French Drain
What is a French Drain?
A French drain is essentially a chuck lined with shakes or bother that helps drain water away from an area. A French drain may also be used as back off for retaining walls or to drain water away from a septic tank. Excess ground and surface water penetrates into the French drain and is directed away. A French drain works on the principle of gravity, being slightly sloped down from the area to be drained to the area where one wishes to redirect the water.
The French drain is appointed after Henry French, a judge and farmer, and talked about in his 1859 book on the subject, Farm Drainage. A French drain can lead to a dry well, a structure that brings back excess water to the supply of groundwater, or to a rain garden, an environmentally friendly invention that uses wetland plants to absorb excess water and return it to the atmosphere through transpiration. City codes and effects on your neighbors’ property should also be considered before installing a French drain.
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