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Hi everyone, Looking for some guidance on where to install the French drain behind my house. The house is on a hill/slope so as you can imagine, tons of water makes its way down to my house. I have dug back the hill behind my house and have a 5ft gap between the back of my house and where a...

I'm having a new foundation installed under an existing house. The previous crawlspace had bad moisture problems so I want to install drainage with the new foundation. My question is; I've seen the drainage lines installed along the exterior perimeter of the footing as well as the inside...

We'll soon be digging out a 44 year old poorly done French drain system around my 52' X 26' house and putting in a new system with all new material. Most people in my area recommend washed #57 crushed stone; and that was what I intended to use until I looked at some larger #4 washed crushed...

We're about ready to tear out a 44 year old french drain system that was done poorly when the house was built in 1978, I want the new French drain system to be properly constructed in every aspect. When we excavate around the foundation of this split foyer house to remove all the old crushed...

THis was from a few months ago, but right now the water is over the road where I’m standing taking this picture from. This is the corner of my 20 acre property. My house is just to the right. I have no idea on how to get rid of this water, it’s very close to my house right now. Would digging a...

Hopefully I picked the right category? I have a downspout which was backing up after particularly heavy rains. I dug it out to find that they did not do anything to drain it away from the garage - it went straight down to what I think is just a bunch of rock mixed in with the dirt there. I...

I have a wet crawl space and have had a couple contractors out to give me their recommendation on correcting the issue. The last one proposed something that has me thinking, so I would like others’ opinions. He recommends a trench drain around the inside perimeter of the crawl space with a sump...

Hi - i'm ready to dig the 70 foot trench is my yard to divert ground water way. I have the fabric, 1 inch rock, corrugated 4" perf drain tile. I have read lots of tutorials online and videos. Seems like some slight conflicting info regarding the following: 1) after dig trench down, do you...

Hello all, Question here: I am finishing my basement, and one of the first steps will be to apply Foamboard insulation to the exterior walls. My question though is, I have a french drain system, where there is a 1" gap between the Concrete wall and the Concrete floor. What do I do about this...

Living in the city of Pittsburgh and 3/4 paid on a basement lowering and waterproofing job. See photos from the process: https://photos.app.goo.gl/FeTpMg7pK3WBCHpEA My house seems to have extreme drainage issues. That is not the fault of the waterproofing company. My question is how can the...

Hello, I just found this site searching around for info about an issue I have with drainage on the property. There is a cottage in the back with a dry well behind it for the purpose of draining water away from the cottage, 30' behind the cottage is the back of the lot. I am planning on building...

Hi. Have French drains but had water in our finished basement this weekend. The drains and sump were dry as a bone. We don't have a vapor barrier on the wall into the drains and I think the water ran down the insulation onto the floor. Would the recommendation be to install a wall vapor barrier...

My backyard and side yard are covered with pavers. I need to install a French drain underneath the pavers. The drain will go along the back of the house and then along the side of the house. I will dig a trench for the drain then lay geo fabric in the trench then 2 inches of stone then the pipe...

Hi everyone, First post here, so hopefully I'm covering all the bases. We are in the process of building a french drain in our crawlspace, as we've had issues with water pooling in several locations. We have it designed for the most part, with one exception. We are not sure how to build the...

Hi there - I have a sump pit with perimeter drain tile in the northeast in the basement. House is about 30 years old and the drain tile is the black corrugated tile. We bought the house about a year ago. I noticed that the sump barely ever ran and the drain tile was dry even on a rainy day so I...

I've been researching suggested basement insulation and finishing approaches and have come to the conclusion that the industry standard generally includes some sort of rigid foam board glued to poured concrete walls, finished with drywall. The insulation process also suggests sealing/insulating...

I have a sloping back yard that levels out into a wooded area. The yard is about 100ft by 60ft The last 10-15 feet half of that yard (the lowest lying part) gets very soggy after rainfall and stays that way for a while. My theory is that all the water travels downhill (both surface and...

Hi everyone, I am new here but this looks like a great place to ask. Short version, I want to terminate a short 15' run of mini french drain (with 2" perf pipe) into a shallow gravel hole right behind a retaining wall. There is a legit french drain with pipe at the base of the retaining wall...

Hello all. I have been researching for the last two weeks about how to best keep water from pooling in my crawl space after a big rain. I live in Little Rock Arkansas and this year we have gotten more rain then usua. In fact its been about 16 years since we had this much rain. I bought this...

I am DIYing in an interior perimeter drain in my basement with some hired help. I am doing it because my water problem is not severe; I get very little water and only when it rains a whole lot. I know "very little" is ambiguous amount, but when I read about "flooded basements," I would say we...