Drain tile pipes work best when placed alongside a foundation footing instead of on top of the footing.
Drain tile in basement floor.
Drain tile is best installed immediately after the footer of new house is complete but it is possible to install on a completed house too.
Interior french drains interior french drains are often installed when existing homes start to have basement water.
After drain tile basement installation the floor needs to be refinished.
An interior drain tile system installed to relieve basement seepage.
Exterior drain tile 1.
By placing the pipe alongside the footing you lower the water table below your basement floor another 6 8 inches.
This kind of drain tile system is a cost effective and permanent way to reduce water in.
Excess water underground will naturally seep through any small unnoticed cracks into your basement.
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In new construction install the drain tile immediately after the footing forms are removed.
Drain tile will give that water a better place to go.