I have a very soggy, continually wet back yard. I already have large drain pipes on each side of my yard running to the storm sewer in the street. I have three estimates to install some french drains across the yard which will hook into the large drain pipes. The three estimates are $5,100 , $7,100 and $7,500. I'm wondering if it might be something I can do myself with a couple of laborers to help. Seems fairly straightforward...dig a ditch about 2 ft deep & 8" wide,install filter fabric, put in 2" of gravel, lay in some 4" perforated pipe,cover the pipe with more gravel to about 2" below the top,close up the filter fabric, cover with sod & hook it all up to my existing drains.
Anybody have any experience doing this? Am I crazy to try it? Any thoughts & comments will be appreciated.
Thanks
Dennis