By the way the name doesn t come from the country.
French drain bay window.
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How a french drain works french drains provide an easy channel for water to flow through.
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French drain around bay window.
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I was getting splash back off the concrete slab when it rained and the slab was as high as the air bricks i was getting a bit of damp in the front room so it needed some work thought best bet would be a french drain so i.
French drains need to have a slope of at least 1 so the force of gravity will work for you.
This means that the drain should slope down a total of at least 1 inch for every 10 feet of pipe.
It s from henry french a judge and farmer in concord massachusetts who promoted the idea in an 1859 book about farm drainage.
French drains are primarily used to prevent.
Depending on the size of your trench either dig the trench with shovels or rent a trencher.
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