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Edmond Oklahoma French Drain Installation is a Central Focus for Oklahoma Drainage.

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Decorative French Drain

Since 1993 Oklahoma Drainage has installed over 1200 drains in the city limits of Edmond Oklahoma. 

We service all of Central and Western Oklahoma. 

Sprinkler Repair is also available as well as Channel Drain, Surface Drain and Sump Pump Installation.  We Even Install Sod.  

People think, “I need a French Drain along my driveway.”  Or they think, ” I need a Channel Drain set in my patio.”  There are lots of different drains to fill lots of different needs.

I should hire these guys to test French Drains.

A Drain however is only the “Intake” part of a Drainage System.  There is also the ” Transition.”  This takes the water where you want it to go once inside the Drainage System.  There is also the “Exit.”  This is the place where water leaves the Drainage System. A Drainage System can be complex or simple.  A complex Drainage System may utilize many types of Drains with Several Different Transitions.

Multiple Drainpipes

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Complex Drainage System

An example of a complex drainage system would be:  A French Drain in the back yard connected to a Surface Drain near a flower bed connected to several gutter downspouts, which are connected to a Channel Drain going across a driveway, which is connected to additional Surface Drain in the front yard, which runs to a Curb Fitting that lets all the water drain out on to the street.

Curb Outlet

 Simple Drainage

might be one drain connected to one drainpipe running to one Exit. A simple Drainage System might consist of a Surface Drain that is connected to a second Surface Drain which runs to a Pop-up Emitter which lets water drain over the curb and into the street.

Surface Drain installed in Flag Stone.

“Exit Point” is the term used for where all the water leaves the Drainage System.  Determining the Exit Point is very critical.  It is one of the first things we do when diagnosing a Drainage Problem. In Review, there are Simple and Complex Drainage Systems according to design. There are also 2 Categories of Drainage Systems based on Performance.

1. Standard Drainage Systems
2. Flood Prevention 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.

Flood Prevention System

 Flood Prevention Systems are a Drainage Systems that intercepts water before it ever enters the Problem Drainage Area. They are typically more robust.  Flood Prevention Systems must have larger pipes or more pipes to handle extreme flooding.

Standing Water Needs a French Drain

Where They Fail

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?”

Note!

Flood Prevention Systems are more costly and take longer to install than Drainage Systems.

Oklahoma Drainage provides top quality Sprinkler Repair Service. 

If you live in Oklahoma City and need a Sprinkler Head moved, we can help. 

You might have a Sprinkler Pipe leak that needs attention. 

A Sprinkler Valve might we wore out as well.   A Sprinkler System Checkup for Spring may be needed. 

For these problems and many others, Oklahoma Drainage can help. We service Oklahoma City, Norman, Edmond and all of Central and Western Oklahoma.

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Edmond Oklahoma French Drain Installation is a Central Focus for Oklahoma Drainage.

Some Simple rules about French Drains and Surface Drains.

A French Drain should be installed when there is a large volume of water to be drained over a large area.  Surface Drains are needed when the water volume is smaller, and the Drainage Area is small and focused.  French Drains move away Surface Water and Sub-Surface water.  Surface Drains move only surface water.

French Drain Placed Under River Rock

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A Trench Liner is a semi-permeable fabric that lets water pass through it into the French Drain.

It is placed in the empty French Drain Trench before the French Drainpipe or Gravel are installed.

The Trench Liner’s purpose is to Maintain the integrity and functionality of the French Drain without allowing Debris to enter or clog the Perforated Pipe.

Debris typically is Mulch or Grass Clippings.  It can even be sand or dirt.

Installing a Trench Liner is the Key to ensuring that the French Drain will work correctly for a long time.  I have installed French Drains in 1993 that still work.

French Drain with Trench Liner and Pipe Filter

The white fabric in the picture above is the Trench Liner.  The black fabric around the pipe is the Pipe Filter.  They work together to make the French Drain last.

Many “Weekend Warriors,” or Landscape Companies that don’t specialize in French Drain Installation, skip installing Trench Liner and Pipe Filter.   It may save a small amount of time or money.

Big mistake!

In a short amount of time the French Drain will clog up and quit working.

Perforated French Drainpipe with Pipe Filter

What is the point of installing a French Drain if it won’t last very long?

Trench Liner and Pipe Filter Installed in French Drain

A French Drain is one part of a Drainage System.

Drainage Systems have three parts, an “INTAKE,’ A “TRANSITION,” and an “EXIT.”

A French Drain takes water in through a perforated pipe.  This is the, “Intake,” portion mentioned above.  The French Drain is how the water gets into the Drainage System.

The Perforated Pipe is placed at the bottom of the Drainage Trench.

To Review, A French Drain’s Job is to put water into the Drainage System

Gutter Connection to Drainpipe

A Gutter Connection to French Drain.  Oklahoma Drainage Recommends connection of Gutter Downspouts to French Drains where possible.

Water coming from the Gutter Downspout is moving faster than the water already in the French Drain.  It causes suction in the French Drain Behind the Gutter.  The additional suction causes the French Drain to work even better than normal, moving more water faster.  This is called the ” Bernoulli Principle.”

Sometimes customers can hear the suction sound from the French Drain when it is raining. 

Connecting Gutter Downspouts to a French Drain is always a good Idea where performance is concerned.  

Water flows faster through the drain and takes water in faster too!

Oklahoma Drainage

provides top quality Sprinkler Repair Service.  If you live in Oklahoma City and need a Sprinkler Head moved, we can help.  You might have a Sprinkler Pipe leak that needs attention.  An Old Sprinkler Valve can cause problems.  You might just want a Sprinkler System Checkup for Spring.  For these problems and many others, Oklahoma Drainage can help. We service Oklahoma City, Norman, Edmond and all of Central and Western Oklahoma.

Sometimes things go wrong with sprinkler systems.

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One Common problem is that they continue to run and won’t shut off.  In most cases this is a problem with a sprinkler valve that has “Stuck” in the on position.

This can be temporarily solved by shutting of the Emergency Shutoff Valve.  The problem is that some sprinkler systems don’t have one to turn off or if they do the homeowner doesn’t know where it is.

It may be on the back-flow valve which may be located on the side of the house under a big plastic fake rock.

Many sprinkler systems

in Oklahoma have them. (50 % ?)  Under the plastic rock is a back-flow valve with two shut off handles.  Usually, they have blue or green or tan handles.  Turn one of the handles and it should shut off the water to your sprinkler system.

Other times the Emergency Shutoff Valve is in a box in the ground out by the curb near your water meter.  The valve box will have a green lid.  Sometimes they are difficult to open.  Many times, I had to pry them open with a flat head screwdriver.

Sprinkler Valve Box

Inside the valve box is a plastic handle that can turn off the water to the sprinkler system.  It can be blue or red or grey in color.

Many times, the valve box will be full of dirt, and you can’t turn or even see the handle until some of the dirt has been dug out by hand.

Water might be shooting up in the air somewhere on your property.  This can be caused by a broken sprinkler pipe or sprinkler valve.

SHUT OFF THE SPRINKLER WATER IF YOU CAN AND GIVE US A CALL.

OKLAHOMA DRAINAGE AND SPRINKLER REPAIR. SERVICING ALL OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA.

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Servicing Oklahoma City, Norman, Edmond and all of Central and Western Oklahoma

Rain Bird Sprinkler Valve

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 provide Service for all of Central Oklahoma Including:  Oklahoma City, Norman, Edmond, Moore, Yukon and Mustang. 

Drainpipe for French Drain running under sidewalk

Recently in Edmond

Edmond Oklahoma has been the location for many French Drain Installations for Oklahoma Drainage in the past several years.  Recently we ripped out an old Surface Drain that was under a deck.  The Surface Drain was too small for the job and did not Protect the Foundation from Standing Water.   

The First step was to take out part of the deck along the wall.  Next, we took out the Surface Drain and the Three-Inch Pipe which was too small.  Digging a trench along the foundation came next.  We had to ensure the, “Fall” to make sure the water would run from left to right. 

Patio Channel Drain Installation

French Drain Installation Next to Wall, Installing Trench Liner

 Next a French Drain Liner needed to be installed.  This was necessary to maintain the integrity of the trench and to keep the French Drainpipe from filling up with sand and getting clogged over the next few years.  We then installed 4 inch ADS Perf/Soc French Drainpipe along the course of the French Drain.  Next, we connected the end of the French Drainpipe to Solid 4 Inch ADS Drainpipe to continue along the trench to the Pop-Up Emitter at the Exit Point.

Structural Engineer  

Oklahoma Drainage installed a 4-inch French Drain in East Norman this week.  The customer had water standing on the side of his house that was causing foundation damage.  He contracted a Structural Engineer to come out and look at the Drainage Problem and to give him some advice.   The Structural Engineer recommended a French Drain to protect and draw water away from the foundation.  He said that, “he had recommended French Drain Installation to solve similar problems for homeowners many times in the past.  The Structural Engineer was confident that it would solve the Drainage Problem.  

Norman Oklahoma French Drain Installation,

Water in Floor Vents and Duct Work.

Recently we installed a 4-inch French Drain with Trench Liner and Pipe Filter In West Norman on Harrogate Street.  Our customer had a heavy water build up area on the side of her house.  Water would pool up during a rain and sink down into her flower bed.  Once the slab and foundation of the house got very wet, the water would seep into the floor ducts for their Central Heat and Air unit.  This is bad for several reasons. A wet foundation causes deterioration of the cement.  Cracks can occur leading to all sorts of other problems. Water In your floor vents promotes mold and all the problems that come with that as well.

Below is a French Drain with a Trench Liner and Pipe Filter

French Drain in Edmond

Oklahoma Drainage Installed 4 Inch French Drain with trench liner and pipe filter about one foot away from the wall where all the water was standing and penetrating the Duct Work.   

The French Drain ran parallel to the house for 60 Feet.  At that point the French Drain transitioned to 4 Inch solid ADS Drainpipe and continued South an additional 80 feet to a Curb Outlet installed at the street.

We cut the curb

and installed a Curb Outlet with Acrylic Concrete to make it look nice and last without chipping. Along the course of the French Drain, we also connected 2 Gutter Down Spouts Directly into the French Drain.

This provides more efficient movement of the storm water to the exit but also creates suction in the French Drain behind it. This is called the “Bernoulli Effect.” If you remember your High School Science Class.  

Oklahoma Drainage has used these simple concepts many times to provide a solution to the above problem. Water still had to be vacuumed out of the Duct Work.  But Future water was and is kept out of the Duct Work and Floor Vents.  Also, the Foundation Stays Dry.  No mold or foundation Break Down.

Oklahoma Drainage – We install French Drains, Channel Drains, Surface Drains, Sump Pumps and Sod.

If You live in Oklahoma City and water is damaging your foundation, we can install a French Drain for you.

Water may be standing on your driveway.   Channel Drain Installation is a Solution.

If you live in Edmond and have water flooding your basement, we can install a Sump Pump for you.

 Flooding in your flowerbed can be solved with a Surface Drain.

If you live in Yukon and need grass to grow, we can install Sod too!

Check Out Parts of a French Drain

French Drain and Dirt Work

Installing Channel Drain Across Driveway

  A French Drain is completely different from a Surface Drain.   French Drains consists of a Perforated Drainpipe in the bottom of a trench.  A Trench Liner should be used to keep the gravel clean. The Drainpipe should have a neoprene sock around the Perforated Drainpipe.   This is to ensure that the Drainpipe does not become clogged. A trench is dug that is wider than the French Drainpipe that is being used.  This gives room for the gravel or crushed limestone to be used to fill the trench on top of the French Drainpipe.

Drainpipe Sizes

There are several sizes of French Drainpipe.   Three Inch, Four Inch, and Six Inch are the most common sizes of French drainpipe. The dirt that is 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.

Installing Trench Liner for French Drain

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.

French Drain in Oklahoma City

Think about this! French Drain Design must take into account many variables.  You should consider your type of soil before installing a  French Drain.

  It will dictate how hard the digging will be.

  A Trench Liner should be used to prevent soil from moving into the gravel of the French Drain.  Trench Liners are relatively inexpensive and are not hard to install.   Install the Trench Liner in the French Drain During Installation. 

Installation of a French Drain in Edmond Oklahoma

Drainage Systems are made up of one drain or a combination of many drains.  Drainage problems can be very complex.   Complex Drainage Problems may require a combination of several different types of drains all inter-connected and working together.  Other times the drainage problem may be simple and straight-forward requiring only one drain or several of the same type of drain connected together.