Barn Renovation: Digging a Ditch French Drain
Barnrenovation1118_3What I am basically doing here is commonly referred to as a French Drain. It is a very simple concept - dig a trench along the side of the structure, put in a 4" perforated PVC pipe, and surround with round stones of
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French drain system runs along the floor of the Metro. It's a small channel that's lower than the floor and catches any water that comes up and in and prevents it from being on the floor. Many of our neighbors in Lower Merion have
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Turns out that our neighbor’s yard also drains into our yard. So, our first try at a french drain was overwhelmed by rain from Tropical Storm Ernestoâ€
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He decided it was time to put in a French drain. Plans began for him to dig all the extra dirt away from the house, install the drain, then pour a concrete pad as my new back porch. I kind of figured it would never happen (long story,
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Drainpipes and French drains are very often used to prevent basement and foundation leaks. Using a French drain has the following advantages: it is not very expensive, it is quite easy to construct, and very efficient if it is installed
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What I have done in areas like this, where there is standing water, but nowhere to drain it to, is to install a French drain system that actually carries the water away from the low area, and allows it to seep into the ground over a
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I am an inexperienced lady trying to put the rain drain system in myself. We are having a log home built. It is on a slope in the northwest so we get plenty of rain. There is a daylight basement and the builder did put in a french drain
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Who ever heard of a fifteen-year-old digging a French drain? And what the hell's a French drain? We've got a TRENCH in our yard. This isn't World War II." "Trenches were in World War I, stupid, and anyway, it's not my fault we have
Barn Renovation: Any Progress?
Well, if all goes well and the weather cooperates, next weekend will be all about completing the most important part of this project - what is often known as a French Drain. I will dig a trench about 24-inches deep, please a 4-inch

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A French drain is a trench filled with rocks, gravel, sand or other This article goes so far as to say that Judge French invented the French drain,
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A French drain might take care of the problem. But what is a French drain and how do you A French drain collects water before it gets to the basement or
Installing french drain? Not in your basement!
January 30, 2006. French drains have been installed in many households to stop water from coming in the basement. However, once the system clogs
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Good drainage is one of the most important ways to ensure that a home you construct stays dry and free of mold. Without proper drainage systems,
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What's tiny, toxic, fast-growing and possibly lurking in the walls and crevices of your home? Mold! Here, Fuad Reveiz covers the installation of French
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A french drain is a trench that has a land drain installed at the bottom of the The usual reason for installing a french drain is to ease the situation
Installing an inside French Drain
This is a quick, picture course on how to install an inside French drain in a basement.
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What's the procedure for installing a French drain around the footings of my To dig a French drain, first excavate a U-shaped trench six inches deep by
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French drain design calculator solving for seepage rate or flow per foot trench given normal area, permeability and flow line slope.
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