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Thanks Frank. I've never actually seen a french drain. Only read about them. I saw a YouTube video of someone installing one on a driveway so I assumed they would support a vehicle. Also not very familiar with Aco drains - would it drain water from the immediate surface area only ?

My driveway has a gravel chippings surface which is about 20 years old. Due to leaf decay and vehicles impacting it's now in a sorry state. The worst bits are carpeted with thick moss and mud. So advice please on how to renew it. Should I remove the existing chippings or just spread new ones on...

Thanks again. As far as I can tell all the guttering from my house already empties into my sewer. The soakaway field for the septic tank commences about 1 hundred feet away to the right so it's too far away to cause be causing problem. Part of my problem is that some areas of the yard have...

Thanks Himaginn Could I run the french drain outlet from the yard and upper driveway into my sewer pipe so the water would discharge to my septic tank? Is that possible / allowed ?

Hi I have a yard and driveway which have been neglected for about 20 years. It is all covered in very coarse black gravel and chipping but much of this is now covered in thick moss and weeds. Before I renew the gravel I need to do something about drainage. Large pools of water lie on the yard...