How To Install a French Drain CORRECTLY | DIY DRAINAGE SOLUTION

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In this video you will how to install a french drain system correctly. I would like to say thank you are watching this video and to please subscribe to our channel.

I am William and I am a license irrigator and drainage specialist with over 20 year of experience. Here is what the video is about.

French Drain Installation: Type 1, catch basin drain and installing a pop-up emitter right.

There are roughly four parts to a french drain install
1. Digging the trench, laying the landscape geotextile fabric
2. Laying the SDR 35 perforated correctly
3. Covering the pipe with River rock gravel on all sides
4. Inserting the edging

The first part:
Digging the trench is the most labor-intensive part of the process. The trench is dug manually because often utility lines are running underground that the drainage installer must be careful. The beginning of the trench will be approximately six inches deep. Then, the trench dug at a slope, one inch deeper for every ten feet of piping, to force the water to its final destination. Sloping the trench in this way accounts for friction loss and flow velocities caused by the moving water.

The second step:
Is to fully cover the trench with a landscaping geotextile fabric to keep the perforated PVC pipe clean from debris that could potentially clog the system. After that, lay down the PVC pipe with the holes facing down. Then, cover the pipe with gravel on all sides. Once the job is complete, you will see only the gravel at the same level as the ground.
The final step:
In the French drain installation the edging will act as a barrier between the gravel and the grass or the gravel and the landscaping bed.
Otherwise:
The grass will try to grow over the French drain, which does not look good. The french drain only to be installed in the problem area. Eventually, the french drain connects to a pipe that is completely solid all-around with no perforations that will take the water to its deposit area. The solid pipes leading to the street, with no holes, will be covered with dirt, and grass will be laid on top of it since these pipes cut straight through the grass area of the lawn.

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