Have you ever experienced a flood garage or water seeping into your house? Chances are you have a poorly designed driveway.
Ideally your driveway ought to be downward sloping away from your house carrying any excess water away from your house (not towards it). This could prevent flooding in your garage or house.
If water is flooding your driveway or house frequently, consider installing driveway drain between your garage and your driveway to avoid your garage from flooding.
You can think about installing a french drain or trench drain ( floor drain to Blog Post 3: Channel Drains and Trench Drains).
Read more about trench drain, click here: Blog Post 3: Channel Drains and Trench Drains
Introduced by the French and popular in France back in the 1800s, a French drain (commonly called weeping tile. blind drain, rubble drain, rock drain, drain tile, perimeter drain, land drain, French ditch, sub-surface drain, sub-soil drain or agricultural drain) is a trench filled up with rock or gravel or containing a perforated pipe that redirects surface water and groundwater away from an area. A French drain can have perforated hollow pipes along the bottom to quickly vent water that seeps down through the upper gravel or rock.
Depending on severity of the flooding you have in your driveway, consult with a landscaping expert to advise you on the types of drains you need to install to prevent further flooding.
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