Building a Stormwater Infiltration Bed for My Garage

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

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00:00 — Autumn turns to winter
00:25 — Removing stones with the excavator’s grapple
02:20 — Explaining what I’m going to do
03:26 — Digging a ditch to drain a puddle
06:03 — Digging a trench for roof drainage
12:29 — Picking up gravel with the truck
15:29 — Connecting underground pipes from the stormwater to the infiltration bed
39:19 — Collecting sand from the forest to backfill the pipe trench
47:03 — Digging a pit for the infiltration bed
48:46 — Step 1: lay geotextile and start filling the infiltration with sand
59:47 — Step 2: add geotextile, fill with gravel and install pipes
1:14:59 — Installing a new vertical standpipe for the roof drainage before the drainage bed
1:20:16 — Step 3: begin backfilling the infiltration
1:34:29 — Installing leaf strainers on the garage downpipes
1:43:04 — Insulating the pipe coming from the oil separator
1:45:34 — Infiltration build summary