Installing a French Drain & Catch Basin - Not my usual methods Part 2 of 2

[@Kanooky_Jones]

Props to Carson for being willing to make change when it was clear that it was required. It's a lesson learned.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Kanooky!

[@adamkolacki3344]

You learn from your mistakes. We all make them. You have to put pride aside and acknowledge what you did was wrong and have a desire to improve. Props to Shawn and Carson for this collaboration and showing us the real world.

[@billstathakos]

Thanks Carson. Everyone needs a friend like Carson. Hard working, respectful and helpful.

[@GCFD]

He can also fix any car problem. 👍 I'll let him know

[@Mark.Watson]

Carson - thanks for letting Shawn show this project in full. It's a good education experience for everyone.

[@Stratos53100]

Agreed, This is what keeps it Real....Instead of all the fakes & the extended drama & other junk on most Tv shows etc etc

[@GCFD]

Thank you Mark! I'll let him know 👍

[@anlemeinthegame1637]

Thanks, Carson, for helping us all learn along with you. Also, this cracks me up: Carson: "Look at this great pond for you!" Ducks: "Construction zone, please."

[@GCFD]

The ducks made this video for sure! hahah

[@aprev039]

Big lesson learned about asking thy neighbors. It took me trial and error and years to work up the courage to ask my neighbor if I could discharge runoff via a pipe to a creek behind his backyard because my yard is a low point surrounded by other properties. He understood my situation and was cool with it.

[@ohasis8331]

Good neighbors are worth a fortune and well worth looking after.

[@GCFD]

It sounds like you're a pretty cool neighbor to start with!

[@irvalfirestar6265]

this 2-parter just feels like boys troubleshooting a large drainage problem and dealing with issues whenever it occurs, so in the end both you and Carson learned a whole lot in the process, and that is the kind of knowledge that sticks to you throughout your whole life

[@familyplans3788]

The person who has never made a mistake has never made a decision , Making mistakes is ok as long as you learn from them !! And as an addendum i would say that your viewers have learned things as well so thank you Carlson

[@CrAzD]

There is nothing wrong with trying to do something, even if it doesn't work. You adapt and learn from your mistakes. It's called life. Thanks for the video, and props to Carson for being humble enough to have the world see his mistakes.

[@GCFD]

I agree! We certainly gave it a solid try! I'll let Carson know!

[@bigbehr77]

The ducks were the true stars of the videos! I mean Shawn and Carson were instrumental (LOL), but I loved how they were curious about everything and closely hanging around for any snack they dug up. Overall, great video and enjoyed the lessons being highlighted by Shawn! Good luck to Carson on building his house!

[@vintageMIDI]

Videos like this are why I keep coming back to watch and learn. Need to see the mistakes and how they were fixed to get the best result. No doubt Carson's house build will never have a drainage issue thanks to what he learned dealing with water at the garage shop. DIYers appreciate the whole story. Excellent episode.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Midi! I like telling the whole story too. Some of my friends can't believe I put my failures up online, but it doesn't feel right to edit things out to be perfect in the video..

[@PrograError]

@@GCFD to err is to be human, sometimes putting the error makes you a bigger man than the rest of the influencers who overtly beautifies what was posted...

[@209Control]

Carson if you read this, live and learn.. I think 90% of us would have done everything you did. Good luck moving forward

[@GCFD]

Thank you 209!

[@Stratos53100]

@ 209 Control Yeah, thats exactly what i said in the 1st video, Glad its turned out well, & it looks great & actually the black trim looks superb.

[@drewlichty3212]

Catch basin was always my go to. Thanks to Shawn I think differently now.

[@malcolmschenot6352]

Very interesting 2 part series. Carson is a champ for agreeing to show all the decisions made and carried out, and then corrected. I was thinking watching that 8" pipe going in what a lot of work it was and if the garage was higher and culverts cut it would be so much easier. Those points were addressed, and sometimes you have to go with your best estimate at the time. But a lot of water is a lot of water and it was great to see how it all came out after cutting those big ole culverts. A lot of issues besides water covered in this series and that's what sets you apart Shawn. I really appreciate the discussions of ethical behavior, how to work with a client, and how to work with a friend, what you have to think about, etc.

[@terencemerritt]

Shawn is a pretty smart cat when it comes to drainage for sure!

[@GCFD]

Thank you Malcom! I'm glad this video has been so well received. This was a big project and a big video for sure. I think I captured everything that happened on this one and got to bring you all along. 👍

[@boaz2001]

Since watching you Shawn, I look at drainage from new perspective. I can imagine that might be how Carson is looking on his home build. You both have a strong friendship and it is very evident.

[@Blue2222-v1l]

Thank goodness Carson has a friend like you Shawn. His OCD got better the more he did. Whew! 😂

[@elliottsmith3632]

Every job is different no matter how many jobs you do. You learn something new every time. That's how your knowledge grows.

[@GCFD]

And one solution does not fit everything. 👍👍

[@GiftedDotado]

Well hes now ready for the bigger storms with double the protection! Mother Nature is unpredictable and Shawn has her figured out most times! I love it keep em coming!

[@GCFD]

Thank you!

[@kentasp1988]

Kudos to Carson for going back to the school bench and redefining parts of his belief system addressing the parts of his mindset that was working against a smooth solution. Now that steep learning curve took him to a whole new level of understanding and confidence addressing whatever it is that needs to be looked at in the future without the need to go through that steep learning process as aggressive as it used to be faced.

[@GCFD]

That's a great way to look at it! We're all in this together and I hope others learn from this video. 👍

[@darrindunn8707]

Thanks to Carson's wife for the excellent footage. That was a crazy amount of water to deal with. Nice building. Hope this solves the water problems. Time will tell.

[@iwastoldtherewouldbenomath6869]

The prices we pay for schedule 40 PVC, any PVC fittings for that matter and pipe is absolutely criminal now. Again, good job straightening him and the drain system out!

[@TimothyVershkov]

25 dollars for an elbow is crazy

[@GCFD]

I know but that PVC really works well. I say it's still worth it.

[@iwastoldtherewouldbenomath6869]

@@GCFD I think it's more of a case of what choice do we have? I actually ordered and installed one of those 24 inch drain box a few weeks ago and it was around $180 delivered.

[@evilborg]

Being an adult is learning from mistake so you dont make them again..... Carson was spot on for that!!!!

[@AlexeiTetenov]

Thanks Carson. Everyone needs a friend like Carson. Hard working, respectful and helpful!!!

[@DigitalIP]

That is one smexy looking garage, props to whoever designed it.

[@GCFD]

Carson did everything himself! He's extremely talented

[@mbarrett99]

Completely negated the need for a french drain with that swale, which looks like it was the correct solution all along. Live and learn. Nice property and I can recall seeing it in a few other projects.

[@GCFD]

That's the dries FD I've ever installed. Oh well, it's ready to accept water if it needs to. Haha

[@PrograError]

@@GCFD if a 100-year rain ever comes that will...

[@markwilliams9718]

Carson seems like a straight-up guy there's nothing wrong with admitting you were wrong and just moving forward with a new plan

[@Matlockization]

One technique I use to get an almost perfect circular cut around PVC pipe is to wrap a sheet of A4, A3 or newspaper around the pipe with all edges meeting up along the paper edge. Then I just trace the edge of the paper with a black marker. Any imperfections in the cut can be hone back to the marker line using a grinder. I congratulate Carson for allowing honesty to shine through so that we all benefit from this endeavour.

[@kennethbean1587]

Carson, a gentleman shows his mistakes and learns from them. By allowing this video others can learn from it as well. Thank you for making it informative for all and not being bound by pride. Good luck with the house build, hopefully it will be a smoother process.

[@SteveAddis]

His neighbor was considerate. I like that your french drain / catch basin is now a very good backup system. And that trench is like redirecting a true intermittent stream! Had the neighbor not agreed, I wonder if a deep foundation perimeter wall would have succeeded. Who knows. You both did good with a very tough situation there!

[@buttonmonkey6845]

Kudos and thanks to Carson for letting Shawn do this video “warts n’all”. It is a learning experience all round, we have had the opportunity to learn from your mistakes. When I say mistake, it’s not really, you now have a system that does you gutters so it was only a bit more time and unfortunately expense that wasn’t needed but as they say in aviation “learn from other people’s mistakes as you won’t live long enough to make them all yourself!” By the way Carson that is a great shed and your lake looks amazing, you have put a lot of work into it, good luck with the house build bet it will be super cool too. 😀👋🇬🇧

[@coenfilm]

Thank you Carson. This was a win for your neighbor in the end as the water stays on their property and fills their pond. Thank you Shawn as always for telling a good story and keeping the story true.

[@ChaiLatte13]

oh my that's a lot of water. Glad he was able to talk to the neighbor and just keep the water completely away from the building. That makes the most sense and when you have a neighbor who doesn't care, it is a no brainer to to do it that way. 👍 The ducks were rowdy. lol Your honesty and going back to client's homes/businesses after a rainstorm is why I like your channel. Too many drainage channels that never show if it actually worked.

[@drewlichty3212]

Thanks Carson, Shawn I loved that wrap up. We learn from our mistakes, unfortunately it usually takes making them to learn our lesson. Had Carson never learned this, his house build would be much worse. Also keep in mind Shawn is a drainage teacher, and his students may get things wrong sometimes, and that’s okay. 👍

[@GCFD]

That's really how I'm looking at this. The most important thing is getting the house correct. If that took the garage flooding a couple times after we installed the drainage system, then it was well worth it. 👍

[@markraymond2221]

Shawn hits rock while digging!!!! What is this world coming to?? (I'm always a little jealous at how easy digging is most of the time in your neck of the woods!)

[@mrdbooks7285]

20 mins in - Carson reminds me of the 16 year old Work experience Kid that you would send to the Hardware store to get a Long weight.

[@GCFD]

Haha

[@mrdbooks7285]

@@GCFD - That happened to you or you know of someone that it happened to = probably Carson.

[@mrdbooks7285]

Lived Experience.

[@CAMCAM413]

Thanks Carson for allowing your issues to be known, you have a good friend there 😊

[@GCFD]

Thank you Cam!

[@CraigForest]

Wow, this is one of your best videos ever. I can’t believe you guys worked with that 8 inch pipe-what a pain. I think 6 inch would’ve been adequate given the flow coming out. Maybe removing catch basin cover during storms would have helped with capacity. Super tough project and I really appreciate your honesty throughout so we can all learn. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@mbarrett99]

After everything else, it looks like the drainage pipes are mostly not utilized.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Craig! I know I sat on this footage for awhile but I'm glad we could tell the story. We got this done in two days too, which is crazy!

[@Vovo-zx4ql]

You must get tremendous rainfall where you’re working. I live in a reasonably dry part of Australia and we have to catch as much rain as possible to fill our big tanks for usage. Some properties are completely on rainfall only so these require huge poly tanks. Pretty much every house has a rain water tank. It’s so unusual to watch plumbing to remove water rather than storing it but I’m really enjoying watching your work. Well done. I’m learning a lot. 😊

[@chuck1739]

Kudos to Carson for realizing...It's ok to make mistakes,thats what makes up Grow!!!Thanks to the both of you. 313

[@peri4940]

Thank you both. Crazy job done ! Good lesson learnt but assuming nobody was able to find the right solution since day 1. Many thanks to be transparent and to share all the story ! As usual Shawn, professional and humble to share with all of us ! Keep it up !

[@hollandduck79]

Hello from the Netherlands. thanks Carson for the real story ! thanks for the video Shawn and Carson . Kind regards, Hollandduck

[@SHOE53]

Man that a lot of water coming at him from his neighbor, glad he got that work out with them.👍

[@GCFD]

That's what is scary to me. It's dealing with an unknown amount of water. This is why I always try to deal with water at the highest point (i.e. closest to the source). Instead of dealing with water at the bottom where the problem is.

[@Jetpac74]

Great to see part 2 Shawn - thank you. Carson has an amazing property over there and I’m glad he let you share the footage with us. Everyone learns from mistakes and successes and I hope this video shows us all things we didn’t know before or it backs up your methodology of capturing water in solid pipe and taking it far away. The garage looks well protected from the elements now - I look forward to seeing how the main house is protected. I think Ronald would’ve made light work of those 8” pipes but may have shared a few choice words off camera 😂😂

[@GCFD]

Haha that's very true. Ronald would have made this a 1 day job instead of a 2 day. 👍

[@firstnamesurname1743]

A great pair of videos, Shawn. The problem solving process here was a bit like the water at Carson's garage - a bit of a meander at first but everything lined up correctly in the end. All the best to Carson with his future developments and to you, Shawn. Thanks for sharing.

[@tanuvasarobert3045]

Small picture people would call it a LOSS. Thanks for the LESSON

[@zarathrustra2011]

Nice job Carson, thanks for sharing this. You had a good plan and you learned what worked and what did not work. You also got to get to know your neighbor a little better, and that is also a plus, if you did not already. Proof that talking about issues is still the best way to resolve them! I have a great neighbor that I can talk to about a lot of things, course it helps he is a Veteran as well. lol

[@GCFD]

Thank you Zara!

[@shanechis]

Thanks Carson and Shawn for keeping it real. That is the main reason this channel is great in my opinion, as it is warts and all,

[@GCFD]

Thank you Shane!

[@Sku11Leader]

Love that within the first 4 minutes Sean is giving his buddy shit. That's what friends are for.

[@GCFD]

hahah

[@jadefinchscene5644]

it takes a real man to accept a mistake and learn from it. i respect Carson esp for letting this story be told, as it lets others learn from the event also. and we get the entertainment as well.

[@AntFlynn]

Glad that a solution was found and like you say honesty is the best policy. Carson’s a thinker too

[@GCFD]

Thank you!

[@Kolin_622]

Thanks to you and Carson, we now learned more from your experience and solutions.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Kolin!

[@tycopple8556]

Looks sweet man! one thing we started doing was drilling holes into the basins and protect with fabric and backfill with stone instead of dirt for a dry well. works really well so those basins dont become mosquito breading pits and helps collect more water.

[@Tomcatt817]

Really, one of the best ways to learn, is to find out what did not work, or did not work as well as you wanted it to. People can tell you all day long, but experience is really the best teacher.

[@GCFD]

I think so too Tom. When I taught biology labs, I would often show what not to do and found it as helpful as showing what to do.

[@nmopzzz]

Learning is a process that takes time and sometimes the solutions are iterative. Pretty normal in my world...

[@GCFD]

Same for me. I'm glad we were able to tell this full story 👍

[@laviniasgarden3648]

Thanks Carson! Besides every relationship has wrinkles what’s important is how good your iron is! Good job boss. Keep them coming. This was an incredible video.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Leah! I think I captured every aspect of this job in the video. I'm glad to bring you along!

[@dalgire245]

Each day is a learning experience, no matter how much we might think we have all the answers

[@JPaul60]

Really interesting video Shawn. Over the years I have learned and shared with others that if you're going to buy a house or piece of land go there in the worst of weather like a heavy downpour or after a big snow storm. See the worst conditions you'll have to deal with. I know real estate agents want to take you to show you on a bright sunny day in May and sell you on a rosy picture. That's much different than having to wade through a flooded driveway or backyard. Anyway, great video as usual Shawn the friendly banter is always fun to watch too.

[@GCFD]

That is so true Paul. Often you can see the problem even if it's not raining with a little help from this channel. Many of my viewers say now they see drainage problems in potential houses.

[@terencemerritt]

Thanks Carson for letting us see what the real world solutions are like!

[@GCFD]

Thank you Terence. I'll let him know 👍👍

[@Stumar71]

You guys did a good job by telling your story for others to learn from this situation. Water is a powerful thing of Mother Nature it goes where it wants to go, that's why you always have to observe first wat it does

[@GCFD]

Thank you!

[@rayb5207]

Always interesting to watch, thanks Carson. On the bright side, you have a really really nice roof drainage system plus a place to wash vehicles.

[@waltradcliffe4482]

The place is beautiful, glad you have the water under control only thing I would do is add some rock to your cut before it starts to cut too deep and keep it looking nice.

[@GCFD]

Great idea Walt! He's always adding riprap around his pond.

[@Lotsurc]

What a bro, owned up to it. So crazy you two did all that work and that swale was the answer to the problem.

[@GCFD]

That's it! Always address water at the highest point (i.e. the source)!

[@bruno_pr]

Should have called post10 to film the unclogging of the catch basin. Great video Shawn!

[@Braddiamond]

I'm really glad you made this video. Carson is a badass.

[@nick540g]

The lessons learned have already been well stated by others. Thanks to Sean and Carson for sharing this monumentally expensive and time consuming effort to clearly demonstrate what went wrong and how to fix the problem correctly.

[@thedude812]

What a gorgeous property ! In the end problem solved. Thanks for sharing Carson and Sean !!

[@almosthuman4457]

that was an expensive learning opportunity. hey it was fun to watch you guys wrestle that 8" pvc.

[@GCFD]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! 👍

[@TeeJay10664]

Great videos Shawn...and thank you Carson...sometimes the right solution evades us for a lot of reasons. The trick is to learn from these...made of a lot of them myself but learned. Look forward to the next one Shawn.

[@GCFD]

Thank you TJ! I'll let Carson know

[@erik1514]

I had a very similar idea with a catch basin next to my foundation to catch surface water. I will have to do some rethinking as the heavy rain section has steered me away. Great video and and thanks Carson

[@GCFD]

Erik - Try to address the water before it lands near the foundation. Is it gutter water or water from an uphill area? Try to address the water at the highest point (close to source). Best luck!

[@mrj-charles6383]

Glad you posted the mistakes made. Helps all of us learn. Too bad the neighbor was not willing to work with Carson in the beginning.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Charles!

[@billlyttle8224]

Great job Carson and Shawn. As you said Shawn you guys showed real world projects and the results. Sometimes we complete projects successfully and sometimes we don't. Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@usmc1992usmc]

Always love the work man. Fantastic video, audio, editing. Really appreciate it!!

[@GCFD]

Thank you! This was a big video for sure

[@AbdicateDotNet]

@Carson! It's so refreshing to see honesty. It's why I watch Shawn's videos. He's always trying to do the right thing, showing his mistakes, and helping all of us learn. Success is only accomplished by mistakes. So thank you! I'm love your land. God bless.

[@netposerx]

Need more people like Carson. Work hard, tell the truth and learn from experience.

[@danne77sthlm]

As always, you and Carson proving once again, that you are good people!

[@Ltech-ludditetechnologies]

Fantastic video one of your best, the wrap up at the end brought it all together (and showed what an awesome guy Carson is) and shows the absolute criticality of drainage wisdom. Respect guys. (Matt from Australia - emailed you about coming here to look at our place!)

[@GCFD]

Thank you Matt!

[@Shawn-wt4kh]

Carson has a tremendous eye for design. It's no surprise that he wanted to do things his way; I can tell that things usually work out for him. Just not this time when it came to drainage.

[@GCFD]

That's a great point Shawn. He designed that whole building and it looks fantastic!

[@lufia1624]

Thanks Carson for giving us life lessons through watching someone else. Likez seriously, thank you immensely. Props, man.

[@xaviergabriel]

His property looks amazing! Congrats for the work done!

[@mobe7]

Both you and Carson are stand up guys. I sure appreciate you all sharing this content.

[@steverusie6986]

Wow a whole lot of work that ended up kind of useless, but the key thing is that he got it fixed in the end. Lesson learned and thank you both for going ahead with posting this video. You guys made a pretty good team working together. 👍

[@emmett3067]

Great video. We never stop learning. Congrats to Carson.

[@moleyboy9650]

The amount of work that trencher and small bucket on the excavator saves is crazy!!

[@RM-yc7ov]

Wow what an epic amount of water! It be great to see more projects that have this level rain. Thanks Carson! My 3 yr old and I loved this video! Can't wait for another "Shaun video"

[@GLUFSAREN]

Honesty on the internet is rare sadly. But it's always welcome!

[@GCFD]

That's a great pointt! Thanks!

[@BigbearSM-IL]

Awesome, live and learn from obstacles not considered. French drain is there as a back up if needed. Still taking all the gutter water away. One trick for larger pipe is to put a sling strap around it to give it that little lift when banging into bell end.

[@GCFD]

Thanks for the tip! We recently did a job with 6" pipe but that was nowhere near the size of 8" pipe!

[@laurencenewman197]

Thank you Shawn, thank you Carson. Great video, great learning for us all

[@t8ne]

Great two parter, hopefully not a too expensive lesson putting in that much 8inch… Carson has a Lovely property, and he’s a great friend. Finally, great Duck footage.

[@Oklahoman-in6ph]

GREAT VIDEO! This video is great for DIY builders who normally don't think about drainage when a home or garage is in the planning stages. Thanks Shawn and Carson. All is not in vain.

[@TorMelkson]

Thanks, Carson. It was all just an entertaining learning experience.

[@GCFD]

Thanks Tor!

[@danlah1303]

Life lessons and drainage lessons in this one!

[@sierraalpha9847]

The catch basin became the primary drainage path vs the French drain with the swale built behind the fence. Basically 80% of the drainage equation was taken out of effect.

[@sierraalpha9847]

The final swale is the ultimate solution like you said.

[@GCFD]

Yes! I always try to deal with problem water as high up as possible (at the source). The swale he dug pretty much solved everything in one pass.

[@geoffgreen5662]

I have used your ideas to solve my drainage issues far away in the central US. So thanks for being truthful even when things don't go quite right. Glad to see the issue solved. Thank Carson for me.

[@js5deucedeuce]

Thanks Carson for letting Shawn show the story !

[@dmitryalekhin9066]

Great job, most important part of any job is to show mistakes and solutions , so other people can learn and avoid them. For my personal not professional opinion - for that amount of water flow during storm catchbasin had no enough capacity, and I am not really sure any catchbasin will handle that river, so redirecting water before it goes toward building was the only correct solution. Really appreciate your videos Sean, and based on your knowledge and videos I have built my own water catching/diverting solution. thanks again.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Dmitry! I'm glad you have found my stuff useful!

[@leslieclaire]

You are a good friend Shaun! This was a really interesting problem/solution.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Leslie. I'm glad I could bring you along with this one. 👍

[@josephj6521]

Not always a fan of French drains, especially in this situation. As Shawn has always said, best to deal with the surface water and take it away where you can see it. Great video and great lessons learnt for us all.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Joseph!

[@weeb3277]

i think it's good to show how things don't work out occasionally this way it makes it obvious why you do things a certain way

[@TimothyVershkov]

2 Things I would do, 58:12 that grate should rotated 90 degrees so the water can get into there more easily. I would also shop vac up any PVC shavings from cutting the pipe. Also something interesting I noticed is at 57:42 the pipe is flowing in inlet control since its submerged at the inlet but the water isn't flowing at full bore at the outlet.

[@terencemerritt]

Why would you shop vac the shavings on the ground outside?

[@TimothyVershkov]

@@terencemerritt pollution

[@GCFD]

Great points Timothy!

[@kenactofkindness4017]

pro tip, strap wrrapped around near glue end, for lifting saves fingers, easy release loop ta da, amazing work picked ur protips hope u use mine , it works

[@Nozferatu46]

I don't care if the ducks bother your audio, the ducks are adorable. Also Carson... learning experience. We all make choices that come back to bite us. I had some recent car issues that were completely my fault. The only people who know are the service department, and my wife. I'm just waiting to see my car show up on some sort of "Customer states..." video. LOL

[@porky7753]

Thanks Carson for sharing your story.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Porky! I'll let him know. 👍