Standing water in your yard is an eyesore and can act as a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Installing a French drain is a great way to remove standing water from your yard.

To construct a French drain:

• Dig a trench in your yard where water is standing.
• Add a bed of pea gravel to the bottom of the trench.
• Wrap a perforated, flexible, plastic landscape pipe with landscape fabric, or use pipe that is ready made for use in a French drain.
• Position the pipe in the trench so the top is below ground level.
• Leave one or both ends of the pipe open so the water can drain away.
• Cover the sides and top of the pipe with more pea gravel.

Watch this video to find out more.

Further Information

• Fixing Foundation Drainage Problems with a French Drain (article)
• Proper Drainage Around the Foundation of Your Home (video)
• Drainage Solutions (Video)
• How to Keep Water from Damaging Your Home Foundation (Video)

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