When should drain tile be installed.
Drain tile in basement floor.
If the floor was a floating slab with a small space between the wall and the floor before you dug the trench place strips.
Exterior drain tile installed around the outside perimeter of a foundation exterior drain tile is a highly effective.
Drain tile pipes work best when placed alongside a foundation footing instead of on top of the footing.
After drain tile basement installation the floor needs to be refinished.
Interior french drains interior french drains are often installed when existing homes start to have basement water.
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In new construction install the drain tile immediately after the footing forms are removed.
By placing the pipe alongside the footing you lower the water table below your basement floor another 6 8 inches.
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.
Drain tile will give that water a better place to go.
Exterior drain tile 1.