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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Sometimes it isn't who you ask but how you ask.
Sometimes the same people have a lot more problems than others.
Here is an old thread on French drains. I don't think French drains need gravel in our sandy soil, but I am often wrong. That would make them easier and cheaper to install and still effective. Hire a LOCAL person rather than a national one. They know our soil and our conditions..
Warrenty Dept will not help.....
And remember; You can catch more flies with vinegar than you can with honey. People are human. |
The purpose of the gravel is to prevent the sand from clogging the holes in the flexible pipe. Gravel and fabric screen are necessary. The latter are placed on top of the pipe. * see pics