Don't Do This to Underground Buried Downspouts

We're going to replace all the drainage pipe and take you through this underground buried downspout system. This is a true DIY project. The guys did all this by hand. It was easier to do it by hand with the exception of the sod cutter. A sod cutter makes your job so much easier. We're going to talk about one of the worst products on the shelf and it gets homeowners in trouble all the time (in my opinion as a contractor of more than 35 years)

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[debbiewood]

Appreciate your passion and hard work! Thanks for sharing!

[danieljackson]

Great video, this gives me the confidence to do the job with the products on your website next spring.

[elbuggo]

5:06 - Look at that brilliant sediment trap, guys! Everybody needs a few of those!

[dunebuggy]

Love your videos. Very informative. Question: Could I run a gutter drain in the same trench with a french drain? I need both but dont have the room for two separate trenches. The houses are too close together.

[DavidNelson]

Was the pipe used in this install perforated? In my experience perforated pipe installed just with dirt surrounding it will just fill up with dirt over time.

[maddiejostone]

Do you have to clean out the sediment trap periodicly?

[PeterMason-pr]

Would there be an issue with using artificial turf on top of the French drain, instead of the removed natural sod

[beyondfreedom]

I have found the corrugated pipes in my yard collapsed after some years of use because of riding mowers riding over the area where they are buried. Should that happen?

[chrisrumig]

I live in Canada (near Toronto). Since the pipes aren't below the frost line what happens in winter if there is a brief thaw and quick freeze? Do the pipes fill with ice?

[justinmancini]

Can you add a catch basin to an existing burried downspout line? Is it possible to only uncover a couple of feet of the pipe to add it?

[JohnBrown-nmvw]

How many lines did you run pipe to on this job and how much was this job?

[dannycookjr]

If you are running to a ditch do you need a pop up emitter?

[hammertime]

I know u drill holes in the pop-up but do u ever have problems with them in the winter

[knightwing]

All of our downspouts drain above ground except ONE. Close to that one are some deck drains that don't seem serviceable. Recently the deck drains have begun to periodic overflow and I have no idea why. I also can't seem to figure out where the deck drains drain to. I'm at a loss...

[wstt]

Thanks for the video. Can I catch downspouts and have ground drains all into one 3” pipe? Can I use perforarted pipe so when rain stops the same pipes pull in ground water? Do perforated pipes need gravel and also wrap? If running the drain pipe right along side the house should I not use perforated pipes? Can your 3” pipe catch 2 downspouts and maybe 2 ground drains? Thanks. Oh, and why such large green circles around your catch bins? Why not make them small so they aren’t visible?

[Keith_Mikell]

I just witnessed my neighbor get ripped off on a drain. They put in a concrete catch basin and ran non pref pipe to the creek. I laughed the whole time i watched them build it. I said this will fail in a few years. All bc of watching you robert.

[noeab]

Great info and product! Is your product ever going to be sold on Amazon? I think more will buy your product if you can bring down shipping cost.

[mikeferretti]

So the entire pipe doesn't get covered with fabric and gravel before back filling with soil?

[travis]

Once again another great video, you were using 4in not 3in why ?
Buy the way love the sump pump frost proof discharge 😅

[micheals]

I have round gutters do you sell round leaf cleaner/filter