Cut off a length of the fabric drain sleeve about 8 feet long.
Using pea gravel for french drain.
With a helper holding open the end of the fabric tube begin filling it with pea gravel.
Pea stone or pebbles are sold in off white colors accented with yellow tan or brown with varying shades of tan and caramel for.
To avoid this issue create pathways through trouble areas using a thick layer of pea gravel.
Either stone or pea gravel and sometimes both are used in the constuction of a french drain depending on the design preferences of the builder.
Gravel used for this layer is typically 1 2 inch to 1 inch across the larger it is the better the water flow and less chance of clogs and blockages.
A ditch is dug protected piping laid in the ditch and the pipe covered.
In such cases french drains are ideal.
A french drain or a drain tile is built by filling a trench with gravel and a perforated pipe is used at the bottom to divert underground water.
Smaller gravel such as pea gravel would not allow sufficient water flow.
Do not use pea gravel pea pebble pea stone when building a french drain when building a french drain you want to use a coarse rock that has been screened and washed.
Decomposed granite is normally gray as well but has streaks of silver and white for visual interest and is available in many different sizes.
You end up with large voids that ll move far more.
For a french drain without a perforated pipe opt for even larger gravel such as 1 1 2 inches across.
Most types of drainage gravel are available in many different colors and sizes with the exception of gray crushed rock.
Load a few handfuls full of pea gravel into the fabric tube.
A geotextile fabric wraps the pipe and gravel acting as a sieve where fine sediments will not pass to the area where the gravel is located.
More serious drainage concerns arise when pooling occurs near the base of a home or business.
When water accumulation is more severe the situation calls for a more elaborate drainage system than a simple layer of gravel but gravel is still an important component in the.
Lower the gravel weighted knotted end of the tube down to the bottom of the drywell hole.
Tie a knot in one end.