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French Drain in Narrow Yard?

dubber · 2016-03-29 15:39:06

I've an old house with a penetrating damp problem in one area, the problems are caused by: ground level higher outside ground slopes towards the house I plan to excavate the rear and slope the ground away from the house. I was also thinking of installing a french drain, however the width of the garden is only 2m or so in…

29-03-2016 3:39pm

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I've an old house with a penetrating damp problem in one area, the problems are caused by:

ground level higher outside
ground slopes towards the house

I plan to excavate the rear and slope the ground away from the house. I was also thinking of installing a french drain, however the width of the garden is only 2m or so in this area. Is this too narrow for the french drain to be effective?

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