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Supafly22 t1_jdrax0e wrote

Reply to comment by 2001sleeper in How to fix this rock "trench" in my yard? by putriidx

Or 4” sock pipe with a stone aggregate for drainage through.

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tripmcneely30 t1_jdrtxt1 wrote

Yep. Sock pipe is what you want. It's not easy, but it's worth it.

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Louisiana_sitar_club t1_jdsvrg5 wrote

If it’s stopping the sediment from getting into the pipe, doesn’t the sock clog? The sediment has to be somewhere.

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Tebasaki t1_jdsxp7l wrote

Yes it will. Youvneed rocks around it. I'd dig it up, put landscaping fabric in bi of rock pvc more rock and the wrap it and dirt on top.

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tripmcneely30 t1_jdtk9nf wrote

It's corrugated sock-pipe. The are holes in the pipe allows water to flow properly. The "sock" keeps the sediment out.

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Louisiana_sitar_club t1_jdtocet wrote

But isn’t the sock around the pipe just something that has small enough spaces to let water through but not sediment? Won’t the sock clog up with sediment the way an air filter clogs with dust?

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iRamHer t1_jdtvjzz wrote

eventually. you'll end up removing and redoing it eventually.

to prolong this, you can make a wrap to give more filter surface, and use a proper landscape fabric. a double punched non woven fabric is what you want. 4oz is a happy medium, less will allow more flow but isn't as heavy, 6/8, and higher oz will be less permeable and won't pass water as quickly.

to be fair, you don't use a French drain to take care of surface water. op should just run a trench that can be easily cleaned if maintenance is priority and ground water isn't a concern. can run a French drain underneath if needed.

in a French drain you ALWAYS want to use a fabric. even in heavy clay. again, many people are better served by proper slope and surface drains for the bulk of their water, which prolongs fabric health.

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bloomingtonwhy t1_jdtdpz7 wrote

What makes it not easy? The excavation?

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tripmcneely30 t1_jdtjoxq wrote

Pretty much. You want a 6"-8" excavation for a 4" sock pipe. Probably 1"-2" of small gravel underneath. Back-fill as best you can and throw the rest under the deck or the neighbors yard.

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cgs626 t1_jdsbsux wrote

Yeah NDS ez pipe

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barto5 t1_jdt12y6 wrote

EZ pipe is crap.

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cgs626 t1_jdt4c3m wrote

What's better? Just doing it yourself?

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barto5 t1_jdtoinb wrote

Socked pipe and gravel is better.

And EZ pipe doesn’t install itself. You still have to “Do it yourself.”

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