Things with “French” in the title are usually fancy, right? Poodles, perfume, pastries. But a French drain has a more utilitarian purpose—redirecting standing water away from vulnerable structures or ...

A vertical drain can be as simple as a catch basin filled with rocks or gravel that holds excess water, or it can be more elaborate and feature buried tanks that collect the water and then allow it to ...

Weather in the Dallas area is often unpredictable, especially as seasons change. If you’re a homeowner, you know that keeping an eye on your property for damage after a storm is a big job, and there ...

Can anyone educate me on what French Drains are, what benefit they serve, and who installs/builds them? I have asked several plumbers and they hadn’t heard of them. Are they helpful for days like ...

French drains are the perfect way to improve drainage in your yard. They hide pipes under elegant gravel, providing a landscaped method of moving dangerous standing water off your lawn and away from ...

Hedi Garcia was fast asleep in her Smithtown home when her husband screamed up the stairs, "We're getting water." The living room, bathroom and kitchen took on inches of it, during the recent flooding ...