It is a great option if you want to direct surface water away from your home s foundation to remove surface water or to prevent flooding.
French drain under deck.
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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.
What you see here is a really bad idea.
A french drain is a trench filled with a perforated pipe and gravel that allows water to drain naturally from your yard.
The water is just ran away from the house a little bit but it rotted out the deck posts.
We hooked up the downspouts and in.
1 dig along the wall and stop when i reach the first 4x4 2 dig 2 feet away from the wall and go all the way under deck to the garage.
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Which solution would you recommend.
Downspouts under wood decks must be buried underground.
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At this point i have two choices.
Installing a french drain is a simple job that requires a bit of planning and the right materials.
A french drain also called a curtain drain is made by placing a perforated pipe in a trench that has been filled with gravel.
This is a step by step instructional video on creating a diy under deck water diversion and drainage system to divert water from a deck above the entrance to.
A french drain creates sloping areas to allow the water to easily move from under the deck without the utilitarian look of a cement slab.