French Drain Installation
Solve yard drainage problems and protect your foundation with professional French drain installation in Minnesota.
Signs You Need a French Drain
These common drainage problems indicate that a French drain could protect your property.
Standing Water
Puddles that persist for hours or days after rain indicate poor drainage that a French drain can solve.
Wet Basement
Water seeping through foundation walls or floor often traces back to improper exterior drainage.
Soggy Lawn Areas
Consistently wet spots kill grass and create muddy conditions. French drains redirect water underground.
Erosion
Gullies forming in your yard or mulch washing away signals concentrated water flow that needs management.
French Drain Applications
Foundation Drainage
Intercept water before it reaches basement walls
Yard Drainage
Eliminate low spots and soggy areas
Retaining Wall Drainage
Prevent hydrostatic pressure buildup
Driveway Drainage
Collect runoff from impervious surfaces
What's Included
Our French drain installations use quality materials and proper techniques for long-lasting performance.
- Schedule 40 perforated pipe
- Non-woven filter fabric
- Washed drainage gravel
- Proper slope calculation (1% minimum)
- Discharge to appropriate outlet
- Restoration of disturbed areas
Installation Process
Assessment
Identify water source, path, and discharge point
Excavation
Dig trench with proper depth and slope
Installation
Line with fabric, lay pipe, fill with gravel
Restoration
Replace soil, reseed or sod affected areas
Frequently Asked Questions
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