another trench update - imagine that!

jambaloney here!

this is the final episode of the trench this season. theses pics go back about a month and change - we are in a holding pattern with the trench now - working VERY well, here's why...

first off... helga - this was the last spooky sky pic i could get out front - early december - enjoy! ;-)

ooohhhhhh - look  - are those drainpipes?? why yes - yes they are!!!

and this is free rounded gravel/stone  i got @ morrison's beach ...

and here it is in the bottom of the trench!!

all 70 feet of it ;-)

next up:  lay the pipe!!! this was waaaaay easier than digging  - hah!

now for the trickier part - first we need some of the rocks that were a byproduct of the trench.. i picked medium sized rocks...

back to the lobster crate... i mean drain pit in the basement (see last post).. that small section of pipe sticking in at the top....

comes out here!!!!

here is all 70 feet of pipe looking out and down... THIS was the reason i dug the trench on the first place ;-))

back in the basement, i filled in the area around the drain pit with med sized rocks so there is a lot of room for the water to leach in...

i had to add another cart of them...

then i used the rest of the free beach stones to fill in the top and level the basement "floor"...

here is the beginning dirt on the pipe right by teh foundation..

here is the gravel i excavated from the basement by digging the drain pan hole - it will be used later - you'll see!

here is the pipe part way buried - it took a few days to fill in the trench..

THIS IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT - a day and a half after a major rain, there is still a small trickle of runoff - the basement is much drier and the sump pump hasn't come on for 2 months now - success!!!

here it is all buried except for the last 2 feet..

up by the house - the trench looks like it did a year ago...

and here is the sump hose and the gray-water hose lying on top of a much shallower trench. i am going to let the winter settle the soil, adjust the downward angle and fill the rest with beach stones, then rocks, then beach stone to level it off. this will yield an old-fashioned French drain that all surface runoff can be diverted to... 2 mints in one!!

other angle for the above shot - you probably get the picture by now ;-))

leftover rocks for spring - time to say "bye" to the trench 'til spring - huzzah!!!

we have new visitors this winter - evening grosbeaks - they are like big goldfinches - always a treat to see a new species @ the feeder!!

cheers all, thanks for stopping by!!