French Drain Or Channel Drain

Posted: January 5, 2021 in Channel Drain, french drain
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French Drain or Channel Drain.  Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair can explain the benefits and the limitations of both.

French Drain Installation 

French Drain Installation is a central focus for Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair. French Drains solve drainage problems for areas that have large-volume water problems. This includes areas where water runs under fences or stands along driveways.

The design of a French Drain is simple. A trench is dug and the dirt is removed. A perforated drain pipe is placed in the bottom of the trench. The Drain Pipe has thousands of small holes in it and a soc filter around it to keep out debris.

French Drains and Surface Drains, What kind of pipe do you need? –

Installing french drain

Installing French Drain Under Walkway

Gravel then is placed on top of the drain.  Water travels through the gravel all along the trench.  It enters the French Drain pipe and travels down hill to the exit point.

Many people confuse a Surface Drain with a French Drain.  Below is a Surface Drain.

Surface Drains are used to drain away water in a smaller, more focused area than a French Drain.  They handle a lower water volume.  ” IF YOU NEED TO DRAIN A PUDDLE USE A SURFACE DRAIN! IF YOU NEED TO DRAIN A POND USE A FRENCH DRAIN.”

Typically French Drains don’t work well in small focused areas like walkways or small flower beds.  Surface Drains best handle those areas.

Channel Drain Installation Is a Central Focus for Oklahoma Drainage.  We have been Installing Channel Drains set in Concrete since 1993.

Channel Drain Set in Concrete

Channel Drains can look great and be very functional and durable.

However, A Channel Drain is not an easy thing to install!  It takes a great deal of precision, Experience, and Attention to Detail.  This is Definitely Not something to allow your Landscape Company to attempt, or your Brother-In-Law!

Just because someone is skilled at pushing a mower around, doesn’t mean you should let them cut across your driveway with a concrete saw.

I get a lot of business fixing and replacing Drains of all types that were installed incorrectly by landscape companies and armatures.  Typically, they stick to messing up French Drains, but I have fixed Channel Drains that were an absolute “Train Wreck!” as well.

 

 

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