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Installing Drainage Fabrics and Poly Sheeting

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$5000 job in a day part 3

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What happens here

To manage water runoff effectively and protect the house foundation, lay down non-permeable black poly plastic sheeting over the prepared ground. Ensure the sheeting overlaps sufficiently to prevent water penetration and extends to direct water away from the building. Alongside the retaining wall, permeable heavy-duty boulder fabric is already installed, allowing water to drain through while holding soil in place. This two-layer approach ensures both drainage and structural integrity.

Goal: Create a robust drainage system to protect the foundation.

Tools and materials

  • Heavy-Duty Boulder Fabric — Retaining soil behind the boulders while allowing water to pass through
  • Utility Knife — Cutting poly sheeting and fabric

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[Music] so we're going with a non-permeable poly right here just because of the potential to have water drain into the house we do have a heavy duty boulder fabric behind the boulders if you take a look right here you can see that we've got that and you can actually see the difference to compare and contrast between the two now this is permeable um and that's fine we do want that to drain although that's not really meant to drain but that's uh that's how we're gonna lay this one out and then the rock goes back in place

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