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Old 03-31-2008, 04:00 PM   #6
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You probably should use a landscape fabric, permeable, over the perforated pipe before you lay the gravel over the pipe to keep sediment and such from going into the pipe and clogging it over time.

They sell sleeves that are made specifically to go over the drainage pipe. I want to say that an 8' peoice of pipe with sleeve will run you about $8.....pretty inexpensive.

I need to replace my dry well this year.....kind of the same thought process only a barrel filled with Crushed Stone.

They also sell these systems you bury in the ground that are used for attaching downspouts to, that works on the Dry well principle.....they had them at Homey's for about $60

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