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French Drain
The Scoop on the Trench

A French drain is great for watering your garden, but not such a great idea for keeping your basement dry. An exterior French drain is essentially a trench dug in the ground for water to flow through. The trench can be filled with clay, gravel or a porous pipe. This allows for the water to flow out of the drain. The drain must be dug on an incline to allow water to drain away from the starting point of the trench.

This makes a French drain a reasonable solution for removing ground water from around your foundation. However, a French drain alone will not solve all of your basement problems, because ground water is not the only factor in a wet basement.

An French drain in basement is actually called a drain tile. It is in essence the same concept as an exterior French drain except it is installed on the interior side, usually where the floor and walls meet in the basement (cove). A drain tile system usually leads to a sump pump that disperses the water outside the basement.

Neither an exterior French drain or a French drain in basement deals with the water coming up from underneath your foundation. Water can also move horizontally through the soil around your foundation and seep through your basement walls. Only a complete waterproofing system can deal with all potential water sources in your basement.  

Your best bet is to hire a waterproofing contractor to make the necessary recommendations on how to keep your home’s basement warm and dry.

 


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