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Posted by Gordian on December 22, 2006, 4:13 pm
Hi - I'm buying a house and have been told that I need to have a
curtain drain, about 3' deep, installed around the place. I know more
or less the idea of the curtain drain, but have never installed one
myself - is this a doable home maintenance project? Does anyone have a
synopsis of what would need to be done?
Any advice would be super appreciated!
Thanks, Joshua Curtis
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Posted by Speedy Jim on December 22, 2006, 4:28 pm
Gordian wrote:
> Hi - I'm buying a house and have been told that I need to have a
> curtain drain, about 3' deep, installed around the place. I know more
> or less the idea of the curtain drain, but have never installed one
> myself - is this a doable home maintenance project? Does anyone have a
> synopsis of what would need to be done?
>
> Any advice would be super appreciated!
>
> Thanks, Joshua Curtis
>
GOOGLE around for Curtain Drain for some ideas.
NOT a trivial job. You'll need a backhoe.
At 3 feet deep, is there a place to accept all that
water? That is, some conduit/pond, etc. which is
lower than the bottom of the curtain?
Jim
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Posted by on December 22, 2006, 4:29 pm
Gordian wrote:
> Hi - I'm buying a house and have been told that I need to have a
> curtain drain, about 3' deep, installed around the place. I know more
> or less the idea of the curtain drain, but have never installed one
> myself - is this a doable home maintenance project? Does anyone have a
> synopsis of what would need to be done?
>
> Any advice would be super appreciated!
>
> Thanks, Joshua Curtis
Have a read of this article >
http://www.askthebuilder.com/B70_Linear_French_Drain_Systems.shtml
It is a pretty simple job if there are limited obstructions , just dig
a trench , lay in some gravel , add the perforated drain pipe , fill
with gravel and cap with a layer of topsoil.
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Posted by El Penguini on December 23, 2006, 8:41 am
I installed drainage on my property, capturing some low areas on my backyard
and my gutter discharge.
What is the problem that drives the 'curtain drain' answer?
For my project I used a trencher and flex pipe, and it was a crap-load of
work.
If you're going near the foundation, you're talking very careful backhoe
work. One inattentive moment and you're crushing your house. Yipes.
The largest part of my job was trenching the discharge. The water has to go
somewhere that it won't cause a problem for you or your immediate neighbors.
El Penguini
> Hi - I'm buying a house and have been told that I need to have a
> curtain drain, about 3' deep, installed around the place. I know more
> or less the idea of the curtain drain, but have never installed one
> myself - is this a doable home maintenance project? Does anyone have a
> synopsis of what would need to be done?
>
> Any advice would be super appreciated!
>
> Thanks, Joshua Curtis
>
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Posted by m Ransley on December 23, 2006, 9:03 am
Its a big job, gets bids so you get an idea of it.
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