen someone do that. Wow.. keep up the good work french drain man.

[peternyc]

Excellent video. This is information that enables people to weed out the bad contractors at the first meeting, before sinking money into a doomed project. If you consider the cost of all the repair work done by contractors hired to repair badly installed drainage systems, that cost in the country as a whole would be in the many many millions of dollars. How much work does that dollar amount represent in terms of work and income on the part of the homeowner? That's a direct transfer of money from the homeowner to a contractor that shouldn't be allowed to take your money. This channel is a AAA+ channel. Thanks.

[TheNovaNorm]

Thanks for that. I was on the fence about that technique. It didn't seem right but I thought that if they were doing it.... Great to have real advice.

[ronaldthered]

Installing my own downspout drain kit from FDM today using the things I learned from these videos!

[jericosha]

Honestly, I understand your frustration. When you are passionate about doing something right, people look at you like you're a weirdo try hard. Attention to detail is everything.

[Bear_]

Drainage Wars. This type of conflict should be on A&E 😂😂😂

[MRMJ]

It's funny how these two go at each other in YouTube

[pcguru]

Do you provide video consulting in the off season? I have one chance to solve my water issue? I want to make sure I get it right the first time.

[kevinphillips]

What is more important, profit or reputation?

[SDallas]

Holy Jeremiah Johnson ! Look at that beard haven’t watched a video in a while….

[Steve]

Apple drains living rent free in your head

[peternyc]

FDM should have a cabinet position in the White House, or work in the Dept. of Justice to enforce regulations or to create an office that cleans up the garbage contractors in all the trades. It's an almost completely unregulated industry that thrives in the ignorance and fears of homeowners who don't know how build and maintain properties. Like I said in the comment below, the amount of money that the country throws at contractors that don't deserve to take that money is in the many many millions of dollars. When real estate and land values skyrocketed in the 80's and value adding manufacturing jobs either went overseas or were automated, speculation as a way to "get rich" grew in the US like a cancer tumor. The rapid acceleration of land values brought with it a removal of community programs across the country that served as local coops, similar to farm coops, where people could borrow tools from their local coop much like a lending library.

This created a vacuum. Enter the bogus contractor. If anyone is old enough to remember the TV show "Green Acres, " they will know who Mr. Haney. This is the bogus contractor basically. It will take a while for this country to right itself, so to speak. This channel is helping that to happen.

[timshapleyadventures]

How deep should I bury perforated virgin pipe in gravel to allow me to drive over it? Planning to lay two perforated pipes next to each other for a French drain in front of my house along the gravel road. Idea is to function like a ditch for storm runoff… but I have to drive over it? What depth will prevent crushing the pipe?

[Chris__UU]

I see you have internal corrugated to 4 inch PVC couplers. But do you have external corrugated to pvc couplers? Here is my planned setup.

Downspout -> FDM Downspout Cleanout & Leaf Filter -> Corrugated -> Sch40 PVC under concrete driveway -> Corrugated -> Exit

The connections will be wrapped with 200 year tape. But I don't want any debris to get caught in the the Corrugated -> PVC.

Thank you.