Tile Drain Installation

Installing drain tile around the foundation of your house keeps water from flooding into your basement. When the grading around your home directs water toward the foundation, you will certainly end up with a wet basement. Drain tile directs water away from the foundation of your home and keeps your basement dry. Because a drain tile system functions on gravity, it is important to slope the tile and water run off away from your house. Use pre-drilled PVC piping as a conduit for the water run off. This project is labor intensive; you may want to ask a friend to assist you.

Shovel
Hoe
Plastic ground sheeting
4-inch PVC perforated pipe and corner fittings
Hacksaw
Epoxy for PVC pipe
Gravel
Topsoil

Instructions

- 1
  Dig a trench down to the footers of the foundation of your home with a shovel.
- 2
  Angle the trench with a hoe and shovel so it slopes 1 inch for every 10 feet along the foundation walls.
- 3
  Place sections of plastic ground sheeting in the bottom of the trench.
- 4
  Lay pre-drilled PVC piping along the top of the ground sheeting. Cut sections of piping to fit the length of the trench with the hacksaw. Use corner fittings of the PVC pipe to reach around the corners of the foundation.
- 5
  Seal the joints of the PVC pipe with epoxy. Let it dry before proceeding to ensure the pipes are connected.
- 6
  Pour a layer of gravel over the top of the PVC pipe. Fill it up 6 inches from the top of the trench.
- 7
  Place a second layer of plastic ground sheeting on top of the gravel.
- 8
  Shovel topsoil over the gravel.

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