posted 2 months ago
Hi all,
I put up a 30ft yurt 4 years ago. It is situated on a rock wall I put together. Just rocks and mortar. I don't know why I thought to do this, but when I built the rock foundation I put in a french drain...directly under the rock wall.
The drain is a 6 inch perforated pipe that is surrounded by a 4 inch radius of clean crushed stone, wrapped in fabric to prevent sediment from clogging the drain.
My problem is that I obviously should have put this drain AROUND the foundation, and not UNDER the foundation.
As of right now, there have been no problems. The drain does move water and runs out back behind the yurt.
My issue is, the yurt has needed constant work. And still isnt done. I am unsure about continuing to invest in it, because now that I have more building experience I am more and more concerned the drain is going to cause a big problem.
Is this a huge concern? Its been fine for 4 years but do you think the drain could somehow collapse in and lead to my foundation cracking/crumbling?
Thanks for any input