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French Drain Installed In Norman, French Drain Repair in Norman

Posted: January 21, 2021 in Drain Installation, french drain, French Drain Photos, French Drain Repair
Tags: French Drain Norman, French Drain Oklahoma City, French drain repair norman

Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair 405 203 9419 — We provide:

French Drain Installation, Surface Drain Installation, Drainage System Installation

Sprinkler Repair for all aspects of Residential Sprinkler Systems

Emergency Sprinkler Repair Service, AFTER HOURS AND WEEKENDS.

Drainage Systems, French Drains, Surface Drains, Channel Drains, Sump Pumps, Sprinkler Repair, with 26 years of experience.

Trench For French Drain

Just what is a “French Drain?” Many times people incorrectly

: A French Drain can protect your foundation!

use the phrase, “French Drain,” when they mean “Surface Drain” or “Channel Drain.”

Surface Drian

Channel Drain

A basic French Drain consists of a Perforated Drain Pipe in the bottom of a trench. The French Drain Trench runs through a Problem Drainage Area that needs to be drained. The French Drain Pipe is perforated (Full of Small Holes) and has Neo-Prene Soc around the pipe. This soc helps prevent debris from clogging the French Drain Pipe.

Perforated French Drain Pipe

The dirt that was 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 lime stone. It is the most economical option in my area. Pea Gravel or some other type of small stone can work just as well. The lime-stone or gravel is placed in the trench on top of the perforated Drain Pipe 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 Drain Pipe 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 about 20% of the time. Most of the time a liner in not needed.

: French Drain

A French Drain is designed to handle a large volume of water and cover a large area. The Drain is anyplace the trench goes. It has many applications and can be used in many situations. It can be installed by itself or incorporated into a Drainage System with Surface Drains or Gutter Down-Spouts connected to it.

French Drain with Colored Gravel

The main downfall of a French Drain is that they, for the most part aren’t very pretty. They don’t look very nice in a yard once they are completed.

Drain Pipe for French Drain running under sidewalk

French Drain Pipe under sidewalk

SPRINKLER REPAIR — DRAINAGE SYSTEMS — FRENCH DRAIN — SPRINKLER ADJUSTMENT — SURFACE DRAIN — EMERGENCY SPRINKLER REPAIR —

French Drain with stepping stones

French Drains can be installed by themselves, or as part of a Drainage System that uses other French Drains, Surface Drains, or other Drain combinations. Typically a French Drain is used to protect a broad area that has a lot of standing water. A French Drain might run along side a homes foundation, or beside a driveway, or on any Drainage Project where Sub-Surface water is the primary problem. If water is running toward your home under ground ( through sandy soil), A French Drain is the only Solution for draining away water flowing under ground.

6 Inch French Drain

If you live in Oklahoma City and need a French Drain installed in your yard, or along your driveway, or near your foundation, give CMG a call. If you live in Edmond or Norman and need a Surface Drain installed in the concrete in your sidewalk or driveway, we can help. If you live in Mustang or Yukon and would like to protect your trees or flower beds from standing water with a French Drain, CMG specializes in just that!

If you have water standing in your backyard. If you have water standing on your driveway. If water is leaking into your air conditioning vents. We can help with all these problems and many more.

Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair installs French Drains, Surface Drains, Channel Drains and Sump Pumps.

If you have water in the wrong place, call us for a free Estimate.

Installed French Drain — French Drain Installed, Water is gone, just need to clean the mud off the sidewalk

Drainage System Installation, Gutter Down Spouts Connected. — **Drainage System Installation, Gutter Down Spouts Connected**.

A Drainage System can protect your property from standing water.

French Drain Help Oklahoma City, Channel Drain Installation, Sprinkler Repair

Posted: January 11, 2021 in Channel Drain, french drain
Tags: Channel Drain Norman, French Drain Edmond, French Drain Mid West City, French Drain Norman, French Drain Oklahoma City

French Drain Help Oklahoma City

Oklahoma Drainage 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. 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.

This week

we installed a 6 Inch French Drain in Oklahoma City. Water was running down the hill, under the back fence, into the back yard, across the sidewalk, and into the side door going into the garage. After every heavy rain, water was getting into the garage. We installed a 6 Inch French Drain across the back yard to divert the water. We also connected the Gutter Down Spouts Directly into the French Drain. Once the French Drain was down hill from the house, we changed from French Drain Pipe to solid 6 inch ADS Drainpipe and continued across the front yard to the street. Once at the curb, we cut the curb with a concrete saw and installed a Curb Outlet for the French Drain. Problem solved!

Installing French Drain in standing water

Something to think about

— Most people see and deal with what is obvious when it comes to Drainage Problems. Surface Water is “Obvious”! People see it washing over the surface into the area that collects the water. Simple enough.

A good place for a French Drain

Water Standing in your yard can be tricky.

Designing a Drainage System to intercept the Surface Water is the first step, but many times is not the only step. Often Sub-Surface Water(Water Running Under Ground) is not accounted for by people with less experience in designing Drainage Systems. They install A Drainage System that uses Surface Drains to Intercept the running surface water. Sometimes that works if that is the only water source to the Problem Drainage Area.

Surface Drain Can’t Drain Ground Water

Surface Drains drain surface water away only. Sub Surface water runs right around them and into the same Problem Drainage Area. There may be less water there than there was before but the problem still remains.

A French Drain is the solution when water is running into a problem area over the surface and underground. A French Drain solves both problems and the area will be dry.

Water standing on Driveway, a channel drain is needed.

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.

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

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

Surface Drain Installation in Edmond — **Surface Drain Installation**

French Drains can be installed by themselves,

or as part of a Drainage System that uses other French Drains, Surface Drains, or other Drain combinations.

Typically, a French Drain is used to protect a broad area that has a lot of standing water. A French Drain might run alongside a home’s foundation, or beside a driveway, or on any Drainage Project where Sub-Surface water is the primary problem. If water is running toward your home underground (through sandy soil), A French Drain is the only Solution for draining away water flowing underground.

Drainage System Installation

is a big part of our business in Central Oklahoma. We help people with Drainage Problems in and around their home or business. If your sidewalk turns into a moat after a hard rain, or if your back yard floods after a thunderstorm, give usa call. Standing water can damage cement and concrete in sidewalks, driveways, and foundations.

We can quickly diagnose your Drainage Problems and design a drainage system to fit your needs. French Drains, Surface Drains, Channel Drains, Basin Drains, Basement Drains, Trench Drains, and Sump Pumps. We install a variety of drains to solve a variety of problems.

4 Inch Drainpipe Ready to be covered with dirt in Norman.

French Drain – Moore Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Norman, Edmond, French Drain Repair –

Posted: June 21, 2020 in french drain, French Drain Contractor, French Drain Information, French Drain Installation, French Drain Photos
Tags: french drain edmond Oklahoma, French Drain Oklahoma City, Moore Oklahoma French Drain, Norman Oklahoma French Drain

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

Oklahoma Drainage 405 203 9419

We Install Drainage Systems to fit various needs for home owners an businesses. A Drainage System, can utilize French Drains, Surface Drains, Channel Drains or Sump Pumps as the intake part to the Drainage System. The Drain or Sump Pump brings water into the Drain Pipe. The Drain pipe takes the water to the ” Exit.” Which is Either a “Curb Outlet” or a “ Pop Up Emitter.”

The Three parts of A Drainage System are: THE INTAKE ( French Drain or Surface Drain ) etc. The TRANSITION ( The Drain Pipe ) which can be many sizes or type. The EXIT ( A Curb Outlet or Pop Up Emitter )

Installing Decorative French Drain

Completed Decorative French Drain

Curb outlet with more than 6 inches of fall

Curb Outlet as an Exit Point for a French Drain in Edmond

The Drainage part of our company name means that we solve water problems for people in Oklahoma. Heavy rain is becoming more common. Back in 1993 when I first started, a hard rain was considered to be about an Inch per/hour. It was fairly rare but not too uncommon. Today things are different. A weather report of rain fall at or above 4 inches per/hour was not uncommon in 2019. Excess water causes all types of damage to property both residential and commercial.

Our Drainage Systems drain water away from places you don’t want it to be. You might have water standing along the foundation of your house, or inside your basement. You might have water on your driveway or flowerbed too.

Designing a French Drain or a Drainage System

When I talk to a potential customer while doing a Drainage System estimate, I take a lot of things into consideration. First I have the Customer show me where water is standing or where it is going that it shouldn’t. This is part of defining the specific problem area. Sometimes the Water Problem Area is larger and more involved than the customer realizes. Once the Water Problem Area is clearly defined, the next step is to determine how the water is getting to the problem area. Many times there is more than one Water Source to the Water Problem area. A big mistake in Drainage System Design is to stop once the most obvious Water Source is found. A Drainage System Designer must be a detective to some degree. For Example: Water running down the hill and onto the back patio might be the most obvious water source. Sub-surface water or a neighbor’s new gutter downspout could also be contributing. Most of the time water gets into the problem area from more than one source.

Next you must decide where to take the water. This is determining an Exit Point for the Drainage System. If possible you want your exit point to be down hill from the problem area. If it is up hill in all directions from the problem area, then the only solution is a Sump Pump.

Once an exit Point is determined, you must ask yourself if there is any way to install two exit points. Usually this can only work when an exit point can work on both ends of a Drainage System. The benefit of two Exit Points in a Drainage System is it greatly increases the water capacity for the Drainage System. It can move much more water faster during a heavy rain than a system with just one Exit Point. Most Drainage Systems can only utilize one Exit Point. In 21 years of Drainage System Installation, I would say 10% of our Drainage Systems have two Exit Points.

Popup Emitter to release water from a French Drain in Yukon

Next we have to decide what type of drain to install in the problem area. If it is a small area with one water source, Usually a Surface Drain is best. If the water problem area is large with one or several water sources, a French Drain is usually installed.

If you have several problem drainage areas you must use larger Drain Pipe if you want to connect them together to one exit point. Large French Drains should have their own exit point without attaching other Surface Drains or Gutters to them. It is very common to connect too many drains or gutters into a Drainage System. A hard rain can overwhelm the Drainage Systems Water Flow Capacity. When that happens, water backs up and the problem area floods.

use the phrase, “French Drain,” to apply to many different types of Drains that could be used in a Drainage System. The term is widely used and

A Surface Drain has a grate that sits on top of a basin. The basin is underground. A Drain Pipe is connected underground to an outlet on the Drain Basin. Storm-Water Drains through the grate into the Drain Basin. Once in the Drain Basin, water travels out of the basin through a Drain Pipe. The Storm-Water continues downhill in an underground Drain Pipe to an exit point.

THIS IS NOT A FRENCH DRAIN!

A Surface Drain may come in many different shapes or sizes. The Drain Grate may be round or square. Here is a picture of a common Surface Drain.

: Surface Drain and Drain Pipe

A Channel Drain is a type of Surface Drain and many times is installed in concrete across sidewalks or driveways.

: Channel Drain

A French Drain is completely different from a Surface Drain. A basic French Drain consists of a Perforated Drain Pipe in the bottom of a trench. The Drain Pipe should have a neoprene sock around the Perforated Drain Pipe. This is to ensure that the Drain Pipe does not become clogged.

: French Drain

The main downfall of a French Drain is that they, for the most part aren’t very pretty. They don’t look very nice in a yard once they are completed.

Depending on the area the French Drain is installed and the type of grass around the French Drain, will dictate whether grass grows over the lime stone. Grass can grow up and through the gravel in the French Drain over time eventually covering the gravel. This is Ok. It won’t have a measurable effect on the performance of the drain.

DONT COVER THE GRAVEL IN THE FRENCH DRAIN WITH DIRT. THE FRENCH DRAIN WON’T WORK IF THE TRENCH IS CLOGGED WITH DIRT. DON’T EVEN INSTALL IT IF YOU ARE GOING TO COVER IT UP WITH DIRT.

DECORATIVE STONE CAN BE USED TO COVER A FRENCH DRAIN AND THEY LOOK GREAT AND LAST A LIFETIME.

Side View of Decorative French Drain

FRENCH DRAIN PICTURES, OKLAHOMA CITY, CHOCTAW, EDMOND, NORMAN

Posted: June 20, 2020 in drains, french drain, French Drain Information, French Drain Photos
Tags: French Drain DIY, French Drain Information, French Drain Oklahoma City, French Drain Photos

FRENCH DRAIN PICTURES

French Drain Success

Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair

Recently we installed a French Drain that ran parallel between two houses in Moore Oklahoma. We also installed a French Drain under a walkway to a pool in Choctaw.

French Drain Installed along and under walk way to pool.

As you can see, we installed a French Drain under the left edge of the walk way. The stones and gravel were temporarily removed while the French Drain was installed. Then the walk way was put back on top of the French Drain.

Completed French Drain under walk way

Yesterday it rained very hard on the walkway in Choctaw. We received a text from the home owner.

Text and photo of French Drain

Before we installed the French Drain, our customer told us that the walk way to the pool typically stood in 6 inches of water after even a small rain. The water would pool on the right side and stay there for a long time after the rain had gone. As you can see in the text pic, there is very little water standing while it is raining, and when the rain stopped, the water was gone completely.

Our customer in Moore also sent us a text as well. He had standing water between his house and his neighbors. His neighbor did not have any gutters which made the water problem worse. We installed a French Drain running down the property line between the two houses. We connected the customer’s gutters directly into the Drainage System with 4 inch gutter connections. Had the neighbor had gutters, we would have connected them as well. The French Drain transitioned to a solid drain pipe which ran across the front yard, under the sidewalk to the street. We cut the curb and installed a curb outlet.

Curb outlet with more than 6 inches of fall

DRAIN TEXT

French Drain connected to gutter down spouts, Oklahoma City French Drain Repair

Posted: September 27, 2014 in french drain, French Drain Design, French Drain Repair
Tags: Edmond Oklahoma French Drain, French Drain Oklahoma City, Moore Oklahoma French Drain, Norman Oklahoma French Drain, Oklahoma City French Drain

French Drain Connected to Gutter. Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair connect gutters to French Drains where possible.

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

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

If you live in Norman and have water standing on your driveway, we can install a Channel Drain for you. Quotes are Free.

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

If you live in Moore and have water washing out your flower bed mulch, we can install a Surface Drain for you. Quotes are still free.

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 CONNECTED TO GUTTERS

Many different types of Drains can be hooked together by one Drainpipe. The Drainpipe 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. This puts the French Drain in close proximity to Gutter Down Spouts.

Connecting Gutter to French Drain

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 nearby Drainpipe depending on the Drainage System Design.

Gutter Downspouts

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.

Connecting Gutter into French Drain System

French Drain Installed In January With New Sod

French Drain Installed With Sod

Oklahoma City French Drain

One Problem with connecting Gutter Down Spouts into a French Drain is overwhelming the Drainage System with too much water.

Three Gutter Down Spouts is usually OK to connect into a French Drain. More than 3 Down Spouts can be too many.

The Drainage System Design should also take into account the size of the French Drain and the Gutters. If you have a large long French Drain or over-sized gutters, the number of Gutter Down Spouts connected into the French Drain Should be reduced. This problem can usually be solved by increasing the size of the French Drainpipe. This usually means moving up from a 4-inch French Drainpipe to a 6-inch French Drainpipe. Four inch is the most common size of French Drainpipe. If you have more than 3 gutters Down Spouts to connect, you should move up to a 6 inch French Drainpipe.

Gutter connected straight into 6-inch French Drain System

Drain Away Standing Water

Posted: November 17, 2013 in Drain Installation, french drain, Standing Water
Tags: French Drain, French Drain Installation, French Drain Oklahoma City, French Drain Repair, Oklahoma City French Drain Installation

French Drain Installation, Drainage Systems, Surface Drain, Channel Drain, Sump pumps, – Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair

Hard rain and flooding seem to be more common all the time. When I started this business in 1993, having over an inch of rainfall in an hour was pretty extreme. Now having over 4 inch an hour rainfall is not unheard of and is becoming more common.

Protecting our homes and businesses from unwanted water should be a goal for all of us.

Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair has seen and dealt with virtually every possible Drainage and Standing water problem that can occur in or around your home. With over 2000 Drainage Systems installed since 1993, we have amassed a great deal of experience. This is help full in seeing underlying problems and secondary issues that may be hard to see at first for the ” Untrained Eye.” This allows us to get things right the first time. In this business EXPERIENCE TRULY COUNTS!

Hiring your brother-in-law to put in your Drainage System or French Drain is as bad as hiring a Lawn mowing company that does landscaping and drains too? Water can cause a huge amount of damage. How important is your money and your home?

Oklahoma Drainage Installs Drainage Systems,

Our Drainage Systems utilize French Drains, Surface Drains, Channel Drains, and Sump Pumps.

New French Drain a Few minutes after a flood

French Drainpipe running to curb outlet in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma Drainage Services all of Central Oklahoma

including Norman, Moore, Edmond, Yukon, Mustang, Oklahoma City, Midwest City, Del City, Blanchard, Newcastle, Purcell and Chickasha.

Drainage System Installation in Norman

Finally,

we are getting some rain after surviving the hottest summer on record.

As bad as we need the rain, standing water can cause property damage ranging from foundation problems to cracked sidewalks to dead plants and shrubs. If you have need of a Drainage System, give us a call.

We provide free estimates for all of central Oklahoma.

Some Drainage Systems are complex and incorporate several types of drains. Most Drainage Systems however are basic and require just one type of Drain.

Oklahoma Drainage installs a variety of drains to solve a variety of problems.

French Drains, Surface Drains, and Channel Drains are most commonly used. If you live in Edmond and need a Channel Drain installed across your driveway, or if you live in Norman and need a French Drain in your backyard, or if you live in Oklahoma City and need a Surface drain installed next to your sidewalk, give us a call. 405-203 9419

A good place for a French Drain

Standing water comes from many sources. It causes damage to sidewalks, driveways, and foundations not to mention plants, trees, and grass. Does the side of your house flood because your neighbor doesn’t have gutters, or does your sidewalk turn into a moat after a heavy rain, or worst of all, does water seep into your foundation and duct work after a thunderstorm.

Standing Water

These are just a few of the Drainage Problems that we can help with.

Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair can design a Drainage System to fit your specific needs.

We install many types of Drains to solve many types of problems.

Utilizing : French Drains, Surface Drains, Channel Drains, Basement Drains, Trench Drains, Basin Drains, and Sump Pumps. We also provide Expert Sprinkler Repair.

405 203 9419

Recently

Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair Installed a French Drain as part of a Drainage System in Mid-West City Oklahoma.

Our customer had a back porch Sunroom. Every time he had a hard rain, Water would run in one door and out the other. An indoor creek across his Sunroom.

French Drain keeps water off of sidewalk

We installed a French Drain in front of the South Door. It was 26 feet long and ran from a gutter downspout which it was connected to, in front of the South Door and along the house covering the entire “Low” Area. Then we connected 4-inch ADS Solid Drainpipe to the French Drain and ran down hill around the corner of the house to the street.

Once the 4 inch solid drainpipe was connected to the French Drain and the two gutter down spouts, a pop-up emitter was installed to release the water at the street.

The next step

was to cover the drainpipe with dirt and put the sod back in place on top of the pipe. There was about 8 wheelbarrows of dirt left over that was displaced by the drainpipe and the French Drain. The extra dirt was scooped up and hauled away.

While installing the drainage system, it was necessary to move two sprinkler heads that were in the way of the drainpipe installation. This was no problem. Installing drainage systems and French drains for folks who have a sprinkler system is very common. Moving Sprinkler heads or pipes sometimes is necessary. We always leave the sprinkler system in complete working order and we discuss any changes in the sprinkler system with the customer before we do it to make sure that everyone is on the same page. In most cases the customer can’t tell that we made any changes to the sprinkler system at all.

Drainage System Installation in Norman

Harsh weather

in Oklahoma seems to become more common. In 2013, Norman Oklahoma had 4 inches of rain in two hours. That’s the most rain in a short time that I can remember. Storm-Water runoff can cause damage to all types of property and buildings. Water getting inside your house is never a good thing. A Drainage System that utilizes a French Drain can help.

Drains can protect your home and property from water damage.

Large 6 Inch French Drain Installed in Norman

Drainage Systems can be 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.

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.

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.

An “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.

Drainage Systems can:

Also A Surface Drain often can’t move enough water fast enough and easily becomes overwhelmed during a heavy rain. A Surface Drain also can’t cover or protect a broad enough area. Surface Drains should be designed in a Drainage System to be located in smaller Drainage Areas moving moderate amounts of water. Surface Drains look better than French Drains.

If,”appearance” is more important than Drainage Capacity,

Go with the Surface Drain. Just know what you are getting into and what your expectations should be. One side of a foundation alone, can be over 100 feet. A 4 inch or 6 inch French Drain is best when protecting a large area such as a foundation.

Surface Drain Installed next to sidewalk in Oklahoma City.

2. Keep water away from small or enclosed areas. This might be a low area just through a gate on the side of a house, or the low area between a flowerbed and the wall of a house, or standing water on or near a sidewalk or driveway. These types of Drainage Problems are best served with Surface Drains. A Surface Drain can move water away from a low area that is relatively small. This can occur in yards, flowerbeds, sidewalks and driveways. A Surface Drain is designed to move Surface Water away from a problem area to a predetermined exit point. Surface Drains are available in many sizes. How quickly they remove standing water is usually determined by the size of the Drainpipe that is connected to the Drain.

Surface Drain Installation in Norman

Simply put,

a Drainage System is one or a group of underground Drainpipes that take water away from a place that has water standing on it or flowing across it. The water that is in the problem area, can be causing damage or may be inconvenient or both. (Usually Both) A simple Drainage System is a Drain for the water to enter, a Drainpipe to move the water away from the Drain, and an Exit Point for the water to be released out of the Drainpipe.

Drainage Systems quickly can become more complicated. Considerations must include:

How does the water get to the problem area? There may be one or many sources.

Water Sources:

1. It falls from the sky directly

2. It flows down hill over the surface (surface water)

3. It flows underground under the surface (sub-surface water)

4. It flows from the edge of a roof ( There may be many roofs near the problem area, neighbors etc.)

5. It flows from a gutter downspout

6. It flows over the edge of a gutter because the gutter is too small is is clogged

7. It flows up from the ground (seeps and springs are common in Oklahoma)

8. It flows from a sprinkler system use ( yours or your neighbors)

9. It flows from a leaking pipe ( water mains, water meters, water lines, sprinkler pipes, sprinkler valves)

There are other reasons for Drainage Problems, the above reasons are just the most common.

Once the number of water sources is determined, a rough estimate of the amount of water that needs to be drained away on average must be estimated. This can be simplified down to “SMALL, MEDIUM, OR LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER TO BE DRAINED AWAY. You don’t have to be an engineer trying to calculate fluid dynamics. Experience at diagnosing drainage problems helps however.

How much water

needs to be moved will help determine the type and size of the Surface Drain or French Drain that needs to be installed. It also helps to determine the size of Drainpipe required for the Drainage System. A good rule to follow is, “If in doubt, install a larger Drain and Drainpipe.” Unused Drainage Capacity is better than property damage caused by a Drain that is overwhelmed by too much water.

For home and small business use typical materials used are:

6 inch, 9 inch, and 12 inch Surface Drains –

3 inch, 4 inch, and 6 inch Drainpipes —

3 inch, 4 inch, and 6 inch French Drains —

French Drains move more water than Surface Drains —

French Drains move Surface Water and Sub-Surface Water

Surface Drains move Surface Water only

Surface Drains look nicer than French Drains in most cases

Determine Drainpipe Size

Once the type and number of drains is determined and what size Drainpipe will connect them, an exit point must be selected. (Where is the Drainage System going to take the water to and release it?)

The Drainage Curb Fitting is installed when the desired exit point for the French Drain will release the Drainage Water into the Street. The Drainage Curb Fitting is rectangular in shape and made to be installed through the curb. A small section of Curb is cut out with a concrete saw. The Section is a few inches wider than the Drainage Curb Fitting. We then install new concrete around the curb fitting. Once the concrete has dried, the Drainpipe coming from a French Drain or Surface Drain is connected to the Drainage Curb fitting and then covered with dirt.

Cutting The Curb and Installing Curb Fitting for French Drain

The Drainage Pop-Up Emitter

is connected to the end of a Drainpipe. It is downhill from a French Drain or a Surface Drain. It is a small release basin with a green pop-up lid. When releasing water, it pops up about an inch to release the water from the French Drain or Surface Drain. When the Storm Water has moved through the Drainage System and out of the Pop-Up Emitter, the green lid closes back to its original closed position. The emitter is designed to release water out into a yard or down a hill or other desirable Drainage Exit Point where there is no curb.

Popup Emitter to release water from a Drainage System in Yukon.

French Drain Basic Information

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French Drain Basic Information.

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Drainage System Installation in Norman

Drains can protect your home and property from water damage. Oklahoma Drainage installs a wide variety of Drains in many different places. A Drain or Group of Drains with Drainpipe going to an exit point is a “Drainage System.”

Drainage System Installation

Types of Drainage Systems

Cutting The Curb and Installing Curb Fitting with Acrylic Cement

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.

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.