Drain Tile Under The Floor
By placing the pipe alongside the footing you lower the water table below your basement floor another 6 8 inches.
Drain tile under the floor. This will reduce the water table the level of collected water underground below the level of your basement floor. A drain tile system can either be installed around the outside of the home s foundation or around the inside of the foundation beneath the floor slab. Interior french drains. Install a french drain one of the top yard drainage solutions to divert water away from problem areas.
Drain tile is essentially piping with perforations or holes punched into the top. Tends to clog over time if the contractor does not use adequate gravel under over and around the perforated pipe. Drain tile pipes work best when placed alongside a foundation footing instead of on top of the footing. In new construction install the drain tile immediately after the footing forms are removed.
Finishing the floor after drain tile basement installation the floor needs to. When it is installed as part of the original construction the drain tile piping is usually buried in the ground around the outside of the foundation and sometimes around the inside of the. If you can t find drain tile or it is not within your price range you can drill holes through pvc pipe. Step 2 lay your drain tile.