Channel Drain set in new patio solves flooded crawl space issues

[@skitzochik]

I really appreciate how you return to the job site while it's raining so we get to see how effective your work is...attention to details like that matter.

[@GCFD]

Thank you! I just got some after footage today so expect a new drainage project shortly! - Shawn

[@jimmulti123]

I find these videos very satisfying for some reason. Love after the job when you go back during some rain and show the water flowing through the pipe

[@GCFD]

Thank you Jim! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos! - Shawn

[@tnt666tnt]

Silly that they would install the AC unit on the nice new pattio. I would have figured somewhere else to put that. Good job though. Thanks a bunch for showing us the end result and the system working.

[@GCFD]

That's exactly what the HVAC guy said! The portion of concrete along the house is meant for a barrier to surface water and so was never meant to be part of the patio. But after it turned out so nice, you might think it could be a walkway. We may yet reposition the condenser somewhere else.

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

@@GCFD If water running into the condenser is your worry, you can get steel brackets that attach to the side of the house to hold the condenser a foot or two above the ground... Or just lift it up enough to slide a set of 2x2 patio stones under it and lift it a few inches if that's all you need...

[@LeemWills]

I'm a subscriber for a year and let me say this I love your videos , very informative and always love the whole procedure and the after videos proving PVC is superior

[@XloMotion]

As a home owner with drain problems I find your videos highly educating! Thank you for taking the time to show us how you solve the problems with drainage.

[@GCFD]

Thank you for watching and commenting! - Shawn

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

Are you anywhere near Greensboro? If yes, hire Shawn and get a Customer's Eye view of a drain installation...

[@anlemeinthegame1637]

Great video. I hope that wasn't poison ivy you touched by the downspout at 14:29! Loved the final footage showing the outflow.

[@tracyrain4941]

I am only 5 minutes in on this vid and had to comment on the skills of that particular Concrete Guy with the Bobcat machine! I am totally impressed! I'm as impressed as I was with Ripley, at the end of Aliens, when she fights the queen with the loader thing! And that was only fiction! I do understand the difference between the two...sometimes...occasionally...! 🤭😊

[@GCFD]

Thanks Tracy! I have learned a lot of watching those guys operate their equipment.

[@thomasmorrison3279]

Good quality work.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Thomas! - Shawn

[@frizzletits8511]

Love the sound of sped-up jack hammering

[@GCFD]

I did too which is why I didn't add music over it. Pretty cool.

[@joemason8970]

Congrats on 10k, Shawn!

[@GCFD]

Wow Thanks for letting me know!

[@SkyNet-ty1tm]

Thank you. I am learning a lot about drainage from you. I wish you were on the west coast, as I recently bought a house 4 acres and some drainage issues.

[@GCFD]

Thank you for watching!

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

Look around for the local version of Shawn and show them these videos and tell them this is how I want it done...the RIGHT way!!!

[@brentking-gmailking2570]

Beautiful work.... No wonder you stay so busy.

[@GCFD]

👍

[@theotherbrock787]

Amazing.

[@mrollivetti]

Great job!

[@GCFD]

Thank you!

[@wayneguy6043]

Great spot for the AC.......

[@GCFD]

The patio came out so nice it was tough to put the AC back. She may reposition it.

[@3apples10001]

Good work👍

[@GCFD]

👍

[@robertechols9094]

you need some shirts that say "Full Bubble" on the front and your company on the back!!

[@GCFD]

Robert! The shirts are on order!

[@ericjs961]

I love watching your videos. But I hate the fact you aren't in Georgia. Lawrenceville, GA.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Eric! I'm glad you're enjoying them! - Shawn

[@SharpEdgeStandardOfficial]

Sean will u please come to Northwest Indiana (40 mi east of Chicago), and help me with my drainage issues? You guys are the only ones I'd trust. Remember I'm the guy that commented on your awesome "HEY!,Hurry BACK!" comment to your worker. Lol that was awesome!

[@GCFD]

👍👍 Thank you! Can you use my videos as a baseline for how you'd like your problems solved?

[@larryehrlich57]

At 21:30, where you are noting the flow of the water...look at the dirt/debris sticking to the inside of the plastic pipe. You can do better than that! Check all the drain pipe openings for dirt and debris before you turn on the camera...that never lies. Love your videos.

[@GCFD]

Hahah Larry that's quick setting cement on the inside of the pipe from the curb repair.

[@dang_its_bobby]

Lmao, kept asking him "Y" ?? 🤣🤣🤣

[@GCFD]

Hahah

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

@@GCFD Just be careful lest you trigger a NASTY case of Why-olance...

[@ivang8655]

Would putting a channel drain on the border of the concrete/lawn been better? Lawn looks like it would pool next to patio.

[@GCFD]

That would collect water coming from the lawn but not water landing on the concrete. Placing the channel in the center of the concrete catches all the water landing on the concrete as well. Great question Ivan!

[@ivang8655]

@@GCFD thanks for your reply. I thought that concrete patios are usually completed with a slight incline leading away from the house. If that were the case, the channel drain at edge of grass would have served a dual purpose.

[@ScottSellsSoCal]

Great videos, I watch them all. I always wonder about the straw hay after you’re finished... looks so messy and takes a while to decompose doesn’t it?

[@GCFD]

No it quickly gets buried by new grass growth during the growing season. In winter it stabilizes the bare soil until the grass can start growing.

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

@@GCFD Besides, once the new grass grows enough, any leftover hay that's still there goes BYE-BYE during the first mowing...

[@chevy9256]

Seams like a bad spot for the condenser in the middle of the walk way , could’ve it been moved? Or walk way widened? Good job though

[@GCFD]

That walkway was just meant to be a buffer against water in the crawl, but it turned out so nice that we need to do something about the condenser. The H.O. may reposition it.

[@netposerx]

How does one get to the patio without getting off the concrete. The AC unit is in the way? Look at view at 18:39

[@GCFD]

That strip of concrete along the house is a barrier for water and was never intended to be a walkway. The problem is the concrete came out so nice that now the A/C is in the way!

[@netposerx]

@@GCFD The "niceness" of it threw me off. I'm learning a ton watching all the content on your channel.

[@dannycottrell4387]

your right and he could have put it closer to the house.

[@rogerdickinson920]

What about the ruts the concrete firms bobcat made in the yard as it brought out the patio concrete? Do those get dealt with?

[@GCFD]

Yes when we went back for the final grading we smoothed everything back out, seeded and strawed. 👍

[@rogerdickinson920]

@@GCFD I should have worded that better along with a comment on the other topic where you removed a big deck and a caved in septic tank. I agree the work needed to be done and kudos re handling a dirty job.

[@oldredcoonhound2182]

Does not appear to have any drainage around that house. The house seems to have been built low.

[@GCFD]

For sure!

[@garyh4458]

Should have moved truck so bobcat doesn't have to go through front yard like that.

[@GCFD]

Check out my video - proof that french drains work and you'll see that the front yard healed pretty quickly. We use high quality seed and straw and grass grows like crazy here in NC.

[@garyh4458]

@@GCFD Sounds good. I live in Raleigh and could use some drainage work. Do you recommend anyone over here?

[@GCFD]

@@garyh4458 hey Gary I don’t know anyone in that area. We’ve done a few jobs in Raleigh/ Durham but not many.

[@orchardtvchannel]

Hi Shawn great video I always learn new ways of rain gutter drainage on every video you put out. Its very interesting. Do you have a facebook page I'd like to ask you more questions. As I'm interested in this sort of business too.

[@GCFD]

Thanks George! There seems to be a lot of demand for a drainage specialist in keeping water away. As I have experienced it, you can't fake this type of work. Either the flooding continues or it doesn't! My facebook page is here: facebook.com/Gate-City-Foundation-Drainage-395731691007082

[@aheadatime]

Did the customer complain at all over what looks like a slightly crooked channel drain? There's not a clear shot on the drain for too long throughout the video, but around 16:19 it looks like the final install after the concrete is a touch crooked.

[@GCFD]

It might be. This customer was so completely thankful that we fixed her back yard she could care less about a crooked channel. We gave her a way to enjoy her back yard.

[@aheadatime]

@@GCFD I like the work you and your crew do and wasn't nitpicking. You guys are awesome. I work a trade too, and customers are definitely a mixed bag. You have a knack for choosing customers and projects.

[@kkutube1972]

What is the price range for these types of work?

[@GCFD]

5-20k

[@jowaldron6202]

Is there a set depth that the Pipe has to be laid?

[@GCFD]

Yes! It has to be laid so it has fall.

[@brandonplantier7839]

$75 to cut that lawn

[@GCFD]

👍

[@larryehrlich57]

Please pull this video down and fix the video. Watch a minute of the video and you will know what I mean.

[@NewVisionLCS]

Why not use High Octane French Drain Pipe in a burrito wrap style instead of using solid pipe so that you evacuate all the water from around here entire foundation. Check out the KZbin channel French Drain Man. I think he has the best true french drain designs and materials in the industry!

[@GCFD]

I don't follow FDMs techniques. A thin layer of fabric clogs up far faster than 12" of angular gravel. He also uses river rock which shifts too much underground. Check out my video - the ultimate flow test where I compare corrugated and solid pipe.

[@NewVisionLCS]

@@GCFD Very interesting. Your corrugated pipe video I feel is very misleading. He doesnt use the standard home depot / lowes black pipe that you refer to in your videos. You have to compare apples to apples. He also uses 1 1/2" to 2" Round Rock not Pebble Rock/ River Rock that you're referring to. So how are you removing excess sub surface water and keeping sediment from clogging your pvc pipe? I'm only asking because both of you are trying to accomplish the same thing as contractors, but with solid pipe, if the ground shifts, or you have a freeze, the pvc pipe is know to snap, which would cause your pvc pipe to fail. Big huge businesses to include government and highway engineers are using his product and technique. Are you saying they're wrong?

[@GCFD]

I use 24" of angular gravel to the surface. The angular gravel locks in place and doesn't shift around. So that's my filter for sediment. Plus I don't pile dirt on top of it to clog the system. I install vented cleanouts in my french drains as well. Subsurface water floods into the spaces formed by the angular gravel, floods into the pipe and out to the street. I have french drains that trickle all year round and gush after a heavy rain.

[@NewVisionLCS]

@@GCFD Gotcha, I'm learning. Thank you for your version and explanation of how and why you do it your way.

[@GCFD]

@@NewVisionLCS sounds good. My number one priority is flow. Every decision is based on how can my systems flow the best.