Drainage System Installation Norman
Oklahoma Drainage – 405 203 9419
We have been solving Drainage Problems since 1993. We utilize French Drains, Surface Drains, Channel Drains, and even Sump Pumps in our Drainage Systems.
If you have water standing in a bad place, such as a Flower Bed, Basement, Driveway, Sidewalk, or Yard, We can help
Today we are installing a French Drain system for a customer in East Norman. She has water running into her front door through her flower bed. The bed acts like a pond and over-spills onto her front porch and then through her front door. To solve the problem, we are installing a French Drain running across her flower bed and under her sidewalk.
Once under the sidewalk the French Drain will connect to Solid Drainpipe and continue on down the hill to the exit point where we will install a pop-up emitter. There are two gutter downspouts that will be connected into the French Drain System along the way.
French Drain with colored river rock along foundation
basic French Drain Installation
consists of a Perforated Drainpipe in the bottom of a trench. The French Drain Trench runs through a Problem Drainage Area that needs to be drained. The French Drainpipe is perforated (Full of Small Holes) and has Neo-Prene Soc around the pipe. This soc helps prevent debris from clogging the French Drainpipe.
Installing a French Drain in the mud
Standing water
can cause a lot of damage to your yard. The above picture was from a French Drain Installation in Oklahoma City.
Many times, we wait until things dry out a bit before beginning a French Drain Installation. Sometimes the water never goes away. So, we start digging in standing water and putting the mud in a wheelbarrow. We then haul it to a dump trailer to be hauled away. It isn’t the easiest thing to do.
Setting in the Channel Drain in the cut.
Setting the concrete around the channel drain
Mud Installation of a French Drain
The Initial Dig
The water started draining away as soon as we dug the Drainage Trench. Once the Pipe and Limestone were installed, it drained away even faster.
The trench liner allows sub surface water to pass through it and reach the French Drainpipe. The reason it is installed is to maintain the integrity of the drainage trench, so it doesn’t collapse over time. It also helps protect the pipe from filling up with mud or sand, clogging the French Drain.
Below is a picture of a French Drain that we had to take out and replace because it had no liner or filter around the Pipe.
The French Drainpipe shown above has a neo Preen soc around it to prevent sand and debris from clogging the French Drain. The next step is to add the limestone on top.
Other types of stone can be used as well.
French Drain with colored gravel.’
A French Drain with River Rock
The type of rock
that covers a perforated French Drainpipe can be just about any type of quality gravel or crushed stone. Very small, crushed stone or sand is not a good idea, however. The water must be able to flow through the stone to reach the perforated pipe.
Drain Basin Connected into a French Drain and Several Gutters
Servicing Central Oklahoma including Oklahoma City, Norman, Edmond, Midwest City, Del City, Yukon, Mustang, Moore, Norman, Purcell, Newcastle, Blanchard and surrounding areas.
Just what is a “French Drain?” Many times, people incorrectly
use the phrase, “French Drain,” to apply to many different types of Drains that could be used in a Drainage System. The term is widely used and many times incorrectly connected to “Surface Drains,” or “Channel Drains.”
A Surface Drain has a grate that sits on top of a basin. The basin is underground. A Drainpipe is connected underground to an outlet on the Drain Basin. Stormwater Drains through the grate into the Drain Basin. Once in the Drain Basin, water travels out of the basin through a Drainpipe. The Stormwater continues downhill in an underground Drainpipe to an exit point.
THIS IS NOT A FRENCH DRAIN!
A Surface Drain may come in many different shapes or sizes. The Drain Grate may be round or square. Here is a picture of a common Surface Drain.
- Surface Drain and Drainpipe
A Channel Drain is a type of Surface Drain, and many times is installed in concrete across sidewalks or driveways.
French Drain or Surface Drain
A French Drain is completely different from a Surface Drain. A basic French Drain consists of a Perforated Drainpipe in the bottom of a trench. The Drainpipe should have a neoprene sock around the Perforated Drainpipe. This is to ensure that the Drainpipe does not become clogged.
The dirt that was taken out to make the trench is hauled away. It is replaced by some type of small stone or gravel depending on what is desired or available. I prefer crushed 1 inch limestone. It is the most economical option in my area. Pea Gravel or some other type of small stone can work just as well.
Crushed Limestone or Gravel
The limestone or gravel is placed in the trench on top of the perforated Drainpipe and filled all the way to the surface (ground level). In some cases where the French Drain needs to be deep or is being placed in sandy soil, a special trench liner must be placed in the trench before the perforated Drainpipe or the Gravel are installed. This helps maintain the integrity of the trench over time. It also increases the cost of the French Drain and the amount of time to install it. I install a trench liner in a French Drain Every time.
The main downfall of a French Drain
DECORATIVE STONE CAN BE USED TO COVER A FRENCH DRAIN AND THEY LOOK GREAT AND LAST A LIFETIME.
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A Channel Drain is a type of Surface Drain, and many times is installed in concrete across sidewalks or driveways.
- Channel Drain
Drainpipe running to street from French Drain
Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair – Expert Sprinkler Repair for all Residential Lawn Sprinkler Systems
Emergency Service – After hours and Weekends
We service all of Central and Western Oklahoma
Since 1993 we have:
Fixed leaking sprinkler pipes in Edmond
Replaced Sprinkler Valves in Norman
Adjusted Sprinkler Heads In Oklahoma City
Installed A New Back Flow Valve in Lawton
and over 2000 other Sprinkler Repairs in Central and Western Oklahoma.
Sprinkler Repair in Oklahoma City.
Recently we spent an afternoon checking out a Sprinkler System in Northwest Oklahoma City. The customer told us that many of the heads in the System had a variety of problems. Her Sprinkler System was fairly large so the Sprinkler System Checkup would take some time.
Sprinkler System Checkup
French Drainpipe running to curb outlet in Oklahoma City.
Drainage System Installation in Norman
