i did a french drain in my yard but i have giant puddles of water now



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jerseygirl wrote:
i did a french drain in my yard but i have giant puddles of water now

Next time use an English drain.
....or, give us more information.

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where does the new french drains water exit?

On 8/10/2013 11:44 AM, jerseygirl wrote:
i did a french drain in my yard but i have giant puddles of water now

Did you actually do a French drain or just dig a holding pit w/ some
gravel? Sounds like the latter; the water has to go somewhere and if
there's no outlet and the volume isn't large enough to accommodate the
accumulation until it can percolate, then you'll end up w/ standing water.

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On 8/10/2013 12:44 PM, jerseygirl wrote:

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jerseygirl wrote:
i did a french drain in my yard but i have giant puddles of water now



Isn't it obvious? Water is not draining away.
Maybe your soil is soaking wet already.
{I mean saturated with water near 100%}

On 8/10/2013 1:16 PM, bob haller wrote:
where does the new french drains water exit?


Obviously to a giant puddle