Even with regular yard and gutter maintenance, you should still do a deep clean of the pipes and French drains once a year.

When grading a yard for drainage, the slope should be barely perceptible. One end of our yard now resembles the half pipe at ...

So, French drains are typically at the bottom ... and I'm going to show you how to clean them. When a drain is clogged, the obvious problem is that it backs up and water doesn't drain, which ...