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Old 07-16-2018, 02:48 PM
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Our French drain took three guys two days to dig a trench three foot deep between the houses. They hauled out a tandem axle trailer of clay soil. Brought in a half trailer each gravel and same amount of sand. Then laid a french drain and new sod. $1200 dollars.
Worked fine ever since.Life’s too short to keep worrying over water problems and hopping they will go away. Throwing some dirt on top isn’t going to make the water disappear.
Good luck.
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