Exterior drain tile installed around the outside perimeter of a foundation exterior drain tile is a highly effective.
Drain tile in basement floor.
Drain tile is best installed immediately after the footer of new house is complete but it is possible to install on a completed house too.
Excess water underground will naturally seep through any small unnoticed cracks into your basement.
Interior french drains interior french drains are often installed when existing homes start to have basement water.
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In new construction install the drain tile immediately after the footing forms are removed.
This kind of drain tile system is a cost effective and permanent way to reduce water in.
When should drain tile be installed.
If the floor was a floating slab with a small space between the wall and the floor before you dug the trench place strips.
After drain tile basement installation the floor needs to be refinished.
By placing the pipe alongside the footing you lower the water table below your basement floor another 6 8 inches.
An interior drain tile system installed to relieve basement seepage.