Recent content by dgreene

The french drain is "inside" the wall to alleviate backfill saturation. I am in Dallas. Soil type has quite a bit of clay.

I am building a house on a lot that slopes from front to back. I have an engineered retaining wall running down the entire side of the house (approx. 90 ft.) and across the back (approx 100 ft.). There is a french drain set in gravel and cloth running along the retaining wall. There is plenty of...