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French Drain Problems, French Drain Mistakes, French Drain Definition

Don’t put dirt on top of a French Drain!!!!!

 

It prevents surface water from entering the French Drain. French Drains have gravel or crushed stone at the surface to allow water to flow freely into the perforated French Drainpipe at the bottom of the drainage trench. If you don’t like how a French Drain looks, you should consider:

1. Do you know exactly what a French Drain is?
2. Do you know exactly what a French Drain is Designed to Do?

Putting Dirt on top of your French Drain is similar to trying to put gas in your car by opening your gas cap like you always do.  Then taking the gas pump hose and spraying gas all over the roof of your car.  A drop or two of gas might trickle down and accidentally go into your open gas cap.  You sure won’t be able to drive very far!  Seems very silly doesn’t it.  

I come across French Drains all the time with dirt or sod on top of them.  Don’t get me wrong! I make a good living fixing or replacing Drains of all kinds that are installed by people or companies that don’t know what they are doing.  “Landscape Companies” and “Brother-in-Laws,” seem to make the most mistakes.  Bless them!!

This is not a French Drain!!!

 

 

This is not a French Drain either!

 

What is a French Drain?

 

This is a French Drain! 

It is a perforated pipe placed in a drainage trench.  The French Drainpipe is placed in a Drainage Trench with a French Drain Liner in the trench and a Neo-preen filter or “Soc” around the Pipe.  The trench is then filled with gravel or crushed stone of some kind.