Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair – 405 203 9419

French Drain, Oklahoma City, Norman, Moore, Edmond, Yukon

Installing Decorative French Drain the Right Way

Decorative French Drain

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.

If you live in Norman and have water standing on your driveway. We can install a Channel Drain for you.

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

If you live in Moore and have water washing out your flower bed mulch. We can install a Surface Drain for you.

If you live in Yukon and need grass to grow. We can install Sod too!

Servicing all of Central and Western Oklahoma since 1993.

French drain Installation
with trench liner and pipe filter

French Drain with River Rock

Oklahoma Drainage and Recently installed a Drainage System in Nichols Hills.  The Drainage System was made up of a 4 inch French Drain starting in the back yard.  It ran between the garage and the pool.  Several gutters were connected directly into the French Drain.  From this point, we expanded up to a larger 6 inch Drainpipe to handle the added water into the system from the gutters.

Moving Sprinkler Pipes

In several places the French Drain had to run through areas where Sprinkler Pipes were in the way.  We had to re-rout all the Sprinkler Pipes and Wires under the French Drain.

Once the Sprinkler System had been redesigned and the gutters had been connected, we ran the 6 inch Drainpipe from the end of the French Drain, around the house to release through the curb.  We cut the curb and installed a 6 inch curb fitting with acrylic concrete.  A few days later a major thunderstorm poured down on the property.  The French Drain and the Drainage System Worked Perfectly.

A Channel Drain is a type of Surface Drain, and many times is installed in concrete across sidewalks or driveways.  It is long and narrow with a grate on top.

Installing Channel Drain Across Sidewalk in Norman

A French Drain is completely different from a Surface Drain.

A basic French Drain consists of a Perforated Drainpipe in the bottom of a trench.

A Trench Liner is sometimes used depending on the Drainage System Design and the type of soil.   The Drainpipe should have a neoprene sock around the Perforated Drainpipe.   This is to ensure that the Drainpipe does not become clogged.

Installing Trench Liner For French Drain

A trench is dug that is slightly wider than the French Drainpipe that is being used.

Drainage System Trench

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.

Installing Limestone on a French Drain

It is the most economical option in my area.  Pea Gravel or some other type of small stone can work just as well.    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).

Sandy Soil

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.  I install a trench liner in a French Drain Every time.

Surface Drain Installation