Installing
a French Drain
Installing
a French drain
is a method you may have heard about installing for
alleviating your water problems? You want to know where
you get one and how you do it? Well, it’s not
quite that simple.
Installing
French drain instructions are not just directions
for a product you buy and “hook up.” Installing
a French drain actually entails
construction.
A
French drain is essentially a trench dug in the ground
to remove standing water from an area. The trench must
be dug on an incline so the water will drain away from
the area and must discharge properly to either a city
drainage system or far enough away from your foundation
so that the water isn’t seeping around your foundation.
You
also have to make sure you don’t flood your neighbor’s
yard in the process. A check with local building codes
will let you know the proper way to discharge your French
drain.
If
you’ve been researching installing French
drain you may have seen something called a
drain tile. You may have been wondering what the difference
is between a French drain and a drain tile. A drain
tile is basically the same thing but installed inside
your basement. Drain tile is constructed a little differently
than
installing
a French drain because it is inside your basement.
It doesn’t need to slope quite as much as a French
drain since there is usually a sump pump to assist in
removing the water from the basement. For more information,
check out our drain
tile page.
And
to find out if a French drain or drain tile is the right
solution for your wet basement contact a waterproofing
contractor.
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