If your lawn looks like a swamp every time you get a heavy rain you probably have drainage issues.
How to build wall around storm drain tile.
A rough slope is created to quickly drive water from the walls.
Some of these drains are vented through the front of the retaining wall while others may run the length of the wall and drain out to the sides.
Use a solid 4 pvc tee to connect the ends of the perforated pipe.
Use a y fitting to make the connection.
This happens naturally because the drain tile pipe is installed nearly level and as the ground falls away from the house at some point the pipe will be visible.
Excavate a trench or series of connected trenches to accommodate the perforated drain tiles.
Once the tubing is in place cover it with at least 3 in.
Use a shovel to cut up sections of turf and place them as intact as possible on a tarp for later.
You will now connect the solid 4 pvc pipe to the tee which will leads to a percolation trench dry well or to daylight.
This is the best situation because your system depends entirely on gravity to work.
Cover the pipe with crushed stone 8 10 above the footing of the foundation.
Here technical expertise of a contractor comes in handy to determine a sufficient slope.
Pipe drains also known as toe drains are perforated pipes that collect water along the length of the wall and drain it to the outside.
Snap the downspout tube into the main drain line.
If you build on a hillside your drain tile will simply daylight or come to the surface.
Either the water isn t flowing away from your house.