In 1835 john johnston received several sample horseshoe shaped clay tile from scotland.
Clay tile french drain.
A french drain is a trench filled with a perforated pipe and gravel that allows water to drain naturally from your yard.
Henry f french no doubt read about john johnston s experiments in farm drainage.
He had a local crockery produce 3000 of these horseshoe shaped clay tile so he could drain his farmland.
French drains don t require an inlet or outlet and they can run across any part of your yard though it makes.
Depending on the size of your yard and the scale of your drainage issue you can purchase the pipes and equipment to create a french drain yourself.
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.
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.
Other terms you might see include footing tile weeping tile perimeter drain perforated drain and foundation drain.
Other names for drain tile although drain tile is a common term used interchangeably it is often referred to as.