French drain
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french-drain-166-13047663
title:
French drain
text:
A French drain is a trench filled with gravel or rock, or both, with or without a perforated pipe that redirects surface water and groundwater away from an area. The perforated pipe is called a weeping tile. When the pipe is draining, it "weeps", or exudes liquids. It was named during a time period when drainpipes were made from terracotta tiles. French drains are primarily used to prevent ground and surface water from penetrating or damaging building foundations and as an alternative to open di
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Sub-surface drainage system
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_drain
date created:
2004-04-21T23:47:32Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T00:50:12Z
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13
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