Most Educational Crawl Space French Drain Video Ever!!!

I call people like you who do these videos my youtube HEROS. For someone like me, these videos are so incredibly helpful - "life saving" is not an overstatement. I have no idea where else I would ever learn this. I am a single person who bought a very humble home (I use the word lightly as I think this is more like a cottage type building) on a very pretty, but very wet property. My little building has a dirt floor crawl space that I can tell is not done right. I bought this home in 2018 and long story short, due to circumstances beyond my control I have been unable to work on this property at all since as my attention and energies have been elsewhere. I am starting to work on this again but was so totally bewildered on where to start. I am trying to get my head around what to do here. I have no interest in a basement on this property so keeping everything above ground is the intention. Build up, not down. However, I would love to put in a totally sealed in conditioned crawl space with a cement floor....so basically a short basement as they say. Based on how high the water table here is...I have no idea if that is a good idea or not. Possible? But the building needs some drastic fixes either way. The crawl space is way too wet and not at all done right. Terrible actually. I can see efforts by previous owners to fix/treat this but there were definitely no professionals involved...I hope. The floor in my son's room (he is now grown and not here much though) has dropped quite a bit in one corner. This is leading to structural issues. So, here I go researching what to do and what I can do on my own....though not opposed to hiring some help...as long as it is the right help. Can't afford to hire the wrong help. So, getting informed first is really important. Thank you Tanner to you and your crew for this video. You guys are my heros.

I have watched many of these videos including some of your other ones. There are about 3 of these (you included) that I would hire in a second to do my project. Sadly, I am in Va. I have learned so much about this and know there is still a lot I do not know. I have saved myself from a huge mistake by watching all of these videos. I have time, as my issue is not as bad as others I have seen but am tired of planning and want to geter done! Problem is trust of who I hire. Absolute great video and it took time and consideration to do as good a job as you did on the project AND the video. I could not walk away. Like an exciting movie!! Thanks🦇

I hope you're charging plenty for this work. This is extremely hard but also valuable work! You deserve to be well paid for these efforts.

I have nothing but respect for you guys. Not only is the job itself absolutely phenomenal, your energy, passion and humor make for very entertaining videos that actually teach! Thanks so much for all of the quality content.

Love the energy, passion and dedication. Integrity outlasts anything!!! Thanks for all information.

Probably filmed at actual speed ( no time lapse photography). LOL. I am totally impressed. Excellent job.

That is A LOT of quality work... nice 👍🏽

Great information & a lot of hard work. Thank you

Great video man! Keep up the hard work the Lord bless you

Great video. Thanks for posting.

I'm planning on a new build in the next year in WI, 1/2 mile from the Mississippi River. Plan on having a crawl space, and have been doing a lot of research on encapsulating it during initial construction. I'll be doing the majority of the work myself, and I'm learning a lot from your channel. Looks like it would be in my best interest to put the french drain and sump in right after the foundation is poured and before I put in the floor joists. Thanks for the education!

That's a lot of freaking hard work

Thank you guys1!! really hard work!!! Very helpful

Great job..hsrdworking men!

Outstanding!

Beautiful work! Those who know...know

thank you for the vid!

That pop up is supposed to be bedded in gravel. It helps to keep it dry after use so it doesn’t freeze shut in cold weather. That’s why it has a weep hole on the bottom. Great vid.

uhhh im enjoying your videos and learning alot about to purches a house with a flooded crawl space so learning how to fix it but u forgot the check valve

I can't believe how nice and roomy that crawl is. Mine is may 2' tall at the entry end of the house, going to to about 6" tall at the far end. A man can't even get in there without disconnecting and removing the duct work first. And then it is still super tight.