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re: French drain system

Posted on 3/21/24 at 7:13 am to
Posted by FlyinTiger93
Member since May 2010
3606 posts
Posted on 3/21/24 at 7:13 am to
Any flex pipe is garbage. Do it right with perforated pvc, and wrap it with geotex fabric. Corrugated is not durable long term, and will lift or sag as conditions change.
Posted by Reubaltaich
A nation under duress
Member since Jun 2006
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Posted on 3/21/24 at 8:08 pm to
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Any flex pipe is garbage. Do it right with perforated pvc, and wrap it with geotex fabric. Corrugated is not durable long term, and will lift or sag as conditions change.


Yep, I looked at some of that stuff at Home Depot, looks pretty flimsy and not well made.

PVC perforated pipe looks like the way to go. I priced 4" PVC pipe out at 25 dollars for a 10 foot piece.

River rock, what size? Reading on it, 1" seems to be the standard.

A 50 foot run about 12" wide and 12" deep should need about 15-16 cubic yards of gravel?

Hardest part seems to be digging the trench. Thinking about renting a mini excavator for a weekend and do some other dirt work around the ole homestead.

This the biggest thing:

What is the best method to determining where I should put the French drain?


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