How reliable are French Drains?
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Easiest way to dig french drain?
This will be a "me" project. My husband is handicapped.
If done correctly, very.
If done right and filled with socked pea gravel they work well...just get them far enough away from the house that if they overflow it drains away. I put them down at least 48" so that they don't freeze and will continue to drain in winter.
Hello -We had them placed inside arround the whole interior basement perimeter along with with two sump pumps. Our landscaping downward drainage and severe rains no longer were a problematic and it eliminated all basement flooding troubles.
I have 3 around my house / property. If properly installed they are fail safe. One of the best investments you can make to help with rain or snow run off and keep areas from being swampy.
Fran, I made two small ones years ago all by myself and they are still working fine.
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