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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The Right Way to DIY Underground Buried Downspouts
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[@danieljackson4266]

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

[@debbiewood1514]

Appreciate your passion and hard work! Thanks for sharing!

[@paulklapperich7520]

Why not use a pressure washer with a water jet nozzle to clear the drain line instead of digging it up?

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

@paulklapperich7520 The pipe was garbage. We replaced it with a heavy-duty pipe. Downspout Pipe 4 in. x 100 ft. High Octane ARMOR Pipe frenchdrainman.com/product/heavy-commercial-solid-high-octane/

[@dunebuggy1286]

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.

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

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[@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.

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

Well it might take care of the bulk water. It could make a difference. Hopefully he didn't pay to much for a single pipe and basin.

[@Keith_Mikell]

The equip looked like it was from gold rush 1. it was beat to hell and prob an 80 or 70's machine. Trashed their yard with those metal tracks too. Left everything looking like hell. I'll upload you some photos on your fb tomorow. Youll have a chuckle. now im obsessed with drainage. thanks robert! @@FRENCHDRAINMAN

[@knightwing44]

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...

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

Hire a plumbing service to run a camera and tracker through the line.

[@elbuggo]

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

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

It's really is a easy update to existing lines

[@elbuggo]

@@FRENCHDRAINMAN I can believe that!

[@PeterMason-p8r]

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

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

No issues

[@PeterMason-p8r]

@@FRENCHDRAINMANThank you

[@wstt4]

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?

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

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[@jasonhaglund1557]

With this kind of system, is it pointless to have a mesh filter at the top of your downspout? Catching all the leaves at the bottom with the downspout filter you used looks like a much more convenient solution since we have a two-story home and having our gutters cleaned each year gets expensive.

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

Three-by-four-inch downspouts are superior to two-by-three downspouts. If you are looking to improve drainage performance, that is what I would recommend. Use a three-by-four downspout with a leaf filter for best results. We have many customers upgrade from two-by-three to three-by-four. kzbin.info/aero/PLjFCqaZ4v1BXKlR6qPMC_8I00r5KGdoP9&si=chXh0_IpEkRlXq4e

[@beyondfreedom4535]

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?

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

Stop using garbage big box store cheap pipe and use quality drainage pipe like this one Downspout Pipe 4 in. x 100 ft. High Octane ARMOR Pipe frenchdrainman.com/product/heavy-commercial-solid-high-octane/

[@Tony2tall]

I can’t understand how roots enter a glued joint of pvc? The water supply line to my house is 3/4” schedule 40 passes by two large oak trees no issue with roots.

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

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[@noeab3679]

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.

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

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[@mikeferretti7422]

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

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

It's a downspout, not a French drain. kzbin.info/aero/PLjFCqaZ4v1BVXKFHIb3Hd4nsppJYo0hzu&si=zBNRTisBc4GZ1I_Y

[@AequitasSaints]

Do you have anyone in or close to Burlington Wisconsin that sells your high octane pipe? Debating the 6 hour drive one way. 😂😂

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

I sure understand. To ship a pallet has gotten so expensive. It's ridiculous. The pipe is worth it tho. Doing it right the first time keeps you from having to do it over again. Over built means do nothing for years to come.

[@travis1572]

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

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

We didn't have to go through any sprinkler mains or tight landscape. The 4" installed pretty easy on this home. As contractors the industry standards holds us to 4" when homeowners are getting quotes. If I was DIYing this job all by myself and didn't have access to a dump truck or trailer to haul dirt away there is no way I would do 4". Now that we have a leaf filter and Large sediment trap all the reasons to do 4" are now void. Hope that helps Thank you for commenting and contributing

[@chrisrumig9114]

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?

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

Yes. No way around it. If you have no underground your downspouts and gutters freeze solid either way.

[@DavidNelson42]

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.

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

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[@justinmancini5846]

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?

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

Yes we update lines all the time.

[@JohnBrown-nm2vw]

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

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

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[@jeff-TessAD2022]

Ok I thought you said you don't put dirt on the pipe? Or is that on a French drain?

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

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[@maddiejostone]

Do you have to clean out the sediment trap periodicly?

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

Yes. It holds 1 Gallon of shingle gravel. I always recommend checking it yearly and clean out as needed. On average it will hold 5 years of shingle gravel. As roofs age they lose more gravel so it varies depending on the age and quality of shingles. Thank you for commenting and contributing. Appreciate you

[@ryanratkowski9370]

Why solid pipe and not French drain pipe with holes?

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[@hammertime7349]

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

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

If the line is holding water in the winter it will and does freeze. I use pop-up emitters because they thaw out quickly during a warm up.

[@dannycookjr5345]

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

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

Put a French Drain Man critter guard at the end Best French Drain and Yard Drainage Contractor frenchdrainman.com/

[@micheals8407]

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

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

If its the aluminum wavy type they fit in the 3"x4" leaf filter. We just lightly squeeze them oval. If it's copper or heavy galvanized it will not work. To directly answer your question no we do not have a round at this time.

[@micheals8407]

@@FRENCHDRAINMAN thank you they are copper

[@paulgerton2573]

What is that black tape?

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