French Drain Information is provided by Oklahoma Drainage in many different Blog Posts. Providing information to our customers and DIY folks is important. If we can help, we will!
Oklahoma Drainage Installs and Services French Drains, Channel Drains, Surface Drains, and Sump Pumps. We also provide Dirt Work, Lawn Leveling and Sod Installation.
What kind of Drain Do you need? There are different kinds of Drains which solve Different kinds of problems.
Consider the basic French Drain.
French Drains solve many types of water problems.
They are more versatile than a Surface Drain or a Channel Drain.
Large Areas or Small can be handled by a French Drain.
Surface Water can be handeled by a French Drain.
French Drains Move Sub Surface Water Flowing Below Ground too!
Large Water Volume can be handled by a French Drain.
French Drain Connected to a Channel Drain across the Driveway
In The Picture Above is a Channel Drain and a French Drain. Do you know which one is which?
Many different types of Drains can be hooked together by one Drain Pipe. The Drain Pipe then running to an Exit Point makes up a Drainage System.
One common type of Drain used in a Drainage System is A “French Drain.” Many times a French Drain is installed close to a building foundation or in a low area next to a home or business.
Gutter Downspouts
This puts the French Drain in close proximity to Gutter Down Spouts. Rather than have water come off the roof and out the Down Spout and on to the ground below, many times it is much better to tie a Gutter Down Spout Directly into a French Drain or near by Drain Pipe depending on the Drainage System Design.
Connecting The Down Spouts Directly into a French Drain is much more efficient and causes suction to occur in the French Drain. Connection of Gutter Down Spouts to a French Drain makes the Drainage System work better.
FRENCH DRAIN DESIGN
French Drain Design must take into account many variables. One consideration for a French Drain that many times is missed, is the type of soil. French Drain Design must take into account the type of soil that the French Drain runs through. If the soil is “Tight or made up of Clay,
A French Drain Liner may not be necessary. The Gravel or Limestone that is used to fill the French Drain trench may be all that is needed to maintain the integrity of the trench over time. This means that dirt will not mix in with the French Drain Gravel and clog it up over time. This is not the case however if your soil is sandy or loose.
A Trench Liner should be used to prevent this type of soil from moving into the gravel of the French Drain. Trench Liners are relatively inexpensive and are not hard to install. If you are not sure what to do then install the Trench Liner in the French Drain.
French Drain running through wall
Sprinkler Repair Service Provided by Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair
Since 1993 we have Replaced Sprinkler Valves that were sticking or were wore out.
Thousands of Sprinkler Heads have been adjusted.
Countless Sprinkler Controllers have been Reprogramed or Replaced.
We also have fixed a broken Sprinkler Pipe or Two. Seems like a million. Ok, not that many.
I wonder how many? A lot!!!!
Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair provides Service for all of Central Oklahoma Including: Oklahoma City, Norman, Edmond, Moore, Yukon and Mustang.
