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Frost heave and drain tile Mitch@this_is_not_a_real_addre 05-20-2006
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Posted by Mitch@this_is_not_a_real_addre on May 20, 2006, 12:42 pm
Last year I had to to dig a trench and lay drain tile to divert water
from the downspout around some new landscaping berms.

Anyway, the higher portion of the 3" drain tile was buried about 3"
underground. It heaved up over the winter.

Any way to prevent this from happening in the future?

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on May 20, 2006, 12:44 pm
bury it deeper


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