Drain tile is the term most commonly used today but in some regions of the country such agricultural drainage systems are still referred to as french drains.
Clay tile french drain.
He had a local crockery produce 3000 of these horseshoe shaped clay tile so he could drain his farmland.
It is also sometimes referred to as a french drain because this drainage method was popularized by henry french of concord massachusetts back in the 1800 s.
French drains don t require an inlet or outlet and they can run across any part of your yard though it makes.
French drain footing tile weeping tile clay tile tiling system perforated drain foundation drain and rubble drain to name a few.
Henry f french no doubt read about john johnston s experiments in farm drainage.
In 1835 john johnston received several sample horseshoe shaped clay tile from scotland.
Other names for drain tile although drain tile is a common term used interchangeably it is often referred to as.
A french drain is a gravel filled underground tunnel that contains a perforated pipe.
A french drain is a trench filled with a perforated pipe and gravel that allows water to drain naturally from your yard.