French Drains were not named after the French. The name came from Henry French, a judge and farmer in Massachusetts, who proposed the idea in an 1859 book about farm drainage.
The basic concept of French Drains is a slightly sloped trench filled with gravel or rock, installing a filter fabric and a pipe that diverts water away from the house. French Drains are primarily installed to prevent groundwater and surface water from penetrating or damaging building foundations.
The other purpose of a French Drain system is to prevent water intrusion before it enters the crawl space. Basement, garage, or living space of a home. The water from a French Drain system should always empty a safe distance from the house. Depending on your situation and the city you live in, the water can be diverted to a low-lying area of your property, a drainage ditch, a city drainage system, a dry well, or the street.
Mares & Dow Construction & Skylights can help you with and when French Drains are needed around your home foundation or installed underneath the basement floor on the inside perimeter of the basement, or behind a retaining wall, and especially when and where sump pumps are required.
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