Downspout Freeze Relief Y
An upside-down Y where a downspout enters a buried drain line, giving meltwater an exit at grade when the underground run freezes.
Grading & Drainage
Moving water away from the house: slopes, swales, and drains.
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French Drain Pipe Orientation
Which way the perforations face in a French drain, and why holes-down lets the pipe take water in at the trench floor instead of waiting for it to rise.
Wrap a French Drain Properly
Wrapping the fabric around the stone bed and pipe together, not just the pipe, so dirt cannot migrate in and clog the drain over time.
Stay-In-Place Drainage Footing Forms
Slotted forms that shape the footing, never get stripped, and remain as a dead-level perimeter drain with daylight and radon outlets.
Culvert Cleanout With a Tire
Pulling a small tire through a clogged culvert to scrape it clean.
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