How Do You Install A Foundation Drain Tile?
The foundation drainage system is an essential part of residential plumbing and construction. Since the foundation drain assembly is buried deep in the ground and is something you cannot easily access, properly installing the foundation drainage is very important. A functional foundation drainage system keeps water away from the basement and from the foundations of the house. In order to have a properly-installed drainage system, you have to learn how to install one of its important components, the drain tile. Dig a trench around your house using a shovel, trenching hoe and a pick axe, although using heavy equipment would do the job much easier and faster. Make sure that the trench is straight, uniform and as deep as your house’s foundations. The trench needs to reach the base of the foundation and all along the footer section of the outer foundation walls. Make a slightly deeper trench at the footer edge. How deep you should go would depend on the diameter of your drain tile. This wil
