# @lowes on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=mnH36YkdqP0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34980959-lowes-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5a71cbfc0f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-09-27T18:00:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Lowe's (@Lowes) — https://gondola.cc/Lowes

## Caption

#howto #frenchdrain #drainage 
Installing a French drain is one of the best ways to fix yard drainage problems and protect your home’s foundation. In this video, we’ll cover French drain installation step by step — from trench digging to laying pipe and gravel — so you can tackle this DIY French drain project with confidence.

You’ll learn:

• How to plan and lay out a French drain for maximum effectiveness.

• Step-by-step trench digging and pipe installation techniques.

• How to use landscape fabric and gravel to improve drainage.

• Tips for grading and finishing the drain to prevent future issues.

Whether you’re managing yard water problems or protecting your home’s foundation, this guide makes installing a French drain approachable and achievable.

All the products in this video are from Lowe’s. 

Click below to shop on Lowes.com:

- Drainage Pipe and Pipe Fittings: https://low.es/46mEa2b 
- Catch Basin Outdoor Drainage: https://low.es/46WGlJS 
- SDR 35 Solid Perforated Pipe: https://low.es/4gHVe6k 
- Rust-oleum Landscape Marking Paint: https://low.es/4gHYuOT 
- Kobalt Fiberglass Digging Shovel: https://low.es/42HQaZK 
- Kobalt Wheelbarrow: https://low.es/4gF3e7Y 
- Loppers: https://low.es/4pYQgXd 
- Digging Bar: https://low.es/46UrI9Y 
- Line Level: https://low.es/4gIhe0W 
- Level: https://low.es/46IPxAp 
- Klein Digital Angle Gauge: https://low.es/47X1chl 
- Landscape Fabric: https://low.es/4722k1d 
- Oatey PVC Cement and Primer: https://low.es/47WaVo5 
- Reciprocating Saw:  https://low.es/3ICrnzq 
- Mexican Beach Pebbles: https://low.es/482UC90 
- Kobalt Fiberglass Garden Rake: https://low.es/4gHbftb 

Chapters
00:00 – Intro
01:03 – How to Choose the Right French Drain Products
01:23 – How to Plan for Installing a French Drain
02:52 – How to Dig a Trench for a French Drain
04:09 – How to Install the Drain Pipe for a French Drain
07:24 – Finishing Touches

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For more ideas to improve your home, check out Lowe's How-To Library or our other social media channels:
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## Stats

- **Views:** 228,716
- **Likes:** 2,676
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- **Comments:** 58

## Tags

drainage, howto, frenchdrain

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