We solve all types of unwanted water problems in and around your home or business. Oklahoma Drainage Provides : Drainage System Installation utilizing French Drains, Surface Drains, Channel Drains, and Sump Pumps.
If you need a French Drain along an exterior wall, or a surface drain installed in concrete in a sidewalk or driveway, or a sump pump in a basement, We can help. There are literally thousands of specific drain installation applications.
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 has seen and dealt with virtually every possible Drainage and Standing water problem that can occur in or around your home. With over 2700 Drainage Systems installed since 1993, we have amassed a great deal of experience. This is helpful in seeing underlying problems. We look for Secondary Water Issues not just the Primary ones. In this business EXPERIENCE TRULY COUNTS!
Hiring your brother- in- law or a Landscape Company to put in your Drainage System is a bad idea. If a landscape company also installs French Drains, you should run!
Why don't they specialize??? Does your Lawyer also do physical therapy?
Some Builders also make bad choices concerning drainage on new homes they are building. New houses should not have problems with water. Builders usually have a landscape company that installs their drains. Sometimes its a maintenance guy that works for the builder. It's Usually the cheapest fix possible. I've testified in more than one class action lawsuit where a whole housing sub-division had unnecessary Drainage Issues.
Water can cause a huge amount of damage. How important is your money and your home? Over 30% of the work done by Oklahoma Drainage is fixing other people's mistakes. I appreciate the work, but I get frustrated when bad things happen to good people concerning water!
Blane Callen, 405 203 9419
Channel Drains are a type of Surface Drain. They can be installed in many places. The most common applications are in Driveways in Front of Garage Door, Around or near swimming pools, and in sidewalks. Typically they are set in concrete.
Do you have water standing on your Driveway?
Does water flow across your sidewalk and under the side door to your Garage?
Is water left on your deck after a Pool Party?
When it Rains, are you forced to walk through water coming out your front door?
If so you definitely need a Channel Drain Installed!
Channel Drains are a great way to deal with unwanted water that may be on a driveway, sidewalk, or near a pool!
Channel Drains can look great and be very functional and durable.
However, A Channel Drain is not an easy thing to install! It takes a great deal of precision, Experience, and Attention to Detail. This is Definitely Not something to allow your Landscape Company to attempt, or your Brother-In-Law! Just because someone is skilled at pushing a mower around, doesn’t mean you should let them cut across your driveway with a concrete saw. I get a lot of business fixing and replacing Drains of all types that were installed incorrectly by landscape companies and armatures. Typically they stick to messing up French Drains, but I have fixed Channel Drains that were an absolute “Train Wreck!” as well.
My name is Blane Callen. I own and operate Oklahoma Drainage. Oklahoma Drainage has been solving water problems for home owners and small business in central Oklahoma since 1993. We install French Drains, Surface Drains, Sump Pumps and Sod.
Drainage Systemscan be made up of one drain or a combination of many drains. Drainage problems can be very complex. Complex Drainage Problemsmay require a combination of several different types of drains all inter-connected and working together. Other times the drainage problemmay be simple and straight-forward requiring only one drain or several of the same type of drain connected together.
An “Exit Point” is the term used for where all the water leaves theDrainage System. Determining the Exit Point is very critical. It is one of the first things we do when diagnosing a Drainage Problem.
1. Keep water away from foundations— A French Drain is best because it can move Surface Water and Sub-Surface Water(water moving under ground) away from the foundation. Many times less experienced companies install Surface Drains to keep water away from foundations. This can be a big mistake. A Surface Drain can’t move or drain Sub-Surface Water. Also A Surface Drainoften can’t move enough water fast enough and easily becomes overwhelmed during a heavy rain. A Surface Drainalso 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.
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. ASurface 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 moveSurface 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 Drain Pipe that is connected to the Drain.
Don’t let standing water or storm water run-off damage your home! We can helpDrainage Problems in and around your home or business. If you have water standing in the wrong place after a hard rain, a Drainage Systemcan be a great solution! If your sidewalk turns into a moat after a storm, or if your back yard floods from run-off from your neighbor’s roof give us a call. Oklahoma Drainage and Sprinkler Repair can quickly diagnose your Drainage Problemsand provide a solution. We incorporate several types ofDrains in our Drainage System depending on the Drainage Problem.
Oklahoma is famous for it’s powerful thunderstorms and heavy downpours. Storm-water runoff causes a variety of DRAINAGE PROBLEMS for Home and Business owners.
DRAINAGE PROBLEMS come in a wide variety of forms. You might have water standing in your backyard after a thunderstorm. Water from your gutter-downspouts may be turning your sidewalk into a “Moat.” Or, worst of all, Standing Water may be seeping into your home. WE can help!
Drainage solutions sometime require one or several types of drains to solve the problem. Oklahoma Drainage has been successfully solving DRAINAGE PROBLEMS since 1993. We can quickly diagnose your DRAINAGE PROBLEM and design a DRAINAGE SYSTEM to solve your DRAINAGE PROBLEMS. WE UTILIZE: FRENCH DRAINS, SURFACE DRAINS, CHANNEL DRAINS, BASIN DRAINS, TRENCH DRAINS, BASEMENT DRAINS, AND SUMP PUMPS.
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. Theses are just a few of the Drainage Problems that Oklahoma Drainage can help with.
Just what is a “French Drain?” Many times people incorrectly 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 many times incorrectly connected to “Surface Drains,” or “Channel Drains.”
A Surface Drainhas 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 Drainsthrough the grate into theDrain Basin. Once in the Drain Basin, water travels out of the basin through a Drain Pipe. TheStorm-Watercontinues downhill in an undergroundDrain Pipe to an exit point.
THIS IS NOT A FRENCH DRAIN!
A Surface Drainmay come in many different shapes or sizes. The Drain Gratemay be round or square. Here is a picture of a common Surface Drain.
AChannel Drain is a type ofSurface Drainand many times is installed in concrete across sidewalks or driveways.
A French Drainis 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.
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 perforatedDrain 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 Drainis 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 Systemwith Surface Drainsor Gutter Down-Spouts connected to it. 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 THEFRENCH DRAIN WITH DIRT. THE FRENCH DRAINWON’T WORK IF THE TRENCH IS CLOGGED WITH DIRT. DON’T EVEN INSTALL IT IF YOU ARE GOING TO COVER IT UP WITH DIRT.
Servicing all of Central and Western Oklahoma since 1993.
Installing French Drain
If you have water standing in your flowerbed we can install a French Drain For you. If water is standing on your driveway or sidewalk a Surface Drainor Channel Drain set in concrete might be what you need. If water is standing in your basement a Sump Pump installation is a good idea.
Drainage Systemscan 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.
An example of a complexdrainage system would be: A French Drainin the back yard connected to a Surface Drain near a flower bed connected to several gutter downspouts, which are connected to aChannel Draingoing across a driveway, which is connected to additional Surface Drainin the front yard, which runs to a Curb Fittingthat 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.
Today we installed a 6 Inch French Drain at an apartment complex near Lake Heffner. The French Drain started in the back yard of one unit. The Drain Pipe went under the fence and into the adjoining unit’s back yard. The French Drain then looped around their patio and out under their fence to the west. To get the 6 inch Drain Pipeto the correct Exit Point, we had to cut out 30 feet of sidewalk and run the French Drain Pipe under the sidewalk. Next, we replaced the sidewalk with new concrete. Finally, we dug a drainage ditchacross the front yard to the parking lot. We covered the Drain Pipe with sod that we carefully removed when digging the trench. At the edge of the parking lot a 6 inch Pop-Up Emitter was installed to release the Storm water. Seven Gutters were connected directly into the Drainage Systemalong the way.
This particular Drainage Systemwas made up of 55 Feet of 6 inch French Drain, 78 Feet of Solid ADS Solid Drain Pipe, Seven Gutter Connections, and one 6 inch Pop-Up Emitter.
