To say we are going out straight fixing client drainage issues at the moment would be an understatement, currently we have 36 jobs on the go and are adding another tractor/backhoe this week.
It has been interesting visiting prospect clients, many do not have proper drainage, some have what we call a French drain however it has no drain tile within the drain, some have a French drain with tile however it was never covered with proper landscape fabric and is plugged.
As with everything there is a proper way to do this:
· first we need to determine the grade
· next we dig a trench about 12” wide and 10” deep
· Layer with 2” ¾” clear stone
· Install perforated drain pipe that is sock wrapped, this is an additional protection from silt
· Cover the pipe with ¾” clear stone
· Cover the stone with landscaping fabric, we use the same fabric as used for septic fields, why? First is the cost, quality fabric is only 18% more than the 3 to 5 year product you buy at the big box store
· Cover the fabric with soil, we will sod it for you however I find many clients want to take over at this point which is fine with us.
I like to involve our clients in every project, as much or as little as they wish.If you are having drainage problems, give us a call, the demand at the moment is simply amazing and yes we are fixing a lot of drains that were not built properly, some only five years old.
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