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| Place the culvert pipe in the hole making sure it sits at least four inches below grade. This dry well allows water to percolate into the ground. |
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What you need:
Begin by excavating a trench along the area needing drainage. At intervals along the trench, dig holes 2 feet wide by 3 feet deep to accommodate a solid plastic culvert pipe that is 18 inches in diameter by 3 feet long. |
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| Fill to the top of and surround the pipe with inch drain rock. |
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| Place a section of drain cloth over the pipe and tuck the edges into the surrounding gravel. This prevents soil from clogging the sump drain. |
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| Cover the drain cloth with a few inches of drain rock. |
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| Run drain cloth at least one and a half feet wide along the length of the trench, covering the sump drains. |
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| Add enough drain rock to the trench to cover the drain cloth completely. |
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| Fold the cloth over the drain rock and use cobblestones to hold the fabric in place. |
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| Pile cobblestones or round rocks 1-6 inches in diameter along the trench. If you are unable to locate cobblestones in your area, square stones work just as well. |