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Someone keeps running over the french drain in my yard. Any ideas on how to protect it other than putting cinder blocks around it? Is there some type of pipe other than PVC that may be used?
You state that others drive across your drain. Is it possible to protect the ground over the drain? How deep is the actual drain and how much traffic goes over it?
I have a French drain that goes around my foundation and under my driveway. Knock on wood; it is still functioning after forty years. I have had delivery trucks, backhoes, dump trucks and other heavy equipment in my driveway over the pipes - with no problems to date. I do not know how deep my pipes are - when we bought the property the house was five years old.
A picture or two would help greatly. Your description leaves out to many variables. If people can run over your french drain it is not installed properly or not the correct application for your needs. Just a guess.
A picture or two would help greatly. Your description leaves out to many variables. If people can run over your french drain it is not installed properly or not the correct application for your needs. Just a guess.
I'm too lazy to go get pics. It's a drain that empties out on the street. The trash that live next to me keep running it over (I think on purpose) but I can't really prove it.
There is no raised curb so it is easy to do, even by accident (assuming you are the kind of a-hole that can't park).
I understand. If your too lazy to get pic you might want to pay someone to do this for you.
I believe a round concrete Christy, Brooks or BES box set into the ground around your drain outlet would probably work. You would need to put drain rock around the drain both inside and outside the concrete box and tamp it down. Make sure to set the box and drain level with the ground. Compact the ground under the box and put at least six inches of drain rock under the box as well so it does not sink when the vehicle rolls over the top of it.
If you had pics I could give you much better advice given my many years of installing drain systems in all types of situations. Your choice.
I understand. If your too lazy to get pic you might want to pay someone to do this for you.
I believe a round concrete Christy, Brooks or BES box set into the ground around your drain outlet would probably work. You would need to put drain rock around the drain both inside and outside the concrete box and tamp it down. Make sure to set the box and drain level with the ground. Compact the ground under the box and put at least six inches of drain rock under the box as well so it does not sink when the vehicle rolls over the top of it.
If you had pics I could give you much better advice given my many years of installing drain systems in all types of situations. Your choice.
I guess I am just going to have someone come out and do it. I was just looking for an easy idea. I will also have to have a lot of the pipe replaced since it is crushed now. Probably needs regraded too since I noticed water was stagnating even when it wasn't crushed.
I guess I am just going to have someone come out and do it. I was just looking for an easy idea. I will also have to have a lot of the pipe replaced since it is crushed now. Probably needs regraded too since I noticed water was stagnating even when it wasn't crushed.
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anywhere there is traffic, just stick in a length of non-perfed heavy PVC (schedule 40 or 80) or ABS drain.
or ... slot it (the heavy stuff) with a saw and 'sock' it
You can also get a 'chamber', basically a 1/2 round chunk of corrugated culvert. (Or make your own with a chainsaw / skilsaw, takes about 5 minutes)
When I get sick of folks driving where I don't want them, I stick an ECO block there (~ 4,000# brick of concrete. That stops most of them. (~$25 - $40 at concrete mix plant... they are made from trucks that come home with extra mud).
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(~$25 - $40 at concrete mix plant... they are made from trucks that come home with extra mud).
