Hoschton- Drainage Work

This client was having problems with saturated turf in his back yard and standing water in his side yard. I installed some underground turf drains with sock pipe and #89 gravel in the back and a 12" catch basin with a long run of drain line on the side.

Finishing up the Drainage Work-Ansley Park

This final step on the drain system was completed on Friday. I use a specially made fabric - "Soil Separator Fabric"-that is designed so that it allows all the water to pass through into the gravel-but keeps soil from getting into the gravel that surrounds the drain pipe-then into the pipe itself.

Ansley Park-Drainage

This project was spurred on by the recent very heavy rain in Atlanta. The basement of the house was getting water inside and the owner requested I add a French Drain and regrade the area where water has become a problem. The photos below walk you thru the process-starting with the area being heavily planed with Azaleas and Ferns which had to be removed. A 12" x 12" trench is then dug and compacted, crushed granite laid down and compacted then followed by installation of the pipe and #57 gravel. I ran out of gravel today and will be adding some more-but I think I have it in good shape to withstand the rain predicted for tonight and tomorrow. After the gravel is completed it will be covered with soil separation fabric then graded.