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@elcheapo53022 жыл бұрын
As a bonus, that apartment got a new party sized patio!
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Yes for sure. I like using concrete to achieve two goals like this. 👍
@SheenaRea2 жыл бұрын
I like how you intersperse footage of details of the job with sped-up footage/music. Keeps a good flow in your videos. Really liked that moment where you took off the tape from the channel drain and we see two different angles. *Excellent work.* Thanks Shawn.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sheena! The maintenance guy asked me what was up with the drain because it had rained and there was all that water on top. I explained that there was still duct tape on the drain (to protect it from concrete during the pour), and we still needed to come remove it. That was the money shot with us pulling the tape!
@Stratos531002 жыл бұрын
@@GCFD That was the money shot, as i said in my comment, Before noticing you said it... heh
@TGarner1172 жыл бұрын
When days are rough or even a good day there is nothing better than having a new video from Shawn. Thanks for bringing a lot of value to us viewers and making us smile! Keep up the good work!
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
thank you!
@BeerkegGarage2 жыл бұрын
I hope you pay that old dude well, he's a great worker
@tbirdracefan2 жыл бұрын
Hard worker with a good attitude.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
👍👍 For sure!
@ryanawilson85492 жыл бұрын
With great cones, comes great authority 🤣👏👏👏
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Hahah! Indeed
@prestonduke78592 жыл бұрын
I like how you treat your employees. Very respectful to them.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
They are my biggest asset. 👍
@munsters22 жыл бұрын
I like how your guys actually trowel the concrete unlike some guys who only bull float it.
@MrDbone752 жыл бұрын
A very good Thursday morning to you all in the USA from Wellington Somerset in the UK
@robertmazziottesr5741 Жыл бұрын
Shaun, you and your team keep up the great work, and remember to always, "Do the Hard Right over the Easy Wrong".
@bradonhoover30022 жыл бұрын
The follow-ups you do coming back to the house to show the results in-use is greatly appreciated
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
thank you Bradon. It's my favorite part, but a huge pain to get that footage sometimes.
@hollandduck792 жыл бұрын
from the Netherlands thanks for the video Shawn
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
thank you!
@AlexeiTetenov2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
👍👍
@Caleballa2 жыл бұрын
Another job well done! I never would've thought drainage would be so interesting.
@ruthlessgoat37022 жыл бұрын
It is indeed. Shawn works with physics and nature instead of trying to take short cuts.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Caleb. Me either. I'm a biologist-turned-drainage guy.
@DaddyBeanDaddyBean2 жыл бұрын
A wise man once said "all your labor is in the trench". I remember a job you did a while ago where you put in a French drain along a fence, but also had to get rid of a bunch more water from gutters and such - you dug one trench and put both pipes in it, perforated to catch the water coming in along the fence and solid for the gutters & basins, joining them into one solid pipe at the end of the French drain to flow to the outfall. That was eye-opening for me - putting two separate pipes for two separate purposes in the same trench. Brilliant.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
I sure thing so. Some people think it's a waste of pipe and glue. I will continue keeping them separated. Sometimes I will send a gutter through a channel drain if the fall works out in my favor, but never through a french drain.
@lifeisgood0702 жыл бұрын
Definitely makes sense keeping them separated. You can have a significant amount of gutter water flow before you ever get ground water saturation to the point of using a French drain. You could legitimately probably flow about 3000 gallons of water on a standard ranch style three bedroom house that’s less than 1300 ft.² livable through gutter drains before a french drain activates. I’ve got both in my backyard
@steverusie69862 жыл бұрын
Another great job! Great video angles on this one.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve! I've been trying to do more of that for sure. If the subject is not super interesting, I use interesting camera angles.
@smast162 жыл бұрын
I agree with your feelings about keeping the channel and gutter separate are probably the better way to go. Yes, it's double the work and supplies, but if you get a heavy thunderstorm that drops a lot of water in a quick downpour you easily over power that channel drain with the gutter drainage alone. Then all the work you did is for nothing, and the customer is left disappointed as they still have the problem. Nice Job!
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
I agree. We try to build these systems for the most heavy thunderstorm ever and make sure it flows.
@ItsSerialBoX2 жыл бұрын
I dunno, 4" PVC pipe. If you have a thunderstorm pouring down that much rain, you are going to have massive flooding everywhere, the gutter coming down off the roof is already overflowing at that point to overwhelm a 4" PVC pipe. The volume and flow doesn't quite add up. Not for Noah's flood anyway.
@obviousness81132 жыл бұрын
Best part of your channel, Shawn, is that you solve problems. That's a good feeling.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
I think so too. Drainage solutions can't be faked either. The flooding is either solved or not.
@TrailTrackers2 жыл бұрын
Hi Shawn... I heard you say, "Everyone thinks I'm crazy cause you have to do..." I'm a retired contractor who retired at the "young" age of 53, so I think I know what I'm talking about when I say this. That is one of the best compliments any peer could have given you; I had the same thing said of me many, many times over the years. They don't even know it but they are actually saying, "I don't want to do the work to do the job correctly" or "I just want to do minimal work to half-ass a job and get paid". So you just tell them to keep saying those things about you.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Well said! Thank you!
@99ryanlee2 жыл бұрын
Ronald is fast becoming one of my KZbin heroes. The man gets it done!
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Haha he thinks it's so funny that people follow him and ask about him.
@dylantrinder15712 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Shawn, great job.
@ncironhorse8367 Жыл бұрын
I like how Shawn asked his guy what he needed him to do, showing not just what a boss he is but, what a great leader he is.
@AntoniEmanuel73282 жыл бұрын
Thankyou Sean and the team for the video.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
👍👍
@roryross21572 жыл бұрын
My boss would have us hand balling all that work! No fancy equipment on his watch.😅
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Rory I just bought a very fancy piece to replace a hand broom. This work is hard enough, so if I can buy a machine it keeps the guys fresh for doing what the machine can't. That video should be coming up next week.
@umiluv2 жыл бұрын
Facts. Two previous owners ago, they piped the downspouts to a corrugated pipe into the flower beds next to the house. It was fine when they had tons of plants. The subsequent homeowners covered the area in gravel… not enough plants. So all the water was going to the foundation and leaking into the basement. We put extensions on the downspouts away from the house away from the beds next to the house and the water problems in the basement minimized.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Check grading and remove the gravel around the house. The gravel lets the water soak in whereas soil lets the water run along the surface.
@timp1502 жыл бұрын
You do great work, I like that you include a follow up to show your work in action.
@ratchet1freak2 жыл бұрын
I'm fairly sure the french drain had a similar story, "There is a french drain" "ok where is the outfall" "uhh.. outfall?" Too many people think that a frenchdrain is a water percolating device or magically takes the water away, it isn't it's a collection device that still needs to send that water somewhere.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Very well said. I see that all the time too. Piping the water under ground like this does make it appear to be gone.
@TGSamantha0912 жыл бұрын
There is nothing like having a crew you trust and can count on, that can use their own mind to help make decisions =) You are a great Boss/Leader Even the concrete guys willing to help dig ditches etc with you
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I like that term Leader. I try to provide them what they need to get the job done well.
@jameshblack2 жыл бұрын
Why don’t you put the gutter water into a drain lower to cause a flow away from houses
@raydoactive2 жыл бұрын
First time I’ve seen Ron on a machine. 😝
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Yep. He doesn't want to run anything but he really took to the concrete buggy. He loves that thing.
@redfishfun5402 жыл бұрын
Guess I need to get some cone's for the bedroom 🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😁
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
haha
@10lauset2 жыл бұрын
Another fine example of your skills at determining the cause of drainage problems but also your excellent solutions to them as evidenced by your frequent returns to the sites. Cheers to you and your teams.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
👍👍 Laurie
@michaelnaak2 жыл бұрын
Another successful job! Great work.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
thank you michael
@oldnstillworkin57092 жыл бұрын
Ronald rocks!
@SheenaRea2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree! He's a cool dude.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
For sure! He's a keeper.
@matthewmcgraw52582 жыл бұрын
Always enjoy your videos. Really like how you go back to see how your systems work. 😀
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Matthew. thanks for watching!
@notsure18722 жыл бұрын
Excellent work as always
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
thank you
@cm517chris2 жыл бұрын
Awesome job! Rerouting water is such an amazing thing to watch 💯👍👍
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! This job was under scrutiny and you cant fake the results!
@runningray2 жыл бұрын
Find somebody that looks at you like Ronald looks at his drainage work, and you will be forever happy.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Hahahah!
@Stratos531002 жыл бұрын
If every worker was like Ronald the world would be a much better place, My g/f works 2 jobs and 1/2 the people from both places complain about everything & call out all the time
@islanduck2 жыл бұрын
Shawn is like a landscaping doctor...he diagnoses and treats the root of the problem not just the symptoms. Great video once again!
@anthonycollins47472 жыл бұрын
This video is why you should always call Gate City Foundation. Shawn is the best. Great video.👍👍👍👍
@finianbower86152 жыл бұрын
Another great video. Your channel is not only entertaining but informing!
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
thank you Finian!
@edpoints11272 жыл бұрын
It's always a relief to find the "smoking gun" problem on a job... Especially if multiple other people have couldn't solve an issue😉. Great job GCF.!
@AbdicateDotNet2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful work as usual!!
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@MechanismBasics2 жыл бұрын
Love it. That reveal of the channel drain was great theatre.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
I thought so too. The maint guy was very worried that it wasn't working until I told him we still had to remove the protective duct tape. Money shot!
@richardjohn52162 жыл бұрын
nice job,if you need water for cleaning ,can get a trailer or water bowser ,and a drum water ,then a hose and a pump,and jet wash paths ,can buy petrol water pumps ,with hose and just need a large drum water,maybe a ibc on back of your truck 1000 lt fork lift plastic container ,cheap too ,what i use here in england ,to wash dirt bikes ,after been on a moto-x track ,very muddy ,use ibc 1000lt container,and is on back of flat bed truck ,with petrol jet wash ,is cold wash ,but works nice ,and i have used your french drain and gutter system for wash erea ,works nice ,full bubble slope on concrete slab ,so water runs were i want it too,then move it some were else,powerd by gravity ,i love how you go back to the job and its raining and you get excited when water flows nice ,i do the same ,simple tech but works great ,was on a job once and they were fitting a walk in shower room ,i ask straght away,is it down hill to the drain hole ,not flat or up hill,they look at me bit funny and i say,water flows down hill ,for free ,got be half to full bubble or you got a problem ,make a big puddle ,they ask how i know this ,and i said i had a good teacher ,you and your vids ,keep up the good work ,spread the knowdlegde ,doing good things ,educate the world ,help others ,solve problems
@rfl352 жыл бұрын
WOW THAT WAS A BIG JOB! FULL BUBBLE BOSS!
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
👍👍 Full results too! lol
@Slugbunny2 жыл бұрын
Good lesson! Mom's unit needs its drains rebuilt soon, and these videos have been a great font of ideas.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
thank you! Good luck with your project.
@Slugbunny2 жыл бұрын
@@GCFD Cheers!
@williamhall50872 жыл бұрын
That makes a lot of sense when there isn’t much fall to keep the gutter water separate from the Channel drain. The velocity of water coming down the gutter could quickly overwhelm the channel drain. Specially on a apartment complex those have large roofs and displace a lot of water ! I like how your concrete guys always put up splatter risk avoidance plastic. Great work as always Shawn!
@dwoodog2 жыл бұрын
Dude you are like a water genius. Thanks for all these helpful videos.
@matthewp16822 жыл бұрын
Waters easy, flows downhill. It doesnt like going uphill in a pipe with ribs for it to get trapped in!
@shanewhite4992 жыл бұрын
Great job Shawn and crew. You guys have done a lot of work at the apartments. Glad to see you guys working with Harvey and his crew and also the Maintenance at the apartments. It's so much easier when contractors work with each other. I know the owners are happy with all the results from all the work you all have done. Can't wait to the next video.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Shane!
@Tony-InLosAngeles2 жыл бұрын
Good quality work and that’s what I see when I watch your videos!
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Tony!
@JimVincitore2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Very cool!
@tracyrain49412 жыл бұрын
I learned from a wise man that when gutter water is caught in a pipe keep it in that pipe. Great vid, Shawn! Taking that tape up shows why you'll get called on again and again. Lovely to see Ronald and the Concrete Guys too. 😊 FYI... cones don't always work as showing a sign of authority! I've worn mine numerous times and have just been given funny looks!!! 🤔
@sqrabbit12 жыл бұрын
Man I wish you guys worked in MD. Contractors here are terrible. It’s motivated me to resolve problems like this on my own.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Nice! Go get it 👍
@williammeiklejohn28502 жыл бұрын
Keeping water away from the foundation......And giving it a place to out fall You guys are fantastic, Watching from Denton,MD.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
thank you william!
@scottfeatherstone71562 жыл бұрын
Great video
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Scott
@brentking-gmailking25702 жыл бұрын
Great jov Shawn, that looks so much nicer and should work for years.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
thank you Brent!
@allen.lpersingerjr64082 жыл бұрын
sir I have learned a lot watching your videos , I must agree with you on keeping the gutter and French drain separate , it is logic to do it the way you do it , once you understand how it works. the do’s and doints. my feeling is you are 100% correct the way you doing it. O by the way I watch each and every one of you videos . thanks for sharing you Knowledge.
@hupur2 жыл бұрын
Saving the planet 1 drain at a time.Great Video as always!
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@AUTOMOBILZ2 жыл бұрын
Seems like a lot of corners were cut, when that complex was originally built………. now they are having to come back and spend more money. This video proves again that hiring the right people from jump, saves you money and headaches. Great work again!
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
thank you Lee!
@IraqiSniper1072 жыл бұрын
Great Job!
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sniper
@rogerk17102 жыл бұрын
I like the way you put stones at the end of the run where it meets daylight. Less likely to get covered up or at least you know where it is if maintenance is not done by the management company. I saw you on EC2. Great job!
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Hey Roger - That was my first experience doing a podcast. It was pretty interesting.
@p753692 жыл бұрын
5:35 Sounds like someone was attempting to build a soakaway. They're a fairly common feature in the UK. Will be especially going forward with our push for Sustainable Urban Drainage System (ie get it into the ground as near to the source as possible and don't just pipe it downhill to a river and cause flooding). Built properly they work perfectly fine, but you need the right soil and it needs the right capacity to cope with expected rainfall.
@juncusbufonius2 жыл бұрын
I've loved the series at this complex. KZbin is making it hard however with ads every 2 and a half minutes. It saps the pleasure.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Sorry about the wack-a-mole ads.
@Chris_In_Texas2 жыл бұрын
22:06 New this evening, man arrested for being in bushes of apartment complex with flashlight. Film at 11pm. HAHA 😁😁
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
haha gotta get that footage
@anthonyfindlay4662 жыл бұрын
keep on keeping on Shawn looking forward to more informative videos as always shout out to the main man Ronald.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
👍👍 thank you Anthony
@SudheendraKaranam2 жыл бұрын
Nice, there is always something to learn though I’m not at all related to your line of work. You have a great team as well as efficient concrete sub contractor who comes in and does a great job which reflect in end product
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Nightlifeimages2 жыл бұрын
mate yo always do amazing work. Glad to see the channel is ready starting to pick up steam.
@tinkeringtaylor30532 жыл бұрын
another great video,didn't really take you long to do, love watching the concrete team how they just get on with it
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
thank you Taylor!
@jerrybarbo79522 жыл бұрын
Your usual great job!
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jerry
@TheWolfster0012 жыл бұрын
Nice, Thank you for sharing.. To use the runoff water at the end, couldn't the complex put some plantings, like a flowerbed, that would use up most of the excess water, so it don't end up making a mess with erosion.. We had a area like that on our property, and we put a large flowerbed, now there is no erosion at all and the plants love it..
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Yes that's a great idea. I will do a follow up to see if they do anything.
@edpoints11272 жыл бұрын
Usually it's tougher to mow around more obstacles and also more labor to upkeep the flower beds at a bigger complex. They typically don't want to spend the money. I believe the grass will hold once established, especially if the correct type of grass is used.
@johnfilce9236 Жыл бұрын
I constantly hear people throw out the French drain as a universal solution. Having tried various things and watched these videos, I'd only use a French drain as a LAST resort.
@RyJones2 жыл бұрын
Almost to 35k subscribers!
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
I know! I don't know what the holdup is. I've been trying to make more videos. I have at least 1000 video clips in the que right now and needing to send two disk drives off for recovery (do'h!)
@juliehoffman922 жыл бұрын
Always interesting
@downtoearth92 жыл бұрын
Good job, as always. I have had a drain discharge similar to this one, except mine was beside a driveway and quickly got broken by a car tire. Went back and encased the end in concrete with a 2 ft by 3 ft pad and all has been good since. I am thinking that this drain discharge might have been better with something similar. Or at least mixing some gravel with the soil at the discharge point. Otherwise, erosion might be a problem. With this being an apartment complex, the pipe could become a trip hazard.
@stevecockburn9764 Жыл бұрын
True pro !!
@GCFD Жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve!
@ToddTalksTech2 жыл бұрын
Tune in for the next video. Same gutter time, same drain channel!
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
👍
@aprentiss98332 жыл бұрын
Your videos honestly make me happy, having a tuff time over here with life and all but man these videos make my day I love when you go back to watch your work in action with rain Just wait for those sponsors to come rolling in from construction companies hahah
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
thank you! I'm very happy to hear you enjoy my videos. Keep up the good work! - Shawn
@lukebrown26742 жыл бұрын
I'm in central Iowa and just ran into a new development where they are running all gutters in corrugated pipe then into a culvert. They have minimal fall and all 4 gutters into 1 4" pipe with multiple y fittings. Slab on grade foundations. Watching them install it won't be long before they have water problems. Something like 40 new build homes done the same way.
@b_lumenkraft2 жыл бұрын
Business opportunity waiting. :)
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Hahah Jochen! Luke - that's why I started GCFD. I see everyone using corrugated and running it uphill. 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
@b_lumenkraft2 жыл бұрын
@@GCFD they are stupid. You deeply understand what you are doing. That's the difference. :)
@matthewp16822 жыл бұрын
Developers want to get in and out as quick as possible, and could care less if it actually works. They just want to get paid. Why would they spend more time and money installing this when they can quickly slap down corrugated pipe and get paid the same
@lukebrown26742 жыл бұрын
@@matthewp1682 because the people actually doing the job should have some integrity in their work and it also would prevent a, too be fair very small, number of lawsuits in a few years when the water damage starts. I do understand that many of these developers actually make a new business for the project then dissolve the company after the work is completed so they don't have to face these troubles. on paper your point is fair but that is a very dehumanizing way to be as a person.
@Mr.G6262 жыл бұрын
good stuff
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@nonsequitor807 Жыл бұрын
That Ronald is a beast. Just let him go. He works circles around guys half his age. He deserves Christmas bonus' 🎉
@GT3RSGaming Жыл бұрын
god damnit bill, I SAID NO GUTTER WATER IN THE FRENCH DRAIN!!! (joke)
@Saki6302 жыл бұрын
i like seeing you go back to the job site at 11pm in the rain with your camera and flood light and no one either notices or cares to yell at you.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
👍👍 Don't forget I'm out there talking to the camera too
@johnclements66142 жыл бұрын
What about the dog. 23:00
@mspeir2 жыл бұрын
I always knew Ronald was the real boss! 😏🤣
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
hahah
@redfishfun5402 жыл бұрын
Hard to find good help now days give that man a raise Lol.
@rons31032 жыл бұрын
Shawn, great work again.👍👍 You should get a metal detector to help locate those wires in the ground, even though they are marked! Also, I thought you mentioned that you were going to do something with the gutter drain on the back side, not sure if you did or just missed that one!
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
I do have a locating meter that shows depth. If it's a more significant utility sometimes we will locate it ourselves.
@MrTooTechnical2 жыл бұрын
Great vid. More stabila levels please
@ryanawilson85492 жыл бұрын
Wish you were in Kentucky. Our backyard could use your help.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
👍👍
@joepond95872 жыл бұрын
Seems like the out flow will be an interesting issue unless that ground really sucks up the water.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
For sure. This was a terrible outfall at best. But the flooding/mold/moisture is gonee so that's what they were going for.
@robertbdesmond2 жыл бұрын
I’d suggest you put a couple sheets of plywood against the glass sliding doors to protect them. I noticed you didn’t do that in another of your videos. That’s taking quite a chance of breaking the glass doors.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
I agree! They definitely are risking replacing a door.
@MrBobby7812 жыл бұрын
What would you do without Ronald? Guys like him who you could leave alone priceless. Great vid one question. When you guys were breaking it up did you cover the glass doors ? Really enjoy the channel keep it up…..Bobby
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Bobby - I was freaking out the whole time with the door. They didn't want to cover it!
@Stratos531002 жыл бұрын
Having it covered up & removing the tape the day after was the money shot, Fixing the problem here on that one was smooth, except for the hand digging on the flat, As a Renter i feel sorry for whoever will be getting those unit's with those age old AC unit's & hopefully that place makes it right by gutting that wall & removing the mold/debris etc.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
yes they've been in there and replaced everything on that wall since we fixed the seeping issues. 👍
@stephenstyles13822 жыл бұрын
Another great video shawn.could i make a suggest when you do a speed up section 《eg concreating》could you tell us how long it took or run a digital clock .your video are only getting better.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
That's a great idea! I'll try to start adding that in.
@brucehobbs17342 жыл бұрын
Look at Diesel Creek’s Church drainage project he’s working on.
@Landofmagic6782 жыл бұрын
Always good work! They went with the right company.
@Landofmagic6782 жыл бұрын
We need a playlist made of this place please
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
I will get going on a playlist!
@Chris_In_Texas2 жыл бұрын
17:34 Isn't that much dirt against that brick holding water going to destroy that over time? Here were I live the dirt level has to be a minimum of 6" below the level of the 1st course of bricks on the concrete foundation. So you have to have at least 6" of foundation exposed on any wall. Keep up the good work sir! 👍😁
@Stratos531002 жыл бұрын
Not with the Clay content of the dirt, as mentioned high clay content is a natural deterrent of water, like what is used on Pond Dams, water cannot go through it. Watch any of Chris's videos at Letsdig18 for reference.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
I agree it's strange Hallock but that's how they do it here. The brick goes way underground on all houses.
@jakeyboy27 Жыл бұрын
there are instances where you can only manage storm runoff onsite, some properties don't allow to daylight roof gutters etc. what would be the issue with gutters running into a leech line/dry well? similar to a septic system. many times if you don't manage storm runoff onsite you just send water to the neighbors, which isn't ideal either. some counties/new build requirements also want onsite storm water management
@larryehrlich57 Жыл бұрын
You should be putting your own float on the concrete to verify the fall...if not it will bite you in the pocket book.
@brokedickgarage38402 жыл бұрын
Ive watched damn near every single one of your videos, and it got me curious have you ever had to or would you ever in a situation identical to this, pour the concrete so it directs flow into a sump pump then redirect the water up the hill into a drain near the parking lot? I guess idk if there was even a drain close enough that made sense. Great video, great work.
@HappilyHomicidalHooligan2 жыл бұрын
He might do that if the concrete pad was at the bottom of a bowl and there literately was nowhere for the water to go making the sump pit the only option to get rid of the water... The problem with a sump pit & pump is 1) the use electricity which costs the homeowner money, 2) require maintenance and 3) don't work if the power fails which it can in a bad thunderstorm when you REALLY need it...
@KPSchleyer2 жыл бұрын
Yes there are a few videos where they install sump pits to pump water elsewhere
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Like A and KP said above 👍👍. Sump pumps work very well but they are a last resort if we can't drain the water away via gravity.
@cheskydivision2 жыл бұрын
Your concrete friends should consider their own channel. Nothing fancy just set up a cam while doing their thing.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
I've asked them about it but I'm not sure they are interested. They do enough cool jobs for sure!
@rogerdickinson9202 жыл бұрын
I'd say the downstairs wall with the cut out for inspection needs to be dealt with. Probably remove all the drywall. Also where did the water go? Under a furred up floor. Studs need to be replaced. Good as ususal xcept you're slipping, the channel drain was crooked.
@GCFD2 жыл бұрын
Yes they tore that wall open and dried everything out then replaced the wall with new drywall. It's been good 👍
@rogerdickinson9202 жыл бұрын
@@GCFD Good, thanks. I’ve seen a lot of mould on disaster work. In Calgary some years ago, it was covered up.
@rogerdickinson9202 жыл бұрын
@@GCFD I like your concrete guys. That track buggy is a life saver. Do you fight to see who drives it?
@SyedAli-ks9wf2 жыл бұрын
Another excellent video. Which sealant you use to connect sch 40 pvc pipes together? Is it Oatey rain-r-shine or any Oatey regular sealant/cement would be okay under concrete and for drainage pvc pipes? Also, do you recommend any sealant to cap the sprinkler head for under the concrete? Or can still use pvc sealant cement for capping out sprinkler heads under concrete?
@Paradoxical1242 жыл бұрын
Amazing quality video, however, the fisheye lens makes me dizzy haha.