Thank you for visiting the Hessenauer Sprinkler Repair and Irrigation blog and website. Today we would like to take a little time exploring what is known as French Drains with our online website visitors.
A French drain is a trench filled with gravel or rock that redirects surface water and groundwater away from an area. The NDS EZ Flow french drain, also known as NDS EZ Drain is up to 40% more efficient than the traditional type due to its construction. Sometimes a French Drain uses a perforated pipe covered with filter fabric for the same results.
Gravel-free French drains are designed to take water out of the soil and pipe it to a safe discharge point. Gravel-free French drains are a durable and crushproof alternative to the traditional gravel French drain. These types of French drains generally come in 10 foot sections and are made of 3 or 4 inch corrugated pipe. Gravel-free French drains are designed to take water out of the soil and pipe it to a safe discharge point.
One advantage of French Drain systems being lighter than traditional drainage systems is they eliminate the need to transport, shovel, or move heavy gravel. These light drainage systems take less time to install than traditional pipe, rock and sock type drains and eliminates having to haul in tons of river rock to construct the drain. Simply dig the trench and place it in. At Hessenauer, we not only save you time, but we save you money!
The common features of these French Drain systems include a lightweight gravel substitute that is wrapped around perforated corrugated pipe and covered with commonly used filter fabric. French drains are primarily used to prevent ground and surface water from penetrating or damaging building foundations.
A sump pump is a pump used to remove water that has accumulated in a water collecting sump basin. Sump pumps are used where flooding happens regularly and to solve dampness where the water table is above the foundation of a home. Sump pumps send water away from a house to any place where it is no longer problematic.
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