Laying Non-Permeable Barrier and Rock

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What happens here

A black non-permeable poly sheet is carefully laid along the building's foundation and extended up the newly graded slope. The skid steer then precisely pours angular 3/4-inch to 1-inch sized rocks onto the poly. The narrator explains that the non-permeable poly acts as a critical barrier, preventing water from seeping into the soil near the foundation and instead guiding it away. He emphasizes that the angular nature of the rock is important as it interlocks, providing stability and preventing the rock from sliding down the slippery poly sheet, creating a robust and effective drainage channel.

Goal: Create a stable, non-permeable rock barrier along the foundation for drainage.

Tools and materials

Angular Rock — Forming a stable drainage barrier that locks in place
Non-Permeable Poly — Creating a waterproof barrier beneath the rock

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so we're gonna set the elevation along the foundation so we have clearance beneath the sill plate but right where the skid steer is sitting all of that is going to come down and after we get the rocks in place that way we have a very clear measurement of how much grade that we have running away from the foundation this is kind of a critical element to the success of this entire project and you'll see exactly what this looks like at the end of this video when we do the walkthrough and shot now you're gonna notice that we're using a non permeable poly beneath the rock but this stuff is slicker than snot on the door handle and so to keep that rock from sliding down we're using a 3/4 to one inch size rock that angular in nature and locks in place an important element all right

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