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Extend French drain tricky location
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05/20/20 11:48 AM
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After that rain on Friday/Saturday, it has been evident that I need to extend the French drain 5 yards from the back fence line to the alley.
It runs in a tricky spot next to gas, electric, and irrigation lines
I really enjoy digging and backfilling. Laying pipe is one of my favorite things to do
But, this is in a tricky location that may require more experience rather than blind digging
Suggestions welcome
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Re: Extend French drain tricky location
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#13564707
05/20/20 11:54 AM
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Dan90210 ☮
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Laying pipe is one of my favorite things to do
Yo for real!!
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Re: Extend French drain tricky location
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#13564711
05/20/20 11:56 AM
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Dan90210 ☮
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Call 811 https://www.texas811.org/ They will Mark all of the utilities and then you can get to laying that pipe
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Re: Extend French drain tricky location
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05/20/20 12:41 PM
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Thank you. Encor and charter will be out marking by Friday. They said that laying pipe is a common request.
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Re: Extend French drain tricky location
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#13564786
05/20/20 12:58 PM
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Trickster
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Thank you. Encor and charter will be out marking by Friday. They said that laying pipe is a common request.
Do they have video?
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Re: Extend French drain tricky location
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05/20/20 01:06 PM
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Bruce's
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Good luck with the markings.. Last drain i did. Had 17 set of marks across 72 inches of ground. I have a 2600.00 bill from frontier that i need to give to my lawyer. Along with the picture puzzle.
Bruce's Sprinkler Repair 817-798-7246 52 years experience State Licensed Irrigation LI0017483
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Re: Extend French drain tricky location
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#13564793
05/20/20 01:08 PM
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RedRanger
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Negative They will not give you a depth reading unless you stand over them and watch. They also get a 18" variance on both sides of the mark, It helpful but you hit a electric line you got issues. Cut a fiber line and it a pretty expensive repair, hit a gas line then good times.
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Re: Extend French drain tricky location
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#13564840
05/20/20 01:37 PM
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tsspencer2887
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I used to submit 5-20 locate requests a day for my company. Consider any markings a rough guess and don't assume that clear areas are safe.
I'd estimate that 1/4 of the notifications that we get back come from locators who didn't even stop in front of the property, much less try to locate anything. Some are hard working, know their stuff and will help you out to the best of their ability. Make the best of those!
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Re: Extend French drain tricky location
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#13564841
05/20/20 01:37 PM
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Dan90210 ☮
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Good luck with the markings.. Last drain i did. Had 17 set of marks across 72 inches of ground. I have a 2600.00 bill from frontier that i need to give to my lawyer. Along with the picture puzzle. So laying pipe where others have already laid their pipe can get you a pretty hefty fine!! Good to know.
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Re: Extend French drain tricky location
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#13564855
05/20/20 01:48 PM
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CaptainCrunch
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Seems like there ought to be some way you could blast that out with water, like a pressure washer. Sort of like they run holes under sidewalks with water pressure.
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Re: Extend French drain tricky location
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05/20/20 01:56 PM
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Yes, this was done first. Blasting out with pressure washer is a temporary fix. I'm going to lay some pipe, don't be blocking.
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Re: Extend French drain tricky location
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05/20/20 02:05 PM
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RedRanger
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I used to submit 5-20 locate requests a day for my company. Consider any markings a rough guess and don't assume that clear areas are safe.
I'd estimate that 1/4 of the notifications that we get back come from locators who didn't even stop in front of the property, much less try to locate anything. Some are hard working, know their stuff and will help you out to the best of their ability. Make the best of those! Did they ever throw you company a party? I understand DigTess takes care of high volume callers? I call them about 50 times per year, low numbers for sure but I always request the "emergency locate" so they will come out same day
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Re: Extend French drain tricky location
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05/20/20 02:08 PM
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RedRanger
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Good luck with the markings.. Last drain i did. Had 17 set of marks across 72 inches of ground. I have a 2600.00 bill from frontier that i need to give to my lawyer. Along with the picture puzzle. So far I am good, have yet to get a bill. We usually hit the line feeding the cable, but it's only buried about 3 inches. My guy hit an electric line not marked last year, arced the shovel and burned the end of off, took his eye lashes off with the spark, it was pretty scary deal, It was only line 3 inches deep, usually power is deep.
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Re: Extend French drain tricky location
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#13564923
05/20/20 02:33 PM
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hopalong
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get your shovel and start digging!
15' is minimal and you sholdn't have to go more than 8-10" deep if you want it to drain to an alley.
" Hop, set the hook"! hopalong 99,999 TexDawg 99,999 FJB! not my president by a long shot!
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Re: Extend French drain tricky location
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05/20/20 04:09 PM
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UGLYSHCTICK
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Laying pipe is one of my favorite things to do
Yo for real!! I always lay pipe next to a gas line.
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