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Hi guys! You all helped us decide to move to Hendersonville NC almost 2 years ago. Many thanks as we are so happy here. Yard drainage systems are new to us, having come from FL where the sandy soils drains beautifully. Now we’ve got clay soil and a drainage system attached to the gutter downspouts underground. The underground piping is corrugated plastic. At a few places it breaches the soil surface and has been cracked by equipment running over it. We inherited this system and know nothing further about it, but I assume a surface breach is not good. If it matters, we have a gradual slope from front yard to back. Anyway, what kind of company can I call to check things out? I would like to deal with specialists, as this is our forever home. Thanks so much for any advice!
If you can see it, it's more likely a tight line drain, not a french drain. Distinction being, it's not releasing the water out along the length of the drain, at least at that section, it's piping it away. A french drain would be deeper and surrounded by drain rock. This broken tightline section may well be running the water out to an area where there is a french drain to disperse it.
I would second asking a landscape company to fix the broken areas and make sure they're covered. Might consider putting in crush proof pipe if you need to drive over that area.
If you can see it, it's more likely a tight line drain, not a french drain. Distinction being, it's not releasing the water out along the length of the drain, at least at that section, it's piping it away. A french drain would be deeper and surrounded by drain rock. This broken tightline section may well be running the water out to an area where there is a french drain to disperse it.
I would second asking a landscape company to fix the broken areas and make sure they're covered. Might consider putting in crush proof pipe if you need to drive over that area.
Thanks to everyone & please don’t send any more replies, as I am having difficulty sending out “thank you’s.” It’s been a long time since I’ve been on city-data & there have been some changes which I haven’t figured out yet! Diana H, I really appreciate the education on drains. Now I know what to do!
If you are healthy, just dig it up and replace the damaged section, making the trench a bit deeper at the point of concern. The "pipe" is readily available at Home Despot and equiv., and it's easy to join sections together with the little "union" pieces they sell. Not being under pressure, it doesn't have to have a pressure tight seal like a supply line.
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