CMG Sprinklers and Drains: French Drain as Part of A Drainage System or by themselves

A little background informantion.

My name is Blane Callen. I have owned and operated CMG Sprinklers and Drains since 1993.

CMG Is the first letter of my 3 kids first names. (Chance / Melissa / Garrett)

We install French Drains and Surface Drains when it is wet, and Sprinkler Systems and Sprinkler Repair when it is Dry

I rarely accept money up front for any job. I get paid when my customer is happy. The exception occurs on very large jobs. In this case I charge for parts up front. The parts are delivered directly to the customer's home by my parts supplier. The customer gets a copy of the parts invoice and all parts stay at the customer's home till the completion of the job.

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

A French Drain can be a part of a Drainage System or can stand alone. A Drainage System is made up of one or several types of Drains connected in sequence moving down hill toward an exit or release point. What makes up or determines the recipe of a Drainage System depends on the "Drainage Diagnosis." Every Drainage System is unique to some degree.

: French Drain Trench Going Under Sidewalk

For Example, A four inch French Drain may run across a hillside, transition to solid 4 inch Solid Drain Pipe while running under a sidewalk, then connecting into a 12 inch Surface Drain in a low spot, Solid Drain Pipe then could continue to a garage foundation where the Solid Drain Pipe changes back to 4 inch French Drain again and runs along the foundation for say 60 feet. Next the French Drain changes again to 4 inch Solid Drain Pipe and continues under a fence to a Pop-Up Emitter which is the exit point. This again is just one example of a Drainage System with 2 French Drains and one Surface Drain being the main parts. This would be considered a "Complex Drainage System."

: Surface Drain in Edmond Oklahoma

A simple Drainage System might be a 6 inch French Drain running along a driveway, turning slightly and changing to 6 inch Solid Drain Pipe and continuing to a Curb Fitting as an Exit Point.