Origional French Drain
 

All,
I have been having water problems under one side of my home. After
digging I have found a French Drain that has failed. It has a low area where
all the water is ending up then seeping into the concrete foundation block
and traveling around the home. The problem is I am not sure where it ends.
Does anyone have any easy ways to find out where it may end? Any way I can
follow it under the ground?

Thanks

Call a utility locate service.
Good luck.
-Dave

"Burhans" wrote in message
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All,
I have been having water problems under one side of my home. After
digging I have found a French Drain that has failed. It has a low area
where
all the water is ending up then seeping into the concrete foundation block
and traveling around the home. The problem is I am not sure where it ends.
Does anyone have any easy ways to find out where it may end? Any way I can
follow it under the ground?

Thanks



Not being a smartass here.

It must run down hill from where you found it or to a drywell (which I
doubt). The natural order of things.


Colbyt

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"Burhans" wrote in message
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All,
I have been having water problems under one side of my home.
After
digging I have found a French Drain that has failed. snip

Not being a smartass here.

It must run down hill from where you found it or to a drywell (which
I doubt). The natural order of things.


And they don't last forever without maintenance. Also the natural order of
things.

Get that shovel busy.

Patriarch

If you are willing to spend some money, Rotor rooter should have the
equipment to follow it underground.


"Burhans" wrote in message
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All,
I have been having water problems under one side of my home. After
digging I have found a French Drain that has failed. It has a low area
where all the water is ending up then seeping into the concrete foundation
block and traveling around the home. The problem is I am not sure where it
ends. Does anyone have any easy ways to find out where it may end? Any way
I can follow it under the ground?

Thanks

Good advice, but I'd suggest phoning several plumbing-oriented
companies and getting estimates. Roto-Rooter may not be the
most economical.

They problem with following French drains is that that keep surrendering,
and that slows things down.

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"Burhans" wrote in message
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All,
I have been having water problems under one side of my home. After
digging I have found a French Drain that has failed. It has a low area where
all the water is ending up then seeping into the concrete foundation block
and traveling around the home. The problem is I am not sure where it ends.
Does anyone have any easy ways to find out where it may end? Any way I can
follow it under the ground?

Thanks

Shouldn't it be called a Freedom Drain?


Dimitri