French Drain Installation In Denver and Surrounding Cities

Does water get into your basement after a rainstorm? Are there soggy spots in your yard? Is your home built on a hillside? Does your landscaping slope towards your metro Denver home? If any of these are true, you probably need to have a French drain installed.

What is a French drain? A French drain (also known as a weeping tile) performs the same function on the ground that a gutter does for rain or snow on your roof. It gathers and reroutes groundwater and surface water away from the foundation of your home. A French drain is a trench filled with gravel and a pipe that flows downhill and away from your Denver home.

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Problems that French Drains Solve:

Poor drainage systems in your lawn

Poorly kept grass in the yard from too much water

Soil erosion from the displacement of the top layer of soil because of running water

Standing water in your yard or home

Soggy spots in the yard

Permanently damp areas in your lawn

Flooded basement after heavy rains from water admittance through the foundation

Excess water anywhere

Benefits of French Drains:

Why install a French drain? Good drainage is important to ensure your Denver home stays dry. Standing water around your foundation or in areas of your yard can lead to a variety of problems. If groundwater collects in your basement or crawlspace, it can cause serious damage, major health issues, and cost thousands of dollars to repair. Your foundation may fail if uneven saturation of expansive clay soils causes it to expand and contract at different rates. In addition, damp crawlspaces and basements can lead to wood rot, mold and other health concerns. And standing water in your yard can become a breeding ground for mosquitoes or lead to flooding.

Prevents damage to landscaping

Prevents damage to the foundation around your home

Keeps grass healthy and green so you can enjoy your backyard instead of seeing it as an eyesore

Gathers and reroutes groundwater and surface water away from the foundation of your home

Your home stays dry–no flooded basement!

Affordable: a french drain is a low-cost installation when considering that it avoids thousands of dollars worth of water damage that can occur with standing and excess water

Avoids wood rot, mold, and other health concerns

Prevents mosquito breeding, which is usually around fresh standing water around homes

The Process for French Drain Installation

French drain are installed areas that have excess water in your yard or basement that are prone to flooding. A technician will help you decide where you want the direction of water to flow to and from. If you want to prevent basement flooding, the pipe must be laid below the basement slab or finished floor level along the perimeter of the foundation.

We take into consideration safety concerns such as water lines, gas lines, neighbor property, or other underground utilities that might be potential structures in the way of a successful French drain installation. If necessary we get approval of the installation and location with a building authority in your city.

How French Drains are Installed

A trench is dug to create a drain. The trench must be 12 inches or more in width and 18-24 inches in depth.

The channel is filled with gravel, loose rocks, or crushed stone.

Water permeable landscaping fabric can then be used on top of the gravel to prevent weed growth near your trench.

A thick layer of rocks or grates is placed over the top.

A perforated (typically plastic or rigid PVC) pipe wrapped in permeable landscape fabric (or use a perforated pipe that comes encased in water-permeable fabric) is laid at the bottom of the trench where the first part of the pipe is elevated and the other part of the pipe is at a lower point. PVC is the suggested material for the pipe due to its rigidity and reliability compared to other pipe materials.