This means that the drain should slope down a total of at least 1 inch for every 10 feet of pipe.
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French drains are primarily used to prevent.
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It s from henry french a judge and farmer in concord massachusetts who promoted the idea in an 1859 book about farm drainage.
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By the way the name doesn t come from the country.
Depending on the size of your trench either dig the trench with shovels or rent a trencher.
A french drain or weeping tile also trench drain filter drain blind drain rubble drain rock drain drain tile perimeter drain land drain french ditch sub surface drain sub soil drain or agricultural drain is a trench filled with gravel or rock or containing a perforated pipe that redirects surface water and groundwater away from an area.
I was getting splash back off the concrete slab when it rained and the slab was as high as the air bricks i was getting a bit of damp in the front room so it needed some work thought best bet would be a french drain so i.
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Discussion in builders talk started by ross89t15 jun 7 2020.
French drains need to have a slope of at least 1 so the force of gravity will work for you.