Your How To Guide for French Drain System Installation
A French drain is an environmentally friendly drain installation alternative for driveways and lawns. At its core, a French drain is comprised of a channel with a perforated pipe placed on top of the gravel. Installing French drains is relatively easy, even for people who don't know what they are. This review will discuss the French drain system installation process. The requirements for the installation include a corrugated drain pipe, gravel, inlet grate, landscape fabric, pipe fittings, shovel, stakes, and topsoil.
The first step is for the homeowner to identify where excess water accumulates. Homeowners should decide where they want to channel the water using the stakes or flags to mark the direction and length of the trench. The second step is digging the trench, albeit homeowners should first confirm there aren't any obstacles in the area underground. The trench should be about ten inches wide and slope down an inch for every ten inches. The third step is lining the trench with fabric and pouring gravel on top of the fabric. The fourth step is positioning the inlet grate where water accumulates most and connecting the drain PVC pipe to the inlet grate. The final step is covering the drain pipe with gravel and wrapping the excess landscape fabric.