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French Drain with Sump Pump

Most drainage problems in Florida, in areas like Orlando, Melbourne, Daytona, Jacksonville, Ocala, Gainesville and the panhandle come from very level or even below grade yards. During a severe thunderstorm, tropical depression or hurricane, rainfall rates exceed the norm. Water has no place to go. So the yard floods, water enters the house, driveways flood, and the backyard stays wet for days.

A French Drain must have a discharge point that s down hill from the lowest point in the yard. So sometimes (most all the time) a Sump Pump is needed. The Pump is installed in a Sump Basin (pit). It can be 24″ inches deep or more. Now the French Drain and other drains can be discharged (run down hill) to the sump basin. Then a good pump can lift the water up and send it to the street or storm.

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Back Yard Sump Pump System.. With French Drain and Catch Baisin

Back Yard Sump Pump System.. With French Drain and Catch Baisin

Sump Basin with Sump Pump installed to remove water coming from the French Drain

Sump Basin with Sump Pump installed to remove water coming from the French Drain

We install French Drain with Sump Pump Systems everyday. It Works!

Back Yard Sump Pump
A good video reference for DIY

Back yard sump pumps are efficient and affordable. a good 1/3 horsepower pump will move 60 to 89 gallons a minute.. (Think of trash can full of water, The pump will empty the trash can in under a minute.) A Good 1/2 horsepower pump will move 80 to 120 gallons per minute! A Good 1 horsepower sump pump can move 120 to 130 gallons per minute!

Of course you can never beat Mother Nature, but you can help keep the water out.

A French drain (perforated pipe surrounded by 3/4 inch gravel) with a couple catch basins, will collect the water from the yard and send it to the sump basin, then the sump pump can lift it up and send out through a 1 1/2 inch or 2 inch PVC pipe to the street or storm.

Dig out to install system

Dig out to install system


Back Yard Sump with Driveway Channel Drain

How far can it pump?
This is called the HEAD. Most 1/3 horsepower pumps can easily push the water 100 to 150 feet, with a lift of 5 feet. Of course the gallons per minute begin to drop so it might only pump 40 to 50 gallons per minute at 5 foot lift and 100 foot discharge. This is still a trash can full of water every minute! Fast!

Here is another good video reference of a backyard sump pump with French drain. This system moves water fast!

How much does a system cost?
Depending on the length of the french drain, the depth of the French drain and length of the 1 1/2 inch PVC discharge from the pump an average cost to install is just under 2800.00. Yes, its an expense but well worth it to solve the flooding issue and help protect y9our home from water damage, mold, wood root, and termites.

Most homes in Florida are built on a concrete slab, and actually need this system more than homes with crawl space or basements. The concrete slab is very porous. As water pressure builds under the slab, it comes up though the slab at the weakest point (usually at the wall where the 1st course of block has been laid. Once a pathway has been established by the water, it will continue to go there even in lighter rains.

Protect your investment. Install a Sump Pump system with foundation and French drains. Direct the downspout drains away and attach them to the sump basin or if you are lucky enough to have fall (downhill grade away from the house) trench these drain lines to the street.

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Crawl Space Waterproofing, Florida


How Water Enters Your Crawl Space
WATER PROBLEMS?
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BE SURE TO WATCH THE VIDEO at the bottom of this page. Its Best Video showing how and where water enters your basement or crawl space wall.


Water comes in a Crawl Space from a number of ways. The most common entrance is through the wall where the first course of brick or block is laid. It also rises up through the ground if the water table is high and can create a pressure hole, where water literally shoots up because there is so much pressure in the ground.

** Most Crawl Space Water Problems come from lack of Roof Drains. (downspout drain line) The amount of water the roof gathers is tremendous! – – In average 1″ rain fall, a 2000 sq ft roof gathers 1100 gallons of water. If there is no Downspout Drain Line, this water is probably going into to your crawl space or basement.

The downspout drain is NOT just a 10 foot piece of pipe pointing out in the yard. PLEASE SEE DOWNSPOUT DRAIN for a better understanding.

To help remove water from your crawl space, look at the information below.

See Also Downspout Drain Lines
The most important drain in the system
and see how much an average install costs.
** Crawl Space Drainage – Related Cost **


It helps to understand the construction of your homes foundation and understand that there is more than one type of foundation wall, but here are the basics:

Most foundation walls sit on top of the footer. The footer is poured concrete usually 8 inches thick. It runs level around the perimeter of your home to support the house.

Block and brick are used to build the foundation wall. The first course of brick or block sits in a bed of mortar used to level the first course. It here where most water enters the crawl space even if the outside has been sealed. Water also enters through the mortar used between bricks and block on up the wall anywhere the wall is below grade (underground).

To collect the water, we need a system of gravel and perforated pipe along the inside of the crawl space with a discharge point for the water to escape. We like to use a sump pump for the discharge because it sits so deep in the crawl space, usually as deep as the bottom of the footer. The pump is fast, quiet and very reliable. Seeing a sump pump in a crawl space means The Water Problem has been Solved!

You’ll find in most cities in the northern part of the country, that a sump pump is now code for building a basement. That’s how reliable they are! They are standard in building practice.

Code here in Florida (lol – millions of codes right?) has no specific code written about crawl space drainage. Go Figure!
Foundation Tile (footer Tile) with a sump pump will help keep your crawl space dry!


Working in your crawl space can be a difficult task. There is very little room to move around, let alone trying to dig or excavate along your foundation footer.

Here’s What We Do and How We Do it:

Installing Foundations Drains (footer Tiles)
1st we dig a trench along the foundation wall down to just below the footer. The trench is a shovel wide and down to an average depth of about 12″ inches. (yours could be deeper – depends on where the footer is.)

2nd – we grade out the excess soil across the crawl space floor leaving a small mound to help force the water into our system.

3rd– we bring in the gravel and the pipe. This is usually done one bucket at a time. Very labor intense. Depending on the length of the wall we working on, it might be 1 yard or more of 3/4 inch washed gravel commonly known as #67 stone. The buckets are 5 gallon type and we carefully move them over and under the pipes, around the piers until we get to the area we are working on. This process repeats!

4th – we then lay the perforated pipe (holes down) into a base of gravel at the bottom of the trench, then cover the pipe with gravel as well as the footer water ledge. The holes in the pipe point down because this in the way the system works, water floods upward through the voids in the gravel and into the holes of the pipe. If the holes are pointing upward, the water table simply rising way too high, and the trench holds too much water.

5th – We then cover the new trench with a vapor barrier and its done.

Installing the Sump Pump
1st – we dig out the area where the sump pit will be install. This is usually the lowest spot of the crawl space because we want water to flow down hill in the pit. The Pit depth is 24″ inches and its it surrounded by gravel to promote proper drainage.

2nd – we remove the soil we just dug out for the sump pit. This is done one bucket at a time. very labor intense.

3rd – we install the sump pump. The pump sits at the bottom of the sump pit so as to allow water to collect and the pump will lift it up and out of the crawl space. Next we attach the discharge pipe which is 1 1/2 inch PVC and a check valve to prevent back flow. The pipe comes from the pump up and out through a solid lid cover where make cut a hole for the pipe to come through. this cover is very important. It stops debris and other things from falling into the pit and also reduces radon gas emissions!

Cutting The Core Through The Foundation Wall
1st – we line up where the pump discharge line will come out through the wall. Then we use a Carbon Concrete Core Bit attached to a powerful Rotary Hammer Drill. The core cuts a perfect hole 2″ inches in diameter. The 1 1/2 PVC slide right through sitting tightly in the wall. No need to caulk or anything.

We can cut through brick, block and even the footer made of solid concrete.

Attaching the Discharge Line to the pipes outside
1st – we dig up the downspout drain line (if you have one) and we make a good solid connection underground to this pipe using the proper fittings. (This is not just a hole knocked into the pipe)

2nd – we test the pump discharge and check for leaks. If all is good, then we back fill and its done.


Sump Pumps A sump pump is the best way to remove water. Its fast, queit and very reliable.

We use Zoeller Pumps. Most commonly, Model M53 submersible with a 1/3 Horsepower motor, 1 ½ inch discharge line, and check valve to prevent back flow. To Date, we have not every been back to replace one of these pumps! That’s not to say they last forever, but they do last a long long time!


Sump Pits A Sump Pit (the liner) is 24″ deep and surrounded by gravel to promote drainage into the pit. The pit is large enough to allow water to gather for the pump to lift it out. It comes witha solid lid cover to to help reduce moisture and radon gas!


Cores The Core is a hole drilled through the foundatin wall. The hole is usually 2″ which allows the 1 ½ inch PVC pipe to be inserted. Its a perfect fit! We can core walls, foundations, and curbs!


Pipe PVC Pipe is our choice for most drain lines. The solid pipe has smooth inside walls allowing water to easily flow through it. Size depends on the application. Downspout Drain Lines and Yard Drains, usually use 4 inch pipe. Storm Drains might use 6 inch or even 8 inch.
We also use Corrugated Pipe. This pipe is strong and comes in 100 foot rolls. It comes inSolid and perforated (holes in it). We use it for Yard Drains, French Drains, Foundation Drains and encase (surround) the pipe in gravel to help promote drainage.



Trenching Trenching is done with a Ditch Witch, a machine used to trench fast and effectively to the proper depth. We don’t make a mess! We lay our tarps to catch the soil. After we Back Fill the trench, we move the excess to low spots or foundation walls and grade it out.

We Also Hand Dig. Shovels and Picks are used to help prevent damage to Utilities, such as Telephone, Cable, Gas, Electric and Sprinklers.

We call to locate utilities on every job. Utitlies are marked with paint and flags showing us where they are and allows us to adjust our installation accordingly..


Concrete Work Driveways, Basement Floors, Side Walks, Patio’s.. Concrete is not a problem for us to cut and repalce. We have the right tools for any job.

When we need to trench a line through a driveway, we simply cut out a trench about 8 inches wide, remove the concrete, dig down to install our pipe , backfill and re-pour the concrete. No Worries! You’ll be surprised how good it looks when we are finished.

Concrete is actually one of the easiest things to trench through when you have the right equipment. No need to pay higher prices like others charge because they have to rent equipment.

We Cut Concrete Everyday and We’ll Do It Right The First Time!


This is best video that shows WHERE and HOW water enters your Crawl Space or Basement. We actually put the camera INSIDE a void in the wall.

We suggest you watch it a couple times. It will amaze you what we find when we dig down the outside of basement or crawl space wall…

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French Drain Removes Water Fast, Orlando Florida

A French Drain moves water from low spots in the yard. The system consist of both perforated pipe surrounded by gravel (or EZ Flow Drain Pipe) and Catch basins. The perforated pipe surrounded by gravel, removes SUBSURFACE WATER and the Catch Basins help remove IMMEDIATE WATER RUNOFF from the ground.

perforated pipe surrounded by gravel – French Drain

Once the water has been collected by the system, it needs a place to go. Gravity drains work great, providing you have downhill run away from the area. However, most homes here in Florida need a Sump Pump. We send all the water collected by the French Drain System to the Sump Basin and the Sump Pump, lifts the water up and sends it out to the street or storm drain.

This system with properly installed Pump, can keep up with the most severe rains. Hurricanes and Northeasters!

Sump Basins Holds The Pump and the Pump lifts the water up and send it out to the street

During the dry season, the water table recedes and leaves pathways for water to travel when it rains hard. The Best Time to install a French drain is January through March, Before the rains begin!

Here at Apple Drains, Drainage Contractors, we have been installing French Drain for over 30 years. We install a great Zoeller M98 Sump Pump to remove water fast! This pump can lift 80 to 120 gallons per minute. That’s lie 3 trash cans full of water every minute!

Zoeller M59, 1/2 hp Sump Pump

During the past (2) Hurricanes, both Matthew and Irma, ALL of our installs kept up with the rain! Not may others can make that statement!

Please use our SERVICE SIGN UP SHEET to schedule an estimate today. We do charge for our time. Estimates are not free. There is a 35.00 charge for us to come out and access, inspect and design a system custom for your specific needs. We Do however, apply that 35.00 to the purchase of any new system we install, so you don’t really loose the cost.

Out of area estimates the fee is 277.50. This is a time and travel cost and YES, we do apply that to any new system we install!

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How Much Does A French Drain Cost?

Data gathered from Apple Drains, Drainage Contractors, Charlotte NC, Orlando FL
2016 installs of downspout drains, yard drains, channel drains, french drains, gravel drains, catch basins, storm drains, gutter drains, roof drains.

Please Note: Your Install could be higher depending on what we are trenching through.

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NEW – 2016 Average Cost

Downspout Drains – Yard Drains – French Drains some average costs of installation

Coming in December – NEW DATA
Based on 2016 Apple Drains Installs.
See AlsoCrawl Space Average Costs

Includes Yard Drains and Channel Drains

Data gathered from Apple Drains, Drainage Contractors, Charlotte NC and Orlando Florida
2016 installs of downspout drains, yard drains, channel drains, french drains, gravel drains, catch basins, storm drains, gutter drains, roof drains.

PLEASE NOTE: this only an approximate cost of averages. Your install could be higher or lower depending on the yard, landscape, length, and other factors.


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Downspout Drains

Job Description

Average Cost

Downspout Drain Line
*100 feet* – 4″ PVC # 3000 S &D Pipe
Install New 4″ Solid PVC # 3000 S &D type Pipe with all fittings and downspout adapters. Trench line to proper depth and grade, install new pipe and connect to downspouts. Discharge to Street. Use Pop Up for Discharge at curb. Move excess soil to low spots and grade. Re seed. Includes all Parts and Labor, Locate Underground Utilities $1410.00
Downspout Drain Line
*100 feet* – 4″ ADS Corrugated Pipe
Install New 4″ ADS Corrugated type Pipe with all fittings and downspout adapters. Trench line to proper depth and grade, install new pipe and connect to downspouts. Discharge to Street. Use Pop Up for Discharge at curb. Move excess soil to low spots and grade. Re seed. Includes all Parts and Labor, Locate Underground Utilities $1060.00
Yard Drains
French Drains – Gravel Drains
Install 100′ feet of 4″ Perforated Pipe, surround (encased) by 3/4 inch stone. Trench Excavate to proper depth and grade. Remove soil, install gravel and perforated pipe, ** Bring gravel to grade for BEST collection of water ** Cover with landscape cloth to help prevent soil infiltration. -Add soil to cover, re seed. Move excess soil to beds and foundation walls to help move water away from foundation. $1460.00
Channel Drains
Driveway Install
Install Channel Drain across driveway in front of double garage doors
Length of Channel Drain is 24 feet.
INSTALL – Cut concrete and hammer out and remove. – Trench Excavate to proper depth, remove debris and soil. – Install new 5″ NDS channel Drains and secure. Back fill and re pour concrete to grade and finish. (does not include the discharge drain line – see above for average costs on drain lines)
$1760.00

BACK YARD SUMP PUMP –

SUMP PUMP AND SUMP PIT – PIT NDS 24″ Depth with Solid Lid Cover – PUMP ZOELLER M53, 1/3 HP — $1260.00

does not include electrical work


* rounded to 100 feet, could have been 80 feet or more –
This is the average length per 1 side of home from back downspout to street.
Coupon may also have been used in this average..




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French Drain Jacksonville

A French Drain is Perforated Pipe Surrounded By Gravel. It usually has a catch basin to help collect surface water and the gravel perforated pipe collects the subsurface water, water table or ground water.

Catch Basins Collect Surface Water

Catch Basins Collect Surface Water

When your yard floods and the water stands for days, a French drain is usually needed to remove the water.

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Perforated Pipe, surrounded by Gravel collects Subsurface water

Perforated Pipe, surrounded by Gravel collects Subsurface water

As with any drain there must be a discharge point lower than the inlet. In other wards, the water standing in your yard must have a place to go that is Downhill or LOWER than the flooded spot. If that cannot be achieved, a sump pump is needed to left the water up and send it to the street, storm drain or other natural area away from the low spot in the yard.

Zoeller M53, 1/3 hp Sump Pump

Zoeller M53, 1/3 hp Sump Pump

VIDEO REFERENCE – FRENCH DRAIN with SUMP PUMP

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Florida Backyard Drainage, Foundation Slab, Yard Drain, French Drain, Orlando

Most drainage problems in Florida, in areas like Orlando, Melbourne, Daytona, Jacksonville, Ocala, Gainesville and the panhandle come from very level or even below grade yards. During a severe thunderstorm, tropical depression or hurricane, rainfall rates exceed the norm. Water has no place to go. So the yard floods, water enters the house, driveways flood, and the backyard stays wet for days.

A French Drain must have a discharge point that s down hill from the lowest point in the yard. So sometimes (most all the time) a Sump Pump is needed. The Pump is installed in a Sump Basin (pit). It can be 24″ inches deep or more. Now the French Drain and other drains can be discharged (run down hill) to the sump basin. Then a good pump can lift the water up and send it to the street or storm.

Back Yard Sump Pump System.. With French Drain and Catch Baisin

Back Yard Sump Pump System.. With French Drain and Catch Baisin

We install French Drain with Sump Pump Systems everyday. It Works!

Back Yard Sump Pump
A good video reference for DIY

Back yard sump pumps are efficient and affordable. a good 1/3 horsepower pump will move 60 to 89 gallons a minute.. (Think of trash can full of water, The pump will empty the trash can in under a minute.) A Good 1/2 horsepower pump will move 80 to 120 gallons per minute! A Good 1 horsepower sump pump can move 120 to 130 gallons per minute!

Of course you can never beat Mother Nature, but you can help keep the water out.

A French drain (perforated pipe surrounded by 3/4 inch gravel) with a couple catch basins, will collect the water from the yard and send it to the sump basin, then the sump pump can lift it up and send out through a 1 1/2 inch or 2 inch PVC pipe to the street or storm.

Dig out to install system

Dig out to install system


Back Yard Sump with Driveway Channel Drain

How far can it pump?
This is called the HEAD. Most 1/3 horsepower pumps can easily push the water 100 to 150 feet, with a lift of 5 feet. Of course the gallons per minute begin to drop so it might only pump 40 to 50 gallons per minute at 5 foot lift and 100 foot discharge. This is still a trash can full of water every minute! Fast!

Here is another good video reference of a backyard sump pump with French drain. This system moves water fast!

How much does a system cost?
Depending on the length of the french drain, the depth of the French drain and length of the 1 1/2 inch PVC discharge from the pump an average cost to install is just under 2800.00. Yes, its an expense but well worth it to solve the flooding issue and help protect y9our home from water damage, mold, wood root, and termites.

Most homes in Florida are built on a concrete slab, and actually need this system more than homes with crawl space or basements. The concrete slab is very porous. As water pressure builds under the slab, it comes up though the slab at the weakest point (usually at the wall where the 1st course of block has been laid. Once a pathway has been established by the water, it will continue to go there even in lighter rains.

Protect your investment. Install a Sump Pump system with foundation and French drains. Direct the downspout drains away and attach them to the sump basin or if you are lucky enough to have fall (downhill grade away from the house) trench these drain lines to the street.

Apple Drains
Drainage Contractors

Florida Service – (321) 200-0685
Charlotte and Surrounding Areas – (704) 336-9111
Southeast US – (704) 309-8880

Underground drains work to move water away from foundation and home. Channel Drain, French Drain, Yard Drain, Gravel Drain, Curtain Drain, Sump Pump, Sump Basin, Discharge, Pop Up Emitter, PVC Pipe, Drainage Contractor, Home Repair, Landscaping, Weed Control, Drain Tile, Footer Pipe, Foundation Drain, slab home, water damage, wet yard solution

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French Drain, Florida, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville

French Drain is perforated pipe surrounded by gravel. It collects Subsurface Water. Water rises up through the gravel under the pipe and enters the holes in the pipe and is carried away. A good French Drain System has Catch Basins to help collect immediate surface water run off. These basins are places in low spots through the yard.

The discharge must be downhill away from the area. In Florida or other places with level yards a sump pump is used to lift the water up and pump it out to the street or storm. Its basically like a lift station. Water runs downhill to the sump basin. Attach all the drains in the yard to the basin. A typical sump basin is 24″ deep. This will proved the fall needed to drain your system.

Water is collected in the sump basin and the Sump Pump will lift the water up and pump it away. The discharge of the pump is typically 1 1/2 inch PVC which can be buried just below the sod and can run up hill because the pump is pushing the water.

Parts needed for French Drain (with or with out pump)
4″ to 6″ inch perforated pipe – can be corrugated or thin wall PVC
Gravel – #67 stone or any washed gravel like marble or river rock, just needs to be clean of dirt and sand
4″ to 6″ Solid Pipe for your discharge – Once the water has been collected, keep in in the pipe and discharge to Daylight (downhill away from the area)
Catch Basin – 6×6″ to 12″ x 12″ in size. Place theses in low spots as needed. Connect to the pipe.
Sump Basin and Pump is needed. 24″ Depth Basin with solid lid cover. 1/3 horsepower pump is recommended. 1 1/2 PVC for your discharge
a Pop-Up Emitter or a curb hole or cut at the end of your line.

Labor –
Digging a trench is not that difficult but depending on how far or how much pipe you are putting in, this can be labor intense. Trench with a Ditch Witch or trencher will save lots of labor and is worth the rental.
A trailer or truck to get gravel. (Yes, you can buy gravel by the bag and use your car, but its still heavy)
A wheel barrel to move gravel and soil.

Installation is pretty straight forward. Once the trench is dug out, at least 20″ deep, layout your Geo Fabric into the trench so you can wrap both gravel and pipe with the fabric. Now a small base of gravel is placed in the bottom of trench inside the fabric. The lay your pipe with Holes Pointing Down into the gravel. Next, cover the pipe with gravel and bring to grade if possible. (this will work the best, however you can bring the gravel to a few inches below the sod.)
Notes – Remember – Gravel / perforated pipe collects Subsurface Water)

Once you have the collated the water from the low spots in the yard, now use Solid pipe for you discharge to the street or storm or sump basin. R=try keep a slight downhill run with your trench so water can flow easily away.

Sidewalks
You can either Tunnel or cut. Cutting concrete is not hard, but you do need a concrete saw and will need to buy some Quikcrete or Sakcrete , a pry bar and trowel to finish the concrete.

Irrigation
Yes it will be in the way. Plan to fix any places you cut the pipe.

Utilities (GAS – ELECTRIC – WATER- CABLE – TELEPHONE)
Always call to get these located BEFORE you dig the number for most states is #811
Its free and its the LAW.

Backfill and clean up
Once the all the pipe is laid, cover and back fill with the soil that has been removed as you dug out the trench. Excess soil needs to be hauled away or moved to other places around the yard. Final Rake up along both sides of the trench. The place your sod if cut of, back on the top.
We suggest you do not tamp down the trench. It will go down very quickly with each rain.

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