If the floor was a floating slab with a small space between the wall and the floor before you dug the trench place strips.
Drain tile in basement floor.
When should drain tile be installed.
In new construction install the drain tile immediately after the footing forms are removed.
Drain tile pipes work best when placed alongside a foundation footing instead of on top of the footing.
Exterior drain tile installed around the outside perimeter of a foundation exterior drain tile is a highly effective.
Drain tile is best installed immediately after the footer of new house is complete but it is possible to install on a completed house too.
Interior french drains interior french drains are often installed when existing homes start to have basement water.
By placing the pipe alongside the footing you lower the water table below your basement floor another 6 8 inches.
Excess water underground will naturally seep through any small unnoticed cracks into your basement.
An interior drain tile system installed to relieve basement seepage.
Drain tile will give that water a better place to go.
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