FRENCH DRAIN INSTALLATION
DON'T LET WATER FLOOD
YOUR HOME OR YARD
GET A FRENCH DRAIN INSTALLATION IN DOVER & BARRINGTON, NH AND YORK & ELIOT, ME
Water is a vital resource for your plants, but too much of it can damage your home and yard. Fortunately, you can move water away from problem areas with a French drain installation in Dover & Barrington, NH and York & Eliot, ME.
A French drain - or, footing drain - uses a gentle slope or pipe to move water automatically. An excavation contractor from Northern Home & Excavation, LLC can dig a drain into your yard to move water from places where it will cause damage to areas where it can provide benefits. You can move water to a dry well, rain garden or off of your property entirely.
Our owner has been working in home construction since he was a teenager and knows how to handle your project. Schedule a French drain installation in Dover & Barrington, NH and York & Eliot, ME today by calling us.
HOW OUR PROCESS WORKS
Excavating your yard might sound like an intimidating process. The Northern Home & Excavation team in Dover & Barrington, NH and York & Eliot, ME has the lighter equipment and expertise to get the job done right without tearing up your yard. We will...
- Examine your yard to identify problem areas
- Dana at Northern Home & Excavation, LLC will develop an effective drainage plan and give you a free estimate
- Dig trenches and lay down all the necessary piping
- Cover your drain with crushed stone or soil to make it look as good as new
Tired of Basement Flooding?
Steps to a better French drain install leads to a “dryer basement”
Step #1:
- Excavate along foundation & footings
- Clean & Power wash
Step #2:
- Waterproof (use commercial grade applied by hand)
- Let dry for 24 to 48 hours (based on weather)
Step #3:
- Set in a bed of crushed stone wrapped in fabric “Taco wrap” (minimizes silt entering the bed area)
- Use Triple wall 4” Perforated PVC (stronger & more resilient than black flexible piping) It can take the weight of the ground above & maintain shape better
- Use silt sock over the pipe (extra precaution to keep materials from blocking the pipes)
Step #4: Run French drain line to Dry well tank
(Optional – Run down spout drain line along side/ above (same hole))
- Drain lines (Solid PVC) need to be set in a bed & surrounded by crushed stone (same as sewer lines)
- They compacted or tamped at a minimum of:
- 2% pitch for a 4” Pipe
- 1% pitch for a 6” Pipe
- The compacted crushed stone base maintains the pitch after back fill
Step #5: Run drain line(s) to Dry well tank
- Excavate for a “dry well tank”
- We custom build the tanks out of 36” Culvert pipe (high density plastic) with a cover.
- This high density materials is designed for heavy loads to drive over & out lasts the cheap stuff you find in box stores
- Excavation for the hole allows for more than 12” of crushed stone set in fabric lined hole (helping to minimize silt washing into the system)
Step #6: Bury tank
- Close up & cover with the fabric
- Back fill over, grade yard & loam over
