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How to Install a French Drain

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A French outdoor drain is simply a trench that you fill with gravel to channel water away from your house. It is connected to underground drainage pipes to channel away moisture from your property. The inside part of French drains is usually called a top or higher part, also known as a trough. The trough is where all excess surface water or groundwater enters the drainpipe.

Once you have excavated a good base for your French drain, you should prepare the soil around it. To do this, scoop around the outside of the trench and level it using the garden hose. Then remove the excavated soil and gravel and add them to the back of the trough. This will serve as the foundation for your retaining wall.

Level the gravel before starting to build the French drain by using an excavator. Then take out all the broken bricks or large pieces of stone that are found within the basement. These should be replaced by natural stone. If there are many broken bricks or large amounts in your basement, consider replacing them with smaller pieces of rock. Make sure to level and compact all the materials you are going to use so that you will not create a crack in the basement floor when building your French drain.

Once you have excavated and leveled the area to make a French drain, it is time to create the perforated pipe. Please take out the entire trench and dispose of all the soil and gravel that were within it. You can now start the process of installing the French drains. First, install the two perforated pipes in the trenches and then connect them to the lower landscape fabric.

The French drain installation may require the help of a sewer snake, or it may be done without using the snake. If it is done without using the sewer snake, dig a trench about one foot below the yard’s surface and bury the French drain. Once it is planted, use a landscaping clog to keep the soil from filling the trench. After the trench is deep enough, tie it off with landscape fabric.

When installing the French drains, remember to leave enough space for the pipes to branch off from the main sewer line. In older homes, this often means digging up the entire backyard. However, newer homes are usually constructed with pipes that run through their basement floor. Digging this far into the basement will sometimes cause problems with older homes with soil in the cellar. It also means you will need to have the French drain installed near the foundation.

When installing the French drains, it is essential to leave at least four feet of space between them and the walls in the basement. This will allow the water to drain away from the house and sit on the lower slope in the yard. While the French drains are digging the trench, you will want to prepare the landscape fabric by drilling a small hole in the back of the trench and placing the fabric there. Make sure you spread the landscape fabric evenly in the bottom of the trench.

To prevent the French drains from creating pipe clogs, installing the drainage pipe in an area where it will not get struck by tree roots or heavy grass is essential. There are two main types of French drains that you can install in your yard, ones that are vertical or horizontal. If you have a lot of soil erosion, you will probably want to choose the vertical French drain. This will allow you to direct the water down the garden rather than having it pooling on the paved or landscaped area in your yard.

Before using a company to install your french drain, it is essential to know if the company you pick is reliable and does its job right the first time. To make sure you choose the right company, you can check their website at, ask a question about their services and find the best fit for your requirements.