How Does a French Drain Installation Work?
A French drain installation in crude form is a sloping ground trench, filled with gravel, such that it directs water away from clogged areas, as water percolates through it. Modern French drain installations have a perforated pipe built into the ditches and covered with soil and sods. So basically, French drains work on gravity! The gradual slope helps in draining water away. Building a French drain is an established way of saving building foundations from water penetration problems. Here I will tell you about ideas, methods, precautions, advantages and disadvantages of French drain installation. First, note down the tools you will need to dig and install a proper French drain. French Drain Installation Tools If you are going for a French drain installation on your own then, following are the tools you need: • Tape • Landscape Fabric • Sand • Gravel • Sod • String • Two Stakes • Spade, of course! For digging, you may use other mechanized tools like ‘Trenchers’, which surprisingly, are
