I made sure the drain was about 1 inch lower than the outer edges of the concrete so the water would flow down into the trench drain. You don’t want to make the concrete level because then the ...

Now that you've marked your French drain location, the next step in installing a French drain in your yard is digging the trench. Before digging, contact the 'Call-before-you-Dig' hotline at 811 ...

The completed trench drain and sump system is ready for use. Courtesy: ACO Polymer Products —George S. Potter, PE ( [email protected] ) is the Aquaduct division manager for ACO Polymer Products.

Fill the trench. Install the filter sleeve on the perforated pipe, if it didn’t come pre-installed. ... in which case you can install a French drain as described above to remedy the problem.