This will allow the water that collects in the cores and between the blocks to flow into the drain.
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Your trench should maintain a 1 grade.
This type of drain is located along the interior perimeter of the basement and lies below floor level.
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Also place your drain about 6 feet away from the foundation else it will pull water toward your house.
Channel drains also called trench drains are long narrow drains used for surface drainage of hardscapes.
Holes in each block core and into each mortar joint figure a.
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The trench in which you place the drain should be about 8 inches or 20 cm wide and 18 inches or 45 cm deep.
Whatever depth you choose remember to account for the downward slope.
Deeper soil is more compact and will better funnel water to your perforated pipe.
That means a 1 foot drop for every 100 feet of length.
Again the pipe must be surrounded by gravel or crushed stone to keep mud particles from.
Use a pickaxe or a jackhammer to break through the floor of the basement.
Dig out the floor of your basement along the path of the drain.
Channel drains collect and convey water to drain pipes which carry the water downstream to discharge with a pop up emitter or to percolate into the ground with a dry well or infiltration trench.
Remove the soil beneath with a shovel.
Drill the holes as close to the footings as you can.