Part 1 of 4 - Drainage pipe and start grading

[@calvingreene90]

That was mighty neighborly to allow his yard to get chopped up to help solve the the drainage problems next door.

[@GCFD]

For sure! This client is an awesome guy to work with and apparently an awesome neighbor!

[@Daihatsu_Hijet]

Great project a lot of different elements coming together for a successful solution.

[@Stratos53100]

@ Calvingreen90 Yeah, as i said in my comment, Kudo's to the neighbors on this one.

[@DaddyBeanDaddyBean]

The guy who owned the vacant property next to me let me run PVC across (under) his property to outfall at a low spot. Then he sold the property, and the new owner said he intends to build a house right where my pipe is. I re-did the project, cutting off the existing pipe, turning 90 degrees and running 90 feet of new PVC under my own property out to the street... that was two years ago, and the new owner hasn't started any work yet. 🤔

[@calvingreene90]

@@DaddyBeanDaddyBean Some people are just a**h***s and why l like pointing out exemplary behavior.

[@why-be-normal7014]

I have to say your worker has a heart of gold. He takes pride in everything he does and u don’t find that in workers usually only in the owner of a company. Great work as always.

[@GCFD]

I agree! I try to take really good care of him!

[@Audioerotica_music]

He's older than me, but from a generation that went the extra mile ...to keep your job, not for a raise (whether he deserves one or not). Take pride in your work and you won't have reason to question yourself.

[@bricktop7803]

Good to see 'Subscriber only content' Shawn - excellent.

[@GCFD]

👍👍

[@michaelnaak]

I'm always impressed by your humility. Your employee told you to wait on glueing something, and you listened to him. Many would delete that out so as to appear like they know everything and don't make mistakes, but you show it. The best leaders are willing to listen to the ideas of those who work under them.

[@GCFD]

My thoughts exactly Michael! My job is to find out what they need and try to provide it for them. They all feel free to voice their opinion and I often try to explain my reasoning and how I come to decisions so they can start thinking about stuff too. We're all in it together.

[@westbccoast]

@@GCFD Well said Shawn. You seem like great boss and humble person, you a rock star.

[@WildwoodSubRailfan]

I love that you guys use wye's properly; most yahoos just use a tee and if you're real lucky, a sanitary tee, instead of a wye. Very nice to see.

[@GCFD]

Thank you! I like flow!

[@georgefromdownthehall3334]

And we all know which yahoos you’re talking about 😂

[@thenexthobby]

Ron has to be the hardest-working man in S.C. What a job this was! That modern garage looks pretty bad-ass, despite not blending with the house. Then again, someone committed the sin of painting the brick on what was once a charming house. Oh well.

[@bradpiovesan8550]

This channel has made me pay so much more attention to proper run off and drainage.

[@GCFD]

Good! People don't seem to notice until it's too late.

[@rjbiker66]

Same here. It has also made me more aware of some the stupid decisions my council makes when building new road infrastructure like bike paths, traffic calming and raised ped crossings. Once where drainage just worked now you get backups of water flooding streets and bike paths. Lol

[@jpellis4360]

As a home builder in Texas i get geotechnical engineering reports for foundations and 1 thing i think that you could do is what geotech engineers recommend is when u build up dirt against the side of the house you do a smaller slope then install a thick poly membrane on top of that then add the rest of your dirt on top of that membrane. When water does soak thru the dirt it hits the membrane and redirects water away from the foundation and any basement

[@7alfresco]

That depends on the composition of the soil. Clay is impermeable to water.

[@williamlloyd3769]

Hard to believe they did all this planning, pulled permits, construction and got toward the bitter end of construction before considering rain. PS - got to say that black garage does make a statement of sorts.

[@GCFD]

William - we've been involved with the drainage stuff from the start. I just wanted the garage to be finished before we started our work. This job has come a very long way and parts 2 and 3 should be awesome videos!

[@joeshmoe7789]

This seems to be the best time to do the drainage work along with bringing in dirt. Construction is done and finish landscaping hasn't been started. It's a shame the basement got flooded, but sometimes these things happen. If they ran the pipes and brought in the dirt before starting, pipes could've been damaged and dirt moved causing them to grade twice. I think they did consider rain at the right time, they just had to deal with a storm before they could get to that part of the job. He even wrote that he worked with the owner and builder from the beginning on the drainage issues.

[@Goodvibes-Adventures]

I would think part of the permit process would be water runoff and slope. Would be final phase inspection.. alot of new home tracts and city properties never consider water runoff...And want completely flat landscape...Houses and buildings should always be higher than surrounding property...

[@Goodvibes-Adventures]

​@@joeshmoe7789 I think general contractors should have to consult with drainage contractors for final drainage stuff...And then sign off on it.

[@racerx009]

Shaun @3:16..."the gutter guys didn't leave us enough to attach to. What are we going to do about it". Me (in a slow raspy voice) We're gonna break their thumbs.

[@GCFD]

hahah! I forgot to clarify that these were not MY gutter guys!

[@lauragompertz2647]

Love how all your guys have levels to check for fall. Taking responsibility for their work is good to see. Great employees! Great boss!

[@GCFD]

Thank you Laura! I'm lucky they care enough to do the job correctly!

[@TomIslav-o7l]

Sean It's been over 2 weeks now mate. I need my weekly GCFD hit. Please release part 2 now

[@GCFD]

Tom I’m working on some video! Soon!

[@TomIslav-o7l]

@Gate City Foundation Drainage Sean, GCFC videos are my drugs ❤️

[@Cubik303]

Big job! After watching some of these videos, you really get an appreciation for the complexity. Shawn is more like an engineer because of the problem solving involved. It’s also quite a mix of disciplines: plumbing, fluid dynamics, plant and soil science, foundation construction fundamentals, heavy machinery operation… the list goes on. The crew also need varied skills and considerable experience - can’t just hire anyone off the street to manage all the pipe fitting, bedding, and all the peripheral tasks. It’s not a simple field. Great work and look forward to part 2!

[@GCFD]

That's a very good point. I often think all I need to know is "water flows downhill" and I continue to be confused as to why other contractors do the things the way they do. I try to think about the best and simplest solution to the problem at hand. Often a single solution will not apply to different situations. Just yesterday I kept pointing to a downspout buried with corrugated as the source of lingering mud and the HO just didn't want to hear it. He finally put the garden hose on it and 10 mins later a trickle came out of the other end.

[@mbarrett99]

Looking forward to the 50k subscriber celebration.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Mark!

[@embee3050]

This video was nearly an hour long but the time flew by being so engrossed in what you were doing on this job! Brilliant work as usual from you and Ron...it's really good to hear Ron give his expert explanations too!😀🌟👌🌟👌👌🌟👌🌟👌🌟

[@GCFD]

Thank you! This video took me about 10 hours to create and I really scrutinize over every second to make sure there's no fluff or filler. I was all interesting content. 👍

[@shaniaa9287]

Thank you for this video bud. So many options to learn and use for the average DIYer to choose from. I appreciate all your efforts, working and videotaping. Great job. 👍❣️❣️❣️

[@Mark-hb5zf]

I'd probably add a surface drain in line with the neighbors drain. Not to let surface water in, but to let water out if by some extremely remote chance the garage owner's drain clogged. Don't want garage owner causing neighbor to have an issue. Yeah, I admit I'm a worrywart - It's a curse. Always have a Plan B. But kudos to the neighbor for allowing the owner to tie into his downspout. Heck of a nice looking garage too.

[@SpicyWoodsman]

Ronald's the best. I love his attitude.

[@GCFD]

Same!

[@Pavlo1464]

So many connections! This will be flow like a fire hydrant when it'll raining! 💪

[@GCFD]

I'm waiting for a heavy rainfall!

[@Pavlo1464]

@@GCFD great job so far Shawn! Can't wait to see the continuation of this videos on this project and the result! 👍

[@randallweaver7034]

Another great video! 16:26 Making small swales in tight spaces is challenging. I've been using a 18" sod cutter to remove sod, then making more passes to achieve the appropriate depth of ground cut, shovel out the loose dirt and reinstalling sod. I've trimmed labor by 60%, better finished product and have happier customers. The Bluebird SC550 sod cutter works very well

[@caleb6680]

That’s the correct way to do it.

[@aschmitt89]

It's nice of the neighbor to allow you to set up a drain, along with trenching through their yard, so the runoff would stop destroying your client's property.

[@buttonmonkey6845]

Nice work, that will certainly flow well😀. ( there had better be a rainfall clip at the end of the series or I am going to be a grumpy boy!!!) A work of art getting all those pipes to come together. Is it sad that I am looking forward to the next instalment so much ?🤣. 😀👋🇬🇧

[@GCFD]

Thank you! I have some rain footage, but it was just drizzling. I want to get a heavy downpour for the final part.

[@Unknown-pc9yq]

What a nice looking new garage! You HAVE TO GET A RAIN FALL OF THIS PROPERTY!!!!! There are just to many pipes going into that outfall to NOT see some wild amount of flow. If I was the home owner, I would be out there in a heavy rain to see it. Can't wait for the rest of this project to get posted. What a massive amount of work across the board from everyone involved.

[@GCFD]

I got some footage of a light rain, but I need to get out there during a really heavy one!

[@JP-pk6sc]

We need part 2, man!

[@GCFD]

I know! I have the footage but need to make the video. 👍

[@wadewilson5296]

Always good to see Mr. Ronald on scene!

[@GCFD]

I agree!

[@bnielsen44]

Ronald and Jeremy are amazing soldiers to go into battle with! Great job Sirs!

[@GCFD]

Thank you! They are my biggest asset for sure.

[@firstnamesurname1743]

Great video Shawn, looking forward to seeing the other parts of what looks to be a pretty challenging project. All the best.

[@stephenwiddicombe5296]

Shawn another fantastic episode...it is without doubt my favourite KZbin channel.I look forward to the next instalment.

[@thejohnbeck]

that neighbor has a cool sitting porch

[@GCFD]

👍👍

[@Torbox1]

Can't wait to see how much water all those gutters bring down, that thing is going to be flowing.

[@GCFD]

Same! I've got some rain footage, but it was a light rain. I'm waiting for a heavy one to go back out.

[@JeremyP-121]

This is an awesome project. Cant wait to see more

[@vestermunnecom]

When I see your video’s, I almost wish I have a drainage problem that had tobbe solved.

[@GCFD]

Haha. Talk to some of my clients and then you'll be glad you don't those problems.

[@ryanomac27]

Thanks Shawn. Been watching for a year or so now and this has become one of my favorite channels. I watched your video when you bought your buggy. I work for the company that builds one of the buggys that you looked at during your research.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Ryan! I'm glad you're enjoying my stuff! - Shawn

[@ryanomac27]

@@GCFD I'm curious, I see your degree from App State in the outro to some of your videos and I notice you know a lot about your local fauna. What is your degree?

[@GCFD]

@@ryanomac27 I have a masters in biology. My main focus was environmental and entomology but then I taught anatomy and physiology at the local community college here.

[@ryanomac27]

@@GCFD Awesome, from that to a drainage contractor.... The world works in mysterious ways.

[@scottlaramee9835]

You got the best fan club of any. I have watched on Utube.Your fans love your work and support you all the way.Keep up the great work.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Scott! I'm starting to think about a 50k sub special and I will talk about the fans!

[@Sohailali1]

Can't wait for the rain follow-up video.

[@bnielsen44]

Ronald is a great soldier to go into battle with on your side! 🫡 to you sir!

[@GCFD]

👍

[@robertrdell8898]

I'm glad to see you started twisting the glued pipe after pushing it o . My brother is a master plumber and as his assistant once he taught me to twist the pipe until it doesn't twist anymore

[@theburiedlife]

You guys do good work. Always a pleasure to see these projects come together.

[@GCFD]

Thank you EJ! This has been a larger project for sure.

[@MrDbone75]

A very good firday evening to you all in the USA from Wellington Somerset in the UK 🇬🇧

[@orionwarren4244]

It's cool that you buy pizza lunch for your crew, Shawn. But there's a method to your benevolence: Lotsa carbs means lotsa energy which translates into more PRODUCTIVITY! 🤣😁😉😎🤘💯

[@GCFD]

Haha we like pizza for sure.

[@juliehoffman92]

Completely fascinating

[@westhorizon5785]

Geez demo the “house” n move into “garage” 🤭 Such a contrast, there must be additional plans for the house. Great work Shaun

[@GCFD]

Yes, they're building an addition right now.

[@joudatfd]

They must be related to Stud Pack ;)

[@jennifer_452]

As a homeowner, I commend you on your thoughtfulness and commitment to the details. It's tough to find this nowadays. You have a fabulous team and it shows in all your work!

[@westbccoast]

That seems like fancy garage for an older house, interesting color scheme as well unless they plan to paint their house black. What are they planning on buying a couple of Ferrari's. Great to see people upgrading their properties.

[@1coppertop]

I'm looking forward to the video when it is raining and it's functional. Stay humble guys

[@benjaminreinhardt259]

Good to see Ronald back. Take care guys.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Benjamin!

[@macguy9]

Man, this is a huge job. Can’t wait to see the next parts!

[@GCFD]

Thank you Mac! Part 2 should be coming at some point. This video took around 10 hours to create so I'm struggling to keep up.

[@georgefromdownthehall3334]

Gate City killing it as always

[@GCFD]

Thank you George!

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

The difference between good and excellent; the difference between being the person that everybody wants and the person that people will settle for is as small as the difference between schedule 30 and schedule 40 PVC pipe. It is going to be very interesting to see how much water flows out the discharge end of that pipe when they get a heavy rain.

[@michaelhorodowicz2267]

This job had so many components. Fun watch.

[@elcheapo5302]

That is one great looking garage. Gotta imagine it's going to be tough to keep it cool in NC in July and August though.

[@GCFD]

He's got two mini splits on it!

[@Ostar713]

Best Team in the game!

[@GCFD]

Thank you Oscar!

[@robertwalter2841]

Why don't you use square basins under the downspouts?

[@oldnstillworkin5709]

Fantastic video Shawn. Watched it twice. Can’t wait for part 2

[@GCFD]

Thank you!

[@SheenaRea]

Quite an art (and complicated!) to the placement of PVC and the grading of the yard. But whoa, amazing work, thanks Shawn. Looks like this will be a good-flowing yard! Yayyy!!! 🙂👍🎉

[@GCFD]

Thank you Sheena! We really transformed the yard with the grading, so part 2 should be an awesome video.

[@alexplisko7794]

50k by the weekend I reckon! Great work team :)

[@GCFD]

It's coming Alex! I am starting to think of a 50k sub special video and what to talk about.

[@alexplisko7794]

@@GCFD Awesome! Looking forward to it. Maybe a bike ride, pizza review and crushing corrugated pipe 🤣

[@dbkjr69]

It’s refreshing to see someone that chooses quality over cost, using the more heavy duty schedule 40 PVC would be my choice as well…

[@TJ_Silvester]

G'day from Australia! Gee I love these videos!!!! And I think this might be the most interesting project yet :). Can't wait for parts 2 and 3. Long subscribed, and i've watched your entire channel history. You should be really proud of your production / editing improvements over the years - these videos are getting really good! Really, really good. Keep 'em coming!

[@GCFD]

Thank you Silvester! I'm planning to do a 50k sub special and talk about the channel and how I have tried to do my part to improve things once people started watching.

[@anthonyfindlay466]

Shawn you can't go wrong with the main man on job, shout out to Ronald always hard working willing and able blessings, keep on keeping on my brothers.

[@Stratos53100]

A 51:06 Main Feature with more... interesting layout on this one Kudo's to the Neighbors... Haha you left that in there + 1 on the Pizza Qty tally.....Very rough grade & dirt on that side, unfort for the wash-outs & all that they have had..... awaiting more.

[@GCFD]

Part 2 should be a pretty cool video too!

[@AStanton1966]

Nice how the black garage is tied in by the black shutters on the house.

[@GCFD]

They're doing an addition to the house so it might change. I'll be back out there after that to finish up.

[@joudatfd]

Oh boy, the mud in the beginning brings back memories, when we were building our house. Still dragging mud everywhere, dogs covered in mud ... ;) Nice garage, do they live there? And great project, lots of tubing and lots of fittings. It's great to see how you extend it, connecting more and more downspouts to your line.

[@GCFD]

They are doing an addition to the house so aren't living there at the moment. Things are getting close to being finished though.

[@AdamBoehme]

Looking forward toward part 2!

[@GCFD]

Same Adam. I have all the footage but it's hundreds more clips and I just need to get going on it.

[@boaz2001]

Ronald went to Colorado? I have been there 4 times. I know I didn't see all of it in 4 trips. I was part of a small group only 3 of us. The next year there was 4. the following 5 with 2 cars, then the 4th year was 6 people. Oh the memories. Easterners, need to visit the Rockies. Two years following we went to Montana. Only there was I able to understand Big Sky.

[@Mark.Watson]

Great solutions for this unusual layout. Did they incorporate drainage into the retaining wall? I don't see any gravel or any holes to release pressure from behind it.

[@GCFD]

It didn't look like it Mark. I made sure bring the grade up above the wall so the water flows over top of it and not getting held behind the wall.

[@timgore2502]

Good creative workflow solutions !! Looking forward to 2 & 3

[@GCFD]

Thank you Tim!

[@sprucesoldier]

Starting @ 26:00.. I can really appreciate that!👌🏻

[@GCFD]

Thank you! A combo wye works well.

[@bruno_pr]

Love to see another 3 part video series. Keep up the good work Shawn

[@GCFD]

Thank you Bruno!

[@tmactheplumber4966]

BIG job, no problem, Gate City Foundation is here !! nice so far. Looking forward to part 2 !

[@GCFD]

Thank you Mac!

[@jvcyt298]

I used DWV, (sewer and drain) PVC pipe on my projects, the guy at Ace Hardware called it Schedule 20. Yes, I would much rather use Schedule 40, but compared to that black corrugated crap that they had going uphill, it's a marked improvement, and something I can more easily afford.

[@geraldblackburn4883]

I remember a house we had, built and I put in the three wall pipe NOT corrugated and this was 2006, and it STILL works fantastic ! We moved and the last I knew in 2019 it was fine, tied to the sump, which runs all the time ! I dug all or most of that by hand, almost 200 feet, and the slope was really hard, very little, but it worked and works !

[@GCFD]

Nice work Gerald!

[@tinkeringtaylor3053]

Hi Shawn,great work you and Ronald have done just for the pipe work,so looking forward to part 2 👍

[@GCFD]

Thank you Taylor!

[@dsantostv3711]

I have learned so much from you guys, thanks 🙏🏾

[@bobpearce3665]

Great video Shawn, you and your offsides work well as a team. Great result on a job well done.

[@Rubbernecker]

Great job Sean. That garage is worth 3 times what the house is.

[@GCFD]

👍

[@starryknightJAK]

Great video! You and Ronald make a good team. The miracles of grading make the difference.

[@GCFD]

Thank you! Just wait until you see what we did with the grade in the next part!

[@hollandduck79]

Hello from the Netherlands. thanks for the video Shawn . Sincerely Hollandduck

[@monsantofungaro5704]

I can watch these videos every day. I really admire the work you do. Great job and I'm looking forward to part 2 and 3!

[@Matlockization]

A topographic map of the property would be interesting. What I normally do is any connector pipe or fitting that leads down where by its very connection water can not escape, I do not put glue as it gives future access to anyone whereas if you glued it all up then no one can get access to the drainage system.

[@GCFD]

I like leaving the rectangular downspout to round coupler connection open. This allows access with a snake or jetter hose.

[@Matlockization]

@@GCFD You exchanging the hard T junction with an increased angle connection was a stroke of genius.

[@camlendrim7609]

Cool garage !

[@GCFD]

It's a beautiful build!

[@stevehall5008]

Waiting for part 2 and 3.

[@electricianron_New_Jersey]

Always interesting Shawn.

[@steverusie6986]

Looks great so far! Looking forward to the next two!

[@GCFD]

Thank you Steve!

[@jeyweb4236]

That's a nice garage!

[@dzljon]

I enjoy watching your videos, you do really good work

[@grumpycat_1]

I believe that green pipe by the new brick wall is Sch35 SDR, Not sch30 Im with you on using Sch40 if cost is not a factor but sch35 below ground or where not subuject to high traffic loads (like heavy vehicles) installed correctly is good stuff Sch30 and corrugated are trash but sch35 is a substantial upgrade over those two types it is perfectly suitable for underground drainage and sewer installations. Foam core Sch 40 DWV offer very few advantages over it in that application, though again if cost is not a factor I would choose Sch40.

[@ryanomac27]

Wow really enjoyed the video. Such nice looking houses but seem to be in a bit of disrepair. Can't wait for the next parts!

[@GCFD]

Thank you Ryan! I have several hundred video clips to go so I'm hoping to get working on the next parts soon. This video took about 10 hours to create.

[@MichaelThorne_za]

Love your guy's work! Looking forward to seeing the rest of the project.

[@GCFD]

Thank you Michael! This video took about 10 hours so I'm trying to find time to make part 2.

[@AlexeiTetenov]

Thank you for sharing!

[@GCFD]

Thank you Alexei!

[@appomattoxross6751]

13:54: Safety Reminder: An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.

[@GCFD]

👍👍

[@HealthSupercharger]

How many downpipes can go into a 4 inch pipe before it is best to upgrade to a 6 inch pipe. How many 4 inch pipes can be connected and fed into a 4 inch pipe.

[@12s]

Theres another gutter pipe just next to the air con hoses, is that not being catched into the drainage system?

[@GCFD]

That gutter pipe is actually a cover for the second story lineset. I can't tell you how many times I thought it was a downspout we missed. 👍

[@jesperbech8753]

Niice long vido with a lot of work and thoughts - good Job!

[@GCFD]

Thank you Jesper!

[@oisinofthefianna3246]

Wow! That's a job!

[@GCFD]

And this is just part 1!

[@lukebrown2674]

It is amazing to see you showing when tou make mistakes and yes they were minor but so many try to hide everything which make myself question what large mistakes that I haven't seen are you potentially hiding as well

[@buroakenthusiast6107]

That's a huge job wow

[@GCFD]

This was a big one for sure!

[@robertcantaral2959]

I really enjoy the pride you put in your work.

[@tomgriffith1952]

Nice work!

[@GCFD]

Thank you Tom 👍

[@robertrdell8898]

Do you guys ever install underground rainwater tanks?

[@egborkowski]

A dry river bed of river rock going further into the yard could also look great from the outfall pipe.

[@GCFD]

I think so too. The HO may do some more stuff out there after the garage and addition are completed.