Basement French Drains for Lizella homeowners
Kaolin and red clay do not let water move, which makes a drain more useful here than almost anywhere. Water sitting in that soil is looking for any easier route, and a bed of washed stone around a perforated pipe is dramatically easier than the clay beside it.
The pattern on a Lizella property is slow and persistent. Water arrives over days, stays for weeks, and presses on the footing the whole time. That is a steady load, present for weeks, and drain tile handles it well once it is in.
The stone bed matters more than anywhere else. We are generous with it, wrap it in filter fabric so clay particles stay out, and carry the discharge well out onto the property. With acreage there is usually room to place the outlet where the clay will not bring the water back.
Our basement french drains scope is the same on every Lizella home, whatever the Bibb County ground turns out to be doing.
- Industry-standard installation
- High-quality, long-lasting materials
- Custom-designed for your basement
- Channels water safely to a sump pump
