Laying out the french drain.
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How to install an inside drain tile system to waterproof a basement determining the location.
When possible for extra drainage fill your trench up to within 18 inches of the surface.
An interior drain tile system installed to relieve basement seepage.
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In an existing home the installation begins by removing a strip of concrete floor around the perimeter of the basement.
Check the basement after.
First assess where water comes in and the basement floor grade.
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When laying out the interior basement perimeter drain install it along walls that.
This kind of drain tile system is a cost effective and permanent way to reduce water in.
Let s take a brief look at how drain tile is installed.
The loose space between the gravel will give the water an easy downward path to follow instead of traveling sideways into your foundation wall.
On the interior drain tile sits below the basement floor next to the foundation footings.
Cover your drain tile with at least 3 feet of some sort of filter media like round washed gravel 1 to 1 inches in size.