A french drain is a trench filled with a perforated pipe and gravel that allows water to drain naturally from your yard.
Clay tile french drain.
Depending on the size of your yard and the scale of your drainage issue you can purchase the pipes and equipment to create a french drain yourself.
Other terms you might see include footing tile weeping tile perimeter drain perforated drain and foundation drain.
French drains don t require an inlet or outlet and they can run across any part of your yard though it makes.
Many years ago actual clay tiles were used to divert water and the name has stuck even though tiles are no longer used but rather perforated pipes.
It is also sometimes referred to as a french drain because this drainage method was popularized by henry french of concord massachusetts back in the 1800 s.
He had a local crockery produce 3000 of these horseshoe shaped clay tile so he could drain his farmland.
French drain footing tile weeping tile clay tile tiling system perforated drain foundation drain and rubble drain to name a few.
A french drain is a gravel filled underground tunnel that contains a perforated pipe.
In 1835 john johnston received several sample horseshoe shaped clay tile from scotland.