A French drain system prevents structural damage, enhances lawn health, and eliminates waterlogged areas in your yard.

Install the filter sleeve on the perforated pipe, if it didn’t come pre-installed. Then lay the drain pipe in the bottom of the lined trench. Backfill the remainder with clean drainage gravel.

If you never plan on finishing the basement, locate the basin in the same area where you want the water to drain out of the house so you don't have as much plastic pipe to install. Dig the hole so ...

It really depends on which system type or types you need to install. A French drain is a perforated pipe buried beneath the surface of your yard, usually the lowest point of your lawn where water ...

"The plumbing in your house is like a venous system: Small drain pipes connect with other drain pipes to feed into ever-larger pipes, which eventually lead to one big drain pipe—your mainline ...