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Whats the Difference between a Commercial Open French Drain and a Covered Drain?

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Whats the Difference between a Commercial Open French Drain and a Covered Drain?

2018-03-28T05:14:17-04:00By French Drain Man|Categories: Michigan French Drain|Tags: Commercial French Drain, Open French Drain|

Commercial Open French Drain vs Covered Drain in Macomb & Oakland County, MI What's the difference between an open French drain and a covered drain? A covered French drain has grass or some bed material over it, but an open French drain is a French drain where you excavate out all the dirt; align the [...]

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Commercial French Drain Installation in Oakland & Macomb Counties

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Commercial French Drain Installation in Oakland & Macomb Counties

2018-03-18T09:54:12-04:00By French Drain Man|Categories: Michigan French Drain|Tags: Commercial French Drain, Covered French Drain, Open French Drain|

Commercial French Drain Installation in Macomb and Oakland County, MI We're putting in a commercial French drain system. This commercial French drain system is to handle a high volume of water. Unfortunately, there's quite a bit of water that runs down into this building. So what we're going to do is pick up all that [...]

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What’s the Right Slope for a French Drain?

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What’s the Right Slope for a French Drain?

2018-03-18T09:25:40-04:00By French Drain Man|Categories: Michigan French Drain|Tags: French Drain Slope|

What's the Right Slope for a French Drain? French drain slope. When installing a French drain you have to make sure that you have the right slope. In a case where you don't have any drop at all but you're flat, water seeks to be level. You can still work with that. But in most cases, [...]

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What is an Open French Drain? Standing Yard Water Solution

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What is an Open French Drain? Standing Yard Water Solution

2018-01-08T17:47:39-05:00By French Drain Man|Categories: Michigan French Drain|Tags: Open French Drain, Standing Water, Yard Water Solution|

What is an Open French Drain? Standing Yard Water Solution Here is an example of an open French drain. We just installed a French drain system in this swale to relieve standing water, and groundwater. When we got to the deck, we went to an open French drain. There is nothing on top of the [...]

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How To Save Money on Michigan French Drain Cost

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How To Save Money on Michigan French Drain Cost

2017-09-29T02:59:21-04:00By French Drain Man|Categories: Michigan French Drain|Tags: Fill Dirt, Save Money, Sprinklers|

How To Save Money on Michigan French Drain Cost Okay, a couple of tips to saving money when you hire out a French drain to be built. If you can, have it done before sprinklers and sod are installed. Bigger equipment can be used, you don't have to wheelbarrow on plywood to not damage the turf [...]

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Michigan French Drain Depth & DIY French Drain

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Michigan French Drain Depth & DIY French Drain

2017-09-29T02:31:45-04:00By French Drain Man|Categories: Michigan French Drain|Tags: French Drain Depth|

Michigan French Drain Depth & DIY French Drain Many of the French drain systems that we install are to replace French drain systems which have failed. In Macomb County, Oakland County, St. Clair county, Lapeer county, the clay pan is really hard to get through with just a shovel and a pickax. A lot of DIYs, [...]

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DO NOT HIRE a Contractor Using a Trencher to Install a French Drain in Michigan

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DO NOT HIRE a Contractor Using a Trencher to Install a French Drain in Michigan

2017-07-10T04:40:34-04:00By French Drain Man|Categories: Michigan French Drain|Tags: Excavator, Trencher|

DO NOT HIRE a Contractor Using a Trencher to Install a French Drain in Michigan Why excavate, build a big trench versus using a trencher that only is going to open up a six-inch groove to put a four-inch pipe in and some stone? The more stone, the more water you're gonna move. The more stone, [...]

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Have the right equipment to install a French drain in Michigan

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Have the right equipment to install a French drain in Michigan

2017-06-13T00:36:27-04:00By French Drain Man|Categories: Michigan French Drain|Tags: Creek Bed, Skid Loader|

Have the right equipment to install a French drain in Michigan Having the right equipment to do a French drain in Michigan is really important. A lot of the areas that we put French drains in are hard to access. We have your traditional skid loaders as well as these mini skids. We're trying basically, to [...]

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For More Information on a French Drain System in Michigan

Whats the Difference between a Commercial Open French Drain and a Covered Drain?

Commercial French Drain Installation in Oakland & Macomb Counties

What’s the Right Slope for a French Drain?

What is an Open French Drain? Standing Yard Water Solution

How To Save Money on Michigan French Drain Cost

Michigan French Drain Depth & DIY French Drain

DO NOT HIRE a Contractor Using a Trencher to Install a French Drain in Michigan

Have the right equipment to install a French drain in Michigan

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