An interior drain tile system installed to relieve basement seepage.
Drain tile in basement floor.
This kind of drain tile system is a cost effective and permanent way to reduce water in.
After drain tile basement installation the floor needs to be refinished.
By placing the pipe alongside the footing you lower the water table below your basement floor another 6 8 inches.
Drain tile will give that water a better place to go.
Exterior drain tile 1.
If the floor was a floating slab with a small space between the wall and the floor before you dug the trench place strips.
Interior french drains interior french drains are often installed when existing homes start to have basement water.
Excess water underground will naturally seep through any small unnoticed cracks into your basement.
When should drain tile be installed.
In new construction install the drain tile immediately after the footing forms are removed.
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.