Building a French Drain
Scuse' my French A belated happy new year to you all. Things have been busy both on the homestead and off, hence the lack of posts. Anyway, lets get into it. One of the problems that was identified by the builder when we bought the house was the lack of drainage under it. The water was coming off the hill and seeping under the foundation. Whilst there is no damage, he told us it was a priority to get a french drain installed as it would eventually become a problem if it wasn't rectified. I asked the builder how much it would cost to get someone to do it and he said about $3000. Having no desire to spend the holiday fund on the moving of dirt, I enrolled in Youtube University. So this is the back of the house. To the left, just out of the picture, is the water tank. The water seeps down under the house from this side. I started digging from where I thought it would be the most difficult at the front of the house. Thankfully there was no rock, but the soil was...