On May 13, 8:13Â*am, " wrote:
On May 13, 6:49�am, "DanG" wrote:





No problem. �The French drain is there to catch subgrade water
before it is on top of the floor. �The assumption is that it is
coming in close to the walls - ain't necessarily so. �Having the
gravel and pipe at the proper depth and headed to a sump is what
matters.

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"capitol" wrote in message

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We hired a local construction company to install a french drain
and to
finish off our entire basement. Along one of the walls sits the
hot water
heater. They plan on moving it but not until the start the
actual
'finishing' of the basement. Anyway, they cut the concrete floor
and
installed the drain around the hot water heater, coming out
about three
feet. Should they have moved it then proceeded with the french
drain. Our
basement does get wet so I'm a bit concerned. The contractor
says its no
big deal.

Thanks.

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interior french drains locally all have block drain holes, with
plastic trim.

so any water that gets in a block has a way out not on the floor.....
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They should have moved the water heater first.

I'd also point out that if you have a basement that has had water
problems, I would not go directly from installing the french drain to
finishing it. I'd wait at least a year, go through a few good rainy
periods, etc to make sure the basement stays dry.