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    Could a 2-yr-old French Drain Failed?

    Have a water basement problem again in the same area where a french drain was installed two years ago. Why did the system fail after two years? Contractor installed perforated pipes, backfill with clean crushed rocks, and wafers to divert the water to the existing sump pump. What would be a new...
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    Failed French Drain after 2 Years

    Have a basement problem where water was seeping a lot from under a walkout door. A local waterproofing contractor fixed the problem two years ago by installing a perforated pipe (french drain) closer to the door and the water was diverted to the sump pump. However, two years later, the same...

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