High Capacity drainage system solves basement flooding

This is a large house with a lot of roof area and gutters. Their basement was continually flooding and the homeowners liked our approach of catching water on the outside instead of pumping it on the inside. We installed a high capacity system to carry the water down near the pond, far away from the foundation.
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[@SheenaRea]

It just amazes me how many different power tools, machinery, digging equipment, etc. you can operate with ease. Fun to watch. Thank you Shawn!

[@djuanbenjamin9149]

The 17 people that gave this a thumbs down had their drainage done by a landscaping guy.

[@GCFD]

Haha! Great comment!

[@adamwarner8655]

After fixing a ton of my drainage I found myself hooked on watching youtube videos like these. Keep up the good work!

[@GCFD]

Thank you Adam!

[@wcsd9577]

That auger you used to drill a hole under the sidewalk was pretty slick. Nice video

[@GCFD]

Yea I agree. We struggled coring under a sidewalk and then I found that auger. Well worth the money in saving effort.

[@jamesbruley2843]

I particularly like the way you go back during a rain to show that it actually works. Good evidence in case a cranky homeowner threatens to sue.

[@GCFD]

Thanks!

[@brentking-gmailking2570]

Another great job. Thank you for sharing. Also, thank you for going back on all the projects and showing how well they work. Have a great day.

[@GCFD]

Thank you for your comments and for watching Brent!

[@Dukemeistro]

The service you provide is unique!

[@GCFD]

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[@josephwall9161]

Knowledge and experience working hand in hand, very nice to see. Love to watch you and your crew doing drainage, feel like I want to come dig with you, hard work but gratifying too.

[@GCFD]

Thanks for watching Steven!

[@joesilva1027]

great job shaun I appreciated all your work very well done!

[@GCFD]

Thank you Joe! Thanks for watching!

[@ramonoros1219]

I learned alot from watching your videos and also find your videos entertaining

[@GCFD]

Thank you Ramon!

[@itsthatguy169]

I absolutely love these videos man! I’m hoping to start doing these types of jobs myself!

[@GCFD]

Awesome, Thank you!

[@rxlo1062]

Excellent job 👍

[@GCFD]

Thank you!

[@squeekhobby4571]

Nice job

[@GCFD]

👍 Thank you!

[@brandonleesanders]

Found your channel a few days ago. You should consider putting your company info in each video description. It may lead to more revenue. Who doesn’t like more $ right?

[@GCFD]

I've thought about it but my phone already rings off the hook all day! I'm glad you're enjoying the channel!

[@nonsequitor807]

This must be b4 the custom angle on those out falls😁

[@honestabe7349]

Where did you find that long 4" sidewalk auger bit? I am just completing a 1,500' gutter drain project on my farmhouse in Alabama. Your videos were extremely helpful. Thanks. I did use SDR 35 PVC because with my footage of pipe, schedule 40 was just unaffordable. Still Schedule 30 is better than that corrugated flex junk. I think the SDR 35 will last decades. If I should have a failure, I figure I can find the break and fix the pipe. Thanks for the great videos. I am a Construction Law Attorney and a General Contractor with 45 years experience and I appreciate a KZbin video with someone who uses logic and common sense and knows what they are doing versus the other guys who are snake oil salesmen.

[@GCFD]

I got the auger from www.customaugers.com/ Call Becky and she will set you up. We used it the other day and it bored under a sidewalk in minutes. Fantastic. SDR 35 is good stuff and you won't have any problems with it. I use schedule 40 because it has better availability and fittings.

[@a80286b]

Once you get a pipe in the ground a good 12 to 16 inches, it will be fine no matter what it is. I would still stay away from the cheaper brands of single wall corrugated though. I use dual wall corrugated for straight runs and Baughman single wall corrugated for the bend up to the downpouts. works great if it's put in right.

[@GlobalistJuice]

"Those are some big boulders you've got there, sweetheart" ...would have been the thing to say! 🤣

[@Rusty_Gold85]

We call them Down pipes and Outlets . You should cut the ends of the outlet at a 45 angle , adds a touch of class

[@GCFD]

We call that a Custom Angle when we cut them.

[@jreg0028]

If you lay out tarps or plastic along where you dig, it makes clean up much cleaner.

[@GCFD]

I agree, but much more labor intensive.

[@a80286b]

@@GCFD Using 3/4 inch plywood is worth it once you get equipped to handle it.

[@andyduane3308]

Woah on the fast forward when someone walking with the camera. Thought I was gonna hurl.

[@GCFD]

I hope you didn't This was an early video of mine and I think they've improved. Thanks for watching anyway Andy! - Shawn

[@cocopublicnews6766]

Was that fescue after this winter texas had I had some Kentucky 31 seeds thrown into my mix and it did great

[@GCFD]

👍 Nice

[@Keith_Mikell]

Your equipment compared to apple drains is night and day. HIs trencher has a flat front tire and he uses shovels. But he did build a multi million dollar company with shovels and grit. Oh and ADS basins.

[@GCFD]

Chuck is the man

[@domjohnson2579]

Do you guys use a laser level with detector to make it easier to dig the trench. I notice you guys have problems with the fall sometimes and have to bring out the machine again and sometimes multiple times. It would be a lot easier to check as your trenching with a laser level you can set for a particular slope.

[@GCFD]

We do use the laser when we're trenching along flat ground. We have found it takes forever to set up the laser and get the fall with the laser and we are still checking everything with the level. Sometimes we just trench it again. 👍

[@thetechguy600]

Hi! What is the song same that starts playing at 17:01 ?

[@GCFD]

I'm not sure. It was something I found on the youtube audio library.

[@weeb3277]

@21:18 why is the stream pulsating?

[@paulrey27]

Not sure where you're based out of but I have question... any issues with ground freeze pushing the drainage pipes up? I assume no but wasn't sure.

[@GCFD]

We are located in NC so no freezing here.

[@andypierce1987]

Instead of using that auger have you ever used a pneumatic mole to bore under sidewalks or driveways?

[@GCFD]

Hey Andrew I haven't but I have seen them in action. I don't do too much boring so I haven't really looked too closely.

[@andypierce1987]

@@GCFD I work for Sunbelt Rentals and when I saw him augering it made me think about that. No need for a mole in that situation, but if you’re needing to bore under a driveway or something I bet it would be the ticket. Just need to make sure it’s perfectly level before sending her home and it’ll make a perfect hole all the way through. Pretty cool to watch lol

[@peterhandelson1193]

On the 20 inch basin, how is it higher capacity when the output is the same size, 4 inch?

[@GCFD]

Because the weakest point was water flowing into the pipe, not water flowing through the pipe. Great comment!

[@a80286b]

6 inch basins get clogged with lawn clippings and grass grows over the top of them to easily. A clogged basin will not flow water. I never use catch basins smaller than 12 inches when gathering water.

[@Jeff-ik3hn]

What is the straw for? Did you plant grass over the stone?

[@GCFD]

Helps stabilize the disturbed soil and protects the grass seed.

[@Pippy626]

Something other then pizza omg I’m scared. Love the channel. Isn’t the gray pipe a little overkill? Who is the lady on the crew? She definitely brings a fun vibe to the channel

[@scottstanley3699]

Are those 20ft lengths of pipe? Where do you get those?

[@GCFD]

20' ers. I get them from a pipe supplier. They deliver pallets to my place.

[@diastoleny]

Hey! Im researching to do my downspouts and enjoy your videos. Googled your biz. 5 star reviews. Your one of the good guys!!

[@GCFD]

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[@6sensory]

Man, I wish I could watch these but the camera all over the place makes me ill

[@GCFD]

Have you watched any of the more recent videos? I've been trying to improve my quality.

[@CosgroveNotts]

Always one moaner

[@keithhogan6997]

@@CosgroveNotts just as entitled to their opinion as you are. And its feedback for the vlogger, without it they may not get as many views. If improving quality isn't a goal you'll find out sooner or later the result.

[@Taylexwow]

@@CosgroveNotts No at the 17 minute mark to about 20 its completely unwatchable

[@notahotshot]

@@CosgroveNotts, ha ha ha, I can't believe you outed yourself like that.

[@lifeisgood070]

Where can a consumer buy large catch or drainage basins? I want to collect a ton of sub surface water. I would like several basins to be combined for max void space. And would like it to be possible to drive over. I would use industrial trash cans otherwise.

[@GCFD]

I buy these 20" from SiteOne.

[@lifeisgood070]

@@GCFD i have one of those near me. Will try. Hard hours like 7am-4pm so tougher for consumers, but definitely worth a shot. I saw some 9x9 inlet to pipe grates today which might work for another project instead of a channel drain

[@brentnovak2061]

Where did you get the auger from?

[@GCFD]

I ordered the auger system from www.customaugers.com. I worked with both Becky and Tom and it was great. I ordered the system that goes into a standard drill and they also fabricated an adapter to fit my hilti core drill for more versatility.

[@brentnovak2061]

@@GCFD is that the 5ft or 7ft?

[@GCFD]

@@brentnovak2061 It is the 7ft that comes in two pieces. For the 4" pipe we used I ordered the 4.75" auger.

[@tcttc5549]

Why do guys need to put hay over where you guys put the pipe

[@GCFD]

It protects the bare soil and grass seed.

[@slowman82k8]

Why do you put straw down over where you have been digging?

[@GCFD]

It stabilizes the soil by absorbing the energy from raindrop splash, It helps keep the dirt from washing away, it protects the grass seed from granivores, and decomposes quickly to release nutrients. Great question Slow!

[@slowman82k8]

@@GCFD Ah ok! Never seen anyone do it in the uk so always confused me slightly as to the purpose

[@penguins9645]

Was that just regular household NMD-90 romex direct-buried in the ground? Don't believe that's permitted anywhere in the US

[@GCFD]

I think it was. We see this a lot with private lines like that. I recently hit a well power line that was romex burried 6" deep! No possible way to locate or avoid that.

[@notahotshot]

@@GCFD "No possible way to locate, or avoid that." Except with a radiodetection line finder, which will tell you the direction, and depth of buried cable and pipe. Some will even locate pvc and pe pipe. So yeah, no possible way.

[@BDHO73]

@@notahotshot you know how there’s always at least one know all in a comments section? You’re it my friend.

[@laurelherbert2879]

Good to see your not having pizza

[@GCFD]

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[@richardwhite3711]

Do like Andrew Camarta (youtube)and buy a large ditch witch trencher attachment to add to your excavator

[@GCFD]

Hmm I haven't seen that video of his yet! I thought I had seen them all!

[@cerberus2881]

What was that wire you dug up around the 8 minute mark? Lol

[@GCFD]

It was an old power cable from an irrigation system that was not in use.

[@leyroy1980]

8:37 wire

[@GCFD]

There were old irrigation lines everywhere on that job.

[@kennethsame4739]

What was the cost

[@wayneguy6043]

$3000

[@GCFD]

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[@vdpeer]

Lots of clay down there

[@GCFD]

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[@gt0915]

non of this would even come close to Australian building standards, all pipe work must be underground, leading to a storm water drain.

[@GCFD]

Luckily we didn't have to do that. We drained it right to the pond and the homeowners haven't had any more flooding issues in their basement.

[@gt0915]

@@GCFD your work is really good, I'm not a plumber/drainage person (an any count!) but some of the work you correct is absolutely atrocious

[@GCFD]

@@gt0915 for sure! I don’t like to badmouth other peoples work but we have seen some garbage for sure!

[@mspeir]

Leave it to a dog to find a good use for corrugated pipe!

[@GCFD]

Haha

[@robetheridge6999]

Why don’t you talk about the cable that was cut? Been there, done that.

[@GCFD]

Hey Rob - there was an old irrigation system that pumped water from the pond. The homeowners didn't care about it since was all disconnected and out of service. So we trenched away!

[@robetheridge6999]

@@GCFD I cut my buddy's csble. It was marked incotrectly. At least the čavle co fixed it in quick order.

[@grantelliott9196]

@@GCFD What about the black cable closer to the home?

[@juncusbufonius]

Badly designed house for an area with such high rainfall.

[@GCFD]

Hey Rush, I see this all the time. It seems like I always end up at the bottom of the hill when driving out for quotes...

[@SlackerU]

2:30 6" is rated at ~27.84 GPM with the 20" probably rated at ~134 GPM. I'll be changing my discharge to a gray or black dual-wall UV resistant plastic. 18:12 10/10 You might be the only one (excluding corrugated installers as it is UV resistant). If you ever feel a need to battle a corrugated TY installer the ADS Drainage Handbook has some interesting facts. Self-cleaning requires a minimum of about three feet per second of flow with 4" corrugated needing ~3.5% slope (~123 max GPM), 6" corrugated needing ~ 2.25% slope (~289 GPM), & 4" smooth-wall only needing .9% slope to achieve 3fps (~135 max GPM). 99% of land around here has 2% or less slope so corrugated isn't really an option except for exposed sections connecting gutters to the smooth-wall.

[@GCFD]

Thanks for the info Bob! Those numbers are really quite telling in terms of how well the pipe is going to carry water and its ability to blow out debris.

[@SlackerU]

@@GCFD There are some lies on other YT channels that should be corrected. 4" smooth-wall at 3% slope can move around 244 GPM at over 6fps, & not the pathetic 72-101 GPM produced with 4" corrugated installed at >2% slope with a sediment collecting >2.6fps.

[@GCFD]

Bob the Slacker I agree. It’s hard to watch these people pushing garbage information. As far as landscapers installing corrugated, I don’t think they know any better. This is because when you go to the landscape supply house they have rolls of corrugated and scissors to cut it. So that’s what they install, no fault of their own. I’ve even had customers whose Landscaper’s installation of a French drain made things terribly worse with the basement flooding. I explained the same thing to her and spent considerable time with her, plus my channel here until she was comfortable spending considerably more money on the same problem. She reported in that there is absolutely no water coming in now where there was always a little. That video is coming soon.

[@CosgroveNotts]

That's not a big catch basin

[@GCFD]

Where do you get bigger ones? I would be interested in getting some.

[@watchthe1369]

seizure warning at about 15 minutes. AGGGGHHHH!

[@GCFD]

Sorry about that. We now use tripods 👍

[@tiagomartinho77]

If these people loved their pet as much as i do mine, they would never trust him to be without a leash so close to that machine

[@GCFD]

Luckily the dog was smarter than the machine.

[@maxvonraben8112]

Pretty girl, is that your hardworking daughter? 👀😍👍

[@marcroemelen6836]

So not cool

[@GCFD]

I'm trying to get her back out on jobs but she says it's too cold right now!

[@potatolew4495]

@@marcroemelen6836 I agree the little icons especially the large eyes is disrespectful.

[@jedisith25]

Found your channel a few days ago. You should consider putting your company info in each video description. It may lead to more revenue. Who doesn’t like more $ right?

[@GCFD]

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