Connecting a Sump Pump Discharge Line to Corrugated Pipe A lot of people in the comments section have been asking, "How do you hook up the discharge to an outdoor sump pump system to corrugated pipe?" That's a good question. We have a bushing and we have to pour water on the discharge line. So [...]
Why Slope & Corrugated Pipe Combined Make a Better Yard Drainage System A lot of diagrams will show a trench with an uneven trench bottom. What I'm seeing with these diagrams that's very misleading is that they show corrugated pipe following the contour of the bottom of the trench. They are recommending PVC pipe for [...]
Why use a coarse washed rock for construction of a Michigan French Drain? French Drain Coarse Washed Rock French drains that fail do so for many reasons. Most handymen, DIY guys or lawn sprinkler crews that install a pipe for drainage use as little rock as possible and sometimes none at all. [...]
Why would anyone put dirt back in the trench while building a Michigan French Drain? French Drain With Clean Trench - Dirt Removed French Drain systems/curtain drains depend on the water's ability to travel from the grades surface of the troubled area through usually turf grass plants and leach into a thick [...]
Why is the use of corrugated perforated pipe with a sock on it a recipe for failure in the construction of a Michigan French Drain? Michigan French Drain French Drain trenches are dug in the soil around a home or property. If a good commercial 8 oz. filter fabric does not line [...]
How to build a French Drain that will last for decades Most French Drains are done with a trencher due to the availability. Every rental center has one, however a trencher can only trench a width of 6” - 8” wide once a 4” corrugated pipe is installed that does not leave much room for [...]
Why should 8 oz. commercial filter fabric be used in a French Drain? Michigan French Drain Installation A French Drain system has some of the worst conditions for filter fabrics because they will be usually damp for the duration. Most fabrics will decompose in these conditions. A heavy 8 oz. commercial filter [...]
Why corrugated pipe is used verses smooth wall or hard pipe when building a Michigan French Drain? French Drain With Corrugated Pipe French Drain installations in the northern climates have to be built using material that has flexibility during the freeze and thaw cycles. In Michigan the building code for footings is a [...]
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