If you have a problem with standing water or have water getting into a place that it shouldn’t be, causing damage and stress, A Drainage System is needed to solve your problem.
First you must understand that your own observations determine the Drainage System Design. You need to be comfortable with Drainage Terminology.
There are 2 basic categories of Drainage Systems.
A Standard Drainage System is a System that Drains away water after it enters the Problem Drainage Area. Once in the area the water is drained away over time. The better the Drainage System, the faster and more completely the water is removed.
A Flood Prevention System is a Drainage System that intercepts water before it ever enters the Problem Drainage Area. Flood
Prevention Systems typically are more robust. They must have larger pipes or more pipes to handle extreme flooding.
There may be situations where Drainage Systems or Flood Prevention Systems fail due to extreme flooding. A flood may put the Exit point of the Drainage System under water. If your entire property is under water, nothing will drain until the flood goes away.
With that being said, Your Drainage System may be in a location that it is impossible to flood or very unlikely.
So, Step one is to decide,” Do I want a Standard Drainage System? OR, Do I want a Flood Prevention System?”
French Drain Intake
The next consideration is the Design of your drainage system. Do you need a French Drain or a Surface Drain? Maybe you need both!
Channel Drain Installation
A Channel Drain is one of many types of Surface Drains.
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