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Hand excavated french drains keep your home on solid ground

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Keep your home on solid ground. The installation of hand excavated french drains is serious business for the homeowner. Hand excavated french drains are not like lawn flamingos or the color you paint your home. Hand excavated french drains are not an option, they are a necessity.

The subject of home drainage is very important knowledge. Learn or suffer, that is the reality of home drainage.
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Do not vent hand excavated french drains into rain drain discharges

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

A common mistake that I encounter often when inspecting for home drainage problems, is the practice of homeowners, contractors, or would be contractors, installing french drains and making a real mess of it. A common error involves the installation of a french drain that vents into the rain drain discharge on the side of the home.

The perforated pipe in the french drain, which may or may not be hand excavated, vents at the foundation where the rain drain discharge is located. This is not recommended. (more…)