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Re: French Drain Q
08/30/12 05:42 AM
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The drain should handle the water as well as the gutters. All the water will end up in the same place and I won't have to deal with the cost of the gutters or the maintenance. Ice damns are almost non-existent with the lack of gutters too.
My current place has gutters and we are constantly having to clean them out. Wind borne debris is drawn in like a magnet. I've tried a few of the debris screens and they've been nothing but trouble.
Gutters are more trouble than they are worth to me. I'll let the rain fall into the french drain and carry it away from there.
I'll line the trench, cover the perf pipe with a silt filter and cover that in 1" stone. We'll need to trench 150 feet or so...
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