My house has a 1 car garage driveway.
French drain along driveway.
French drains divert ground water drying lawns and.
A french drain pipe can help divert water away from your home s foundation patio or low lying areas to help prevent damage or pooling water.
A true french drain is made with gravel but with gravel driveways pvc piping is recommended.
French drains collect unwanted surface water preventing flooding of lawns patios walkways and drives.
Benefits of a french drain.
Drive a 12 galvanized spike or a piece of rebar through each one into the ground below.
The french drain is a simple yet versatile construction which can be used to drain standing water from problem areas in your yard or basement.
Cover the stone with water permeable landscaping fabric to discourage weed growth.
Along driveways it s common to fill the top of the trench with larger stone oftentimes decorative river rock that helps to drain surface water too.
However unlike the french drain the trench drain is a surface drainage structure.
A trench drain is a device designed to intercept and collect surface.
My street has no storm drains whatsoever.
The base of the driveway.
The driveway is papered.
A french drain is a trench filled with a perforated pipe and gravel that allows water to drain naturally from your yard.
French drains are used to remove excess water from an area.
Depending on the size of your yard and the scale of your drainage issue you can purchase the pipes and equipment to create a french drain yourself.
The pvc piping only needs to be 4 to 6 inches in diameter for draining purposes.
It just requires a little preparation and planning the right tools and materials and a little diy know how.
Filling and piping a french drain after digging your trench fill it with a few inches of crushed stone.
The depth of the french drain depends on the purpose for using it and the location.
This will stabilize the drain until it s backfilled.
These drains can be made from either gravel filled trenches or pvc piping with holes drilled in the pipe.
Recommended depths can range from about 18 inches to 6 feet.