Getting rid of water in a basement with persistent flooding issues is a special kind of problem. These types of floor drains can help. It’s rare to find a basement that doesn’t experience moisture ...

It’s best practice to install 2 or 3 feet of the coarse gravel on top of the drain tile pipe. The more you put, the better. Years ago, a homeowner I worked for wanted no water entering his basement.

When it comes to foundation drain tile, let’s start first with the pipe. I happen to prefer the white 4-inch plastic pipe that comes with two rows of pre-drilled holes. I don’t like the ...

Q. A corner of my garden has poor drainage and I have lost a lot of plants there over the years. A friend told me to put in a dry well. What is a dry well and will that help? A. A dry well is ...

You need perforated foundation drain tile pipe at the footer covered by plenty of washed larger gravel that has no sand in it. The gravel should extend up 5 or more feet, then be covered by a foot ...

BUXTON, N.D. -- Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. of Hilliard, Ohio, fired up the first new drainage pipe manufacturing plant in the central Red River Valley in mid-March. Drain tile installation has ...

Subsurface tile drainage installation typically continues through Thanksgiving, but this year is going on toward Christmas due to warm, snow-free conditions in the Red River Valley. Field Drainage ...

Tile drainage growing by the foot in valley BUXTON, N.D. - Thousands of miles of plastic pipe are being buried under farm fields every year in the Red River Valley, as farmers invest in technology ...

It’s best practice to install 2 or 3 feet of the coarse gravel on top of the drain tile pipe. The more you put, the better. Years ago, a homeowner I worked for wanted no water entering his basement.

On most of my jobs, I covered the foundation drain tile pipe with 30 inches of the washed gravel. The next step is mission critical.