Exterior Waterproofing, Complete How To for Do It Yourself Homeowners, by Apple Drains

[@shirleyfaulkner60]

Hi Chucjk! I've been watching this video and am sure glad to find you. My home is on a sloped property. I only discovered my drainage problem when I was insulating in my crawlspace and found it partially flooded. Watching your video gave me confidence I could do the work to fix the problem. Yes it is hard work. With some help from a few friends, I dug out around the foundation to the footer and followed your directions to waterproof , gravel, and pipe the water out to the street. Thank you for posting this video so diyers like myself can confidently do this. I will be 71 in about a week and am grateful for good health enabling me to complete this job!! I really appreciate it.

[@appledrains]

Hi Shirley, if you have any photos or videos of your install, I would love to post a short video. You can send them directly to the website. But either way, very happy I could help. Thanks and best regards Chuck Apple Drains Drainage Contractors

[@chrismiesner6973]

Apple drains Can you come to my house and help us with our water issues

[@j_rainsgoat3929]

​@@appledrains should we install French drain or footer tile or sump pump?

[@phoenix825185]

71yrs old doing this kind of work you are a total badass 😎 love ❤️ it

[@bcc7777]

You're obviously a bad ass! 😁

[@pamelawitt5712]

Thank you for all of this information this is so difficult when you're a single woman trying to fix a problem like this but I'll have to do it myself since I don't have any help.

[@appledrains]

You can do it!! Keep your smile and you’ll get it ✔️

[@maplenook]

There shouldn’t be plants at foundation, don’t put it back

[@heatheran4783]

As a single woman with a house with water issues this video has been invaluable. Thank you so much for keeping it simple for those of us who have no choice but to DIY.

[@heatheran4783]

I just had to check in with you. Michigan has been hit with massive storms and even a tornado 3x in the past month resulting in horrible water issues at my house. After watching your video I followed everything to the letter and using my family to trench, the BlackJack liquid rubber, gravel, the footer tile and trenched out to daylight. I'm fortunate my brother does basement waterproofing so a bit spoiled there. Thank you so much for your video. I feel much more confident for the storms coming up and keeping my home safe. Bravo.

[@terencemerritt]

Awesome news

[@kgmv4798]

I can’t help you with the water issues…..But….That single part, I may be able to help 😇😆

[@byrongeorgegordon619]

For real

[@byrongeorgegordon619]

@@heatheran4783 bravo. Your lucky he does water proofing. Should ha e just trusted his advice

[@chkchnc]

Excellent video man,my girlfriend is gonna need this done to her house next summer

[@iancourter7291]

Could you list the product names involved for the liquid rubber? You mentioned fibrous material that goes by the footer and then the liquid rubber. Product details would be helpful!

[@butterpecanrican_]

He put it in the video. Black Jack Rubber Coat.

[@roberthunter8573]

This was a very good video! Thank you

[@ppumpkin3282]

should you use a landscape cloth to keep the pipe from getting clogged with soil?

[@angeltrudo]

We had water intrusion from the last storm in the whole front and one side of our house. Would we be able to do this same process for the front of our home? Thank you Chuck

[@joannahatfield4087]

Silly question because I am a newbie searching videos on how to fix my yard issue. Why didn’t you use the drain pipe with holes placing the pipe top of the black fabric? A lot of these videos contradict each other… your video has a lot of little do’s and dont’s which is helpful.. thank you

[@aztekwarrior518]

I'm getting ready to run a drain for my garage so I've been watching some videos of yours.. i bet you're an awesome boss to work for ..all your videos are uplifting.. keep up the videos, guys like you are changing the world for the little people like me! they're much appreciated !

[@jak30341]

why not use white PVC with holes? I've read in so many places that this perforated flexible tubing will fill with dirt over time

[@appledrains]

That's because the utilities are on the other side. Always call 811 before you dig! Thanks

[@themontephone875]

?huh? What is your answer referring to?

[@bevhack]

@@themontephone875 3 sides, and not all 4 sides of the structure.

[@vvassall28]

I have small trickles of water coming through my basement in the utility room during heavy downpours. It has cause damage to some of wood in that room. Can you point me to whom I would call to repair? A general contractor or is it a specialized business. A waterproofing company came out, but was informed since the leak is coming from above ground they couldn’t do it. Please assist

[@christinajones7319]

Thanks again! My house is over a hundred years old! And im having a lot of water issues, because my foundation needs to be repaired. I hope and pray, I can get this problem fixed soon!

[@charlestherrien3290]

What did you do? How did it went? I need an update

[@chucks4748]

I was just wondering if maybe those shrubs that were so close to the perforated pipe you installed, wouldn't the roots eventually get into the drain pipe and clog it up ? I thought you should never plant next to your drainage system. Thanks

[@johnlibby7900]

Great video! How far away from the foundation do you put the corrugated pipe?

[@Roostersdaddy1984]

Who do I call to do this kinda work

[@GrownInTheGarden]

Thank you for explaining what a drain tile is, and also how it works. I keep hearing that phrase “drain tile” and there is no tile to be seen lol. I kept wondering how this black pipe is supposed to direct water as well. Most videos don’t explain that there are perforations on the bottom. It just looked like a solid strip of corrugated pipe to me before this video, and I was wondering how the water was supposed to get in. This video helped a lot.

[@ayakaq3]

Hello Apple Drains, in this video at 9:17, you said you started by putting "fiber coated material" into the seam. I looked online, but cannot find what you are referring to. Can you please tell me more specifically what that material is so I can look it up? Thank you so much for your videos! You are so helpful!

[@bonniebon7335]

@8:34. Ouch. Moving that gravel twice!

[@anzbatman2297]

Again Chuck great work and a gem of info. Cheers bud.

[@ChrisDIY.Project.SPXtraderIT]

Thanks Chuck , Omg thank you for saying at the end not to put the dirt against the wall so the rocks and dranage can do it thing or and to landscape fabric to cover the rocks very important. Working around Pipes and electrical wire is a pain in the but thou. Had to use a soft plastic hand shovel to avoid a Project with in Project.

[@ecospider5]

Do you ever use waffle board to have an air gap against the foundation and footer?

[@betobeto7903]

Your a good man, showing those that cant afford someone to have it done.

[@johnschoen703]

Why not always water proof from outside? I noticed many guys do the trench on the inside and pump out. What's up with that?

[@ronlafollettepatblumenthal93]

So, you need Black Jack fiber coating at the junction between the footer and the wall? Why not just the Liquid Rubber? Thanks

[@quicklemon9887]

One question on the step process. Once the trench is done, is the next the step is to put gravel in the trench then drain pipe on top to the gravel and then more gravel? Not sure if you put gravel first then then drain pipe and then more gravel. Thank you very informative.

[@overthehilldill3626]

Another yt'er said it's best to lay fabric and then pipe and gravel on top but not under the pipe. Is that a better way?

[@hazardagentbengy3220]

Did you just said it’s a little bit of work?? 😅😅

[@staceylam762]

Don’t you have to put a fabric then the hoses then gravel?

[@royjacobs6680]

At @9:14 you are applying the fiber coated material on the seam. Is this the same as the liquid rubber you are applying @9:33 you are applying liquid rubber to the brick wall?

[@themontephone875]

Look at his description...

[@edwardalamo2507]

Two different products

[@alfredriley3771]

I’ve done this on a few old houses and what I do is use a tiller or mini tiller in the dirt and it makes it easier to spread.looks great

[@steviet6878]

Quick question. Is it recommended to put drainage fabric down into the trench before putting the gravel in? That way mud and dirt doesn't seep into the gravel over time and clog the system up.

[@KJVPACKERS]

I said the same thing, I was looking at the video And said what happened to the fabric and he didn't even show the piping as much when he laid it in there, it looks like they did 95% of the job.

[@Berdihan_outdoors]

gravel acts as a filter

[@gabrielmoore3640]

@@Berdihan_outdoors but its up against the dirt on the lawn side

[@84pierinho]

@@gabrielmoore3640 thats exactly my point...he said would lay the pipe on top of the rocks but put it underneath instead? i m confused...

[@stuartcraig6381]

@11:50 he mentioned using the fabric.

[@desolatesoul2304]

I don’t have 10,000 dollars to get a company to waterproof anything. 😡 so I need all the help I can get man. Thanks.

[@blondebobbi4505]

Yea, I am also female and have to do this myself. Thank you so much for wonderful instructions! I also have termite issues. AND I was not told about the obvious problems with the home. I do also have some roofing issues, but I am going to have to save up for someone to do those. ugh...

[@BSC5806]

Chuck THANK You! I watched this video four years ago and last month I finally found myself in a situation where I needed all of this information. Thanks to you I just successfully laid 270 feet of footer tile French drains + solid pipe around my house with solid pipe connecting in all my downspouts and 5 catch basins all trying in and going out to daylight at the end of my property. I Used rubber coat #57 around the foundation, and also installed a dry well, sump pump, and lastly a silt trap for a channel drain off my driveway. I would not have had the confidence or had the knowledge to do it if it had not been for you! Thank you

[@johnvanderbur8976]

What's the cost for materials and labor for something like this? Thanks

[@gkk2001]

You are offering a lot of great knowledge to us diy people. And you present it in a manor that makes it seem very doable for the average John Q Public. Like me. Thanks so much.

[@deborawagner7657]

58 year old woman doing this project now on my very very old house. Your video is invaluable. So exactly how deep does the trench get dug to fill with the gravel, the pipe, more gravel, and then the landscape fabric? I've rewatched those sections but still not clear on that. Plus how big is the pipe?

[@angellas.1314]

How did it turn out?

[@brianbennett1244]

where is the fabric to keep the dirt from plugging up the fill holes in the pipe?

[@johnpanik7511]

As a contractor myself I can see you guys do a very good job. Very proud. Nice videos.

[@cloo2937]

Would this have worked with that flood in Memphis Tennessee about 2weeks ago?

[@appledrains]

As long as there’s a discharge for that water to go without obstruction, in other words as long as the streets not underwater, yes! The system would keep functioning and keep it dry

[@cloo2937]

@@appledrains thanks allot for the info bud. Im in Georgia but was just curious. P.s love your videos,great work.

[@glittergirlsish]

Thanks for the videos! Did my garage exactly like you did and it’s working great!!!

[@rockiemountin7535]

That’s a lot of work for 1day you got a good crew, nice job

[@Sunshine-kw2cn]

Was thinking the same thing. He started off saying the home owner could do this job themselves. I am thinking that is probably true. IF the home owner had: 4 kids in top shape, specialty tools like the blower, trencher, a trailer, needed supplies like that rubber and pre-rubber stuff etc.. AND the first clue on how to do it all. Then, absolutely! Piece of cake! Lol! It is good to have specialists to help. After all, I cannot know everything! Too funny.

[@schoolForAnts]

Thank you for this excellent video! My house has significant crawlspace flooding everytime we get heavy rain and I have been looking for this exact information so I can do this myself. I am also going to install a vertical drain in a low spot in my backyard thanks to your latest videos.

[@gergemall]

Thank you for making the helpful videos . St . Louis Missouri has been hit hard with record breaking rainfall. I believe I can do this. Lol

[@iMr.Jetpacks]

I live in St. Louis and having issues with our basement flooding after every rain. Do you have any recommendations on any local companies that can fix?

[@afinecupofcoffee8476]

We just purchased a home in North Carolina that's on a sloped lot and whenever it rains hard I think have water coming in through the foundation into the crawlspace. Thankfully there's only one portion of the foundation on the slope the other side is still flat where the driveway is. I think I'm going to try and tackle this project!

[@rerite2]

Is the brick the foundation or a fascia for a "look"? I've been told never use brick for a foundation. Just wondering. Great channel! thnx!

[@Jay-hr9ci]

Do you need to worry about levels when using this pipe?

[@jakewilcox4818]

is there a difference between putting the french drain right next to the footer opposed to a foot or 2 away from it? i've seen both be done here on youtube and im wondering what's the best.

[@unpopuIaropinion]

Why use gravel and not just soil ?

[@delir.6488]

Mmmm why not build a cement side walk all the way around the house to prevent moisture inside the house?

[@appledrains]

Concrete would make problem worse and cost 10 x as much. Then you still have to waterproof the foundation. So you would tear out the concrete costing even more!! Waterproof and fix the problem 1st. Thanks for watching

[@TH-et3de]

You missed weed barriers,before refill gravel and perforated pipe,prevent dirt clogging pipe.

[@ChrisEkstedt]

I appreciate this video but I have 'shrubs' in the front of my house that are decades old and reach to the roof and are beautiful. I have spent so much on curb appeal on my house but was not aware of the problem I had in the foundation where water leaked in. I would lose so much money on having all that cut out and then have to do this trench and painting (also expensive as I can't do it myself)

[@bishopwestcoast6705]

Here in Canada, your video helped me install a dig sump pump system this winter. I need help with waterproofing my basement interior on my shared leaking wall. Its a side by side house with almost no possibility of trenching the exterior. Thanks a million

[@MichaelDillin]

The schedule thanks for the video thanks for the motivation I prefer the schedule 40 pipe so that it doesn't risk getting crushed and being worthless also I like covering the gravel with some fabric so that it doesn't fill up with mud I do appreciate what you do and what you're showing it's great and I do appreciate it

[@clacicle]

I’m curious why the pipe is not wrapped in fabric. It seems as though most of the french drain videos I’ve watched so far, wrap their pipes and gravel in fabric to prevent soil from migrating and clogging up the pipe.

[@themontephone875]

That’s what I thought and all these commentators are talking about the fabric! Lol! The only fabric I saw had to do with landscaping not drainage (which was not shown.) Apple is in FL with bunch of sand so no paper? But then the dirt was clay (poor camera??) in Florida? But then maybe he forgot. He did mention in vid but didn’t show...

[@futbol1972]

What kind of liquid rubber do u use?

[@YadaYadaYadadada]

Don't you need 6 inches clear below siding for it to be code?

[@themontephone875]

?code? I was told that if the ditch drainage is failing to keep crawlspace dry...need to remodel it.

[@angelicamateo2027]

What a happy video I have the problem water coming in the porch in back of house. And I do plan on doing myself

[@kehindeemiabata4032]

Didnt see you put the pipe around the house.

[@avsarpatel1316]

how deep and wide did you dig? I live in the suburbs, do you recommend I get markings done? how deep are you digging your slope?

[@Al.Infinity]

What if you have a concrete slab behind your garage, that slopes towards it? Would you tear out the concrete to put the drain in?

[@appledrains]

Yes. It’s not hard to cut concrete. We have Many videos showing this !!

[@tripodthreefoot2268]

Instead of the dirt, could I use concrete to cover around the area when the liquid rubber, pipe and gravel work is done?

[@dannomanno4572]

Great video, and a great bunch of had working, knowledgeable men!

[@sl5311]

At first I was like what? Oh, it is a slab! Well yes that makes sense. Thank you.

[@OlgaOlmedo]

Nice

[@jairoarchila1743]

I have a question, how about if I just do like a concrete sidewalk along side the property?

[@joeshmoe7789]

Ground water or surface water?

[@Rwycki10]

How much does this work cost?

[@jakewilcox4818]

do you have to backfill the dirt back over top of the gravel ? or can you leave the gravel exposed to daylight?

[@EmmersynRosier]

Can you use liquid rubber while the foundation is still wet??

[@ivanpetrov7103]

Nice job!!! I ideally I would recommend installation of the slope sidewalk about 24in off the wall, so rain water is kept away for the wall. Then install the drain system, but again this is what the home owner needs to decide on. Simple drain system or sloped sidewalk with drain system have two different price ranges. And absolutely no vegetation near the foundation, it is big NO-NO. I am surprised to see it all over - people plant stuff near the foundation, then water those plants, then some years later say I have water issue - no wonder you do.

[@synewparadigm]

Yes, they recommend 4-6 feet away from the foundation so why he put it next to it?

[@zekrahminator]

Thank you for the great how-to. I recently discovered that the drainage around my foundation and bulkhead is all screwed up, leading to some water penetration in my basement. Refinishing the basement is a costly thing that I was hoping to do in 5 years, not 3 months... and while I'll have to hire a mason to re-do the hardscaping (that's sloped to get all of the water on my patio right against my basement window), I feel much better about using trenching and gravel to waterproof my exterior.

[@emerygm]

The more I watch your videos the more I think any home with water issues can be fixed as long as you have enough money lol… also the more I hate water

[@dennissalsman3386]

Chuck, thank you, following your guidance saved my garage!!Thanks from MO!!

[@AntonioLopez-xp9ty]

How much did it cost for this project?

[@cholasimmons]

Hey Chuck, so liquid rubber is just applied with a brush? As you would apply paint?

[@appledrains]

Frank Simmons yes! Stiff brush

[@Chrissy726]

Great video! I purchased my first home, and I am considering doing this. How deep should one dig?

[@janroche4341]

Did I miss a step? Looks like you put the pipe into trench before gravel. Shouldn’t there be gravel under and over the corrugated pipe?

[@brandonvagner8865]

Thank you so much for these videos. This one really helped me with my house.

[@ikezee]

What pipe you use around the house to the street ??

[@ahmiriehopson1631]

Hey Chunk, did your guys use the black drainage pipe all around the way around the house or just on the driveway? Thanks

[@ajsdriver7988]

Awesome video and tutorial. Ty

[@lovetrump1088]

Great videos....but if you backfilled that ditch, graded it off, planted all the scrubs.....in only an hour - you DO GOT the BEST Crew in the world! No way that happened....no matter how good they are....unless you had 10 of them working. Still...I love your videos, they are very good and cover the whole process. I would like to see a few links to the materials used, fabrics, Rubber products, etc. Good Stuff!

[@franklinarguedas4832]

This video is great, but you would help us a lot better if you show how you lay the agricultural pipe, what gradient you are giving to it, what kind of liquid rubber you are using so we can find an equivalent brand in the area we are living in. you are doing a great job, just be more detailed in your videos. Regards amigo.

[@lillybanks6999]

It’s free. He has done hundreds a favor. Give thanks and carry on.

[@Lawny-o2]

great work! the sad thing is thats how it should always be. It bothers me that builds like that don't come automatically like that.

[@basharyassin7091]

How effective this method is if someone have a basement, do I have to dig all the way to the footer? Or couple of foot would be enough

[@appledrains]

@@basharyassin7091 footer

[@derekbeattie9156]

Can I please inquire how much this particular job cost the house owner. Thank you.

[@sevbait]

Great work fellas, and thank you for sharing.

[@jak30341]

how long do you let the liquid rubber dry? thanks so much

[@christaloconnor9394]

How come you don’t use the sock over the pipe?

[@themontephone875]

He mentioned in vid.

[@themontephone875]

Great timing KZbin! You brought the perfect solution to my perfect problem. (Purposely deleted sentence.)

[@rwirvfam4516]

Great video! How much does that usually cost?

[@phoenix825185]

That's what I want to know

[@tothehoopalex]

Bout tree fiddy...

[@pamelawitt5712]

It feels impossible when you're cross space is a little bit lower than your yard

[@bretts1]

Chuck love you videos I wish you come back to a job when it pouring down rain and include it in video to really show folks the destructive power of Water. Just spent two years fighting city to get a 600 foot 6” tile running north against the natural flow. Lucky that it starts 3 feet below my yard and runs down .7 inches to outlet to District tile that had just been cleared and is a 12” drain that only has 4 inlets prior to exiting town and discharging into deep ditch that goes to creek 3 drains out of small town and most of town floods with standing water but I stood fast fought hard hired professional engineers and got it done. No more lake in my front yard when it pours Got to fight sometimes but nothing is impossible! The drain on my third connecting lot to North is 10 Feet deep ! Was a hell of a project but increased value of all my lots and no more septic problems and with building up slope around home that ties into tile and gutter system it’s finally done Thank you for your inspiring videos. I wish my project would of been as easy as this one! If one has no place to run drain to; don’t give up there is a way to solve problem. City would not let me go across street the legal way as backlash of 40 homes already having problems from that tile and it turned out for the best. I had to pay for the 600 Feet Of Pipe I signed and dated every darn piece of pipe in 3 places as it was installed in 2 days.

[@JuancoPRoFlow]

How do I know if this is really my problem. What are the symptoms of this. I was thinking it could be the plumbing, a leak or so. What if I have stucco going down to footer level, could this happen as well even though the water has a long way up to reach floor level? Should I cut the stucco till I get to the first block at floor level and see of I have gaps? What do you recommend sir. Thank you and great video.

[@joeshmoe7789]

Have your water tested. Shouldn't be any chemicals from rain water.

[@matthewvannoy7102]

Thanks for all your helpful videos ,you and your crew do great work I would like to be working with you guys helping people solve their drainage problems ,thanks again and God Bless

[@chipdrant5915]

Always instructive videos, good ideas for do it yourselfer, thanks

[@hectorrivers8762]

Thank you 🙏 boss . You really taught me something very super important thing to know. This taught is like 100 years of experience or more just to get it if it wasn’t for your help. I really love your skills. It’s amazing what you know. Thank you again from my deepest heart.