I recently tackled installing some french drains and exterior landscape drains to help direct the many pints of water that sometimes fall from the sky here in San Diego. One section of french drain was by a retaining wall, and another by a spot on our home that catches a lot of runoff. One question I grappled with was whether to use corrugated vs solid pipe. The black corrugated pipe seemed like a cheaper and easier option, but something told me I shouldn’t dismiss using schedule 40 solid, 4″ pvc pipe. I did a lot of research before diving into my project, and hopefully the insights I gained will help you with your landscape drainage or french drain project. Read More
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How to Bend PVC Pipe the Easy Way – PVC Bendit
I don’t have a lot of memories of my dad, but one I do have involves the time we temporarily liberated a stash of orange pvc pipe from a construction site. Don’t ask me why they were orange, or what the statute of limitations on petty theft is. Anyway, my dad made the pipes into a very cool spaceship. Add one racing helment and the next thing you know, I was a total space cowboy. At the time, we were limited to the natural bend of the plastic pipes, but just imagine what we could have done if we were able to bend the pvc just about any way we wanted. It turns out, aside from building hot spaceships, bending PVC is a very handy skill to have for all sorts of tasks, both professionally and creatively. And, we think we may have found the ideal tool to do it with. Read More