DALLAS DRAIN
company
R+D | OUR APPROACH
WE DON'T ACCEPT INDUSTRY STANDARDS SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS STANDARD.
WE TEST IT. WE STUDY IT. WE CHALLENGE IT.
AND WHEN DATA TELLS US THERE IS A BETTER WAY, WE BUILD IT.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
Since 1984, research and development has been central to Dallas Drain. In response to conventional drainage methods we found outdated and unsustainable, we developed FASP®, our slotted, angled pipe and system design, supported by decades of field experience and historical data.
Our research continually examines how water, soil, structures and drainage systems interact. Testing has included soil-moisture and flow studies, tank simulations, root-growth testing, pipe strength under load, simulated rainfall, water dispersion through rock strata.
The resulting data has shaped our understanding of a fundamental behavior: once water establishes a path, it will continue to seek and expand that path. Redirecting established water movement beneath or around a structure becomes increasingly difficult, making drainage design before a problem develops, critical.
ELEVATING THE STANDARD.
Our R&D has also led us to challenge conventional French-drain materials and methods.
Filter fabric can remain moist and collect roots, bacteria, mineral deposits and fines, eventually restricting the system it was intended to protect. Unlike an accessible filter, buried fabric cannot practically be cleaned or replaced. Perforated corrugated pipe can develop low areas that retain water, while perforations around or beneath the pipe can allow water to escape where it is least desirable. Conventional perforated PVC presents similar concerns when holes occur around the pipe circumference and systems depend upon filter fabric.
Dallas Drain has removed too many relatively new conventional systems that failed to perform as intended. The risk isn't simply the cost of replacing them. A failed drainage system can become a reservoir, concentrating water around or beneath the very structure it was designed to protect.
MOISTURE CHANGES THE EQUATION.
There is a great mis-understanding about how foundations shift and twist and crack.
Under field conditions, the water content of soil is changing always with time and depth of soil is not static or constant.
Continuous R + D, coupled with our patented technology, has enabled us to design systems to not only out perform, but outlast conventional drainage systems.
FORENSICS
DATA TELLS US A STORY, IN BRIEF:
Dallas Drain isn't simply installing drainage. We have decades of observed behavior behind decisions about water, soil, elevation, saturation and structural movement.
THE GROUND MOVES. THE DATA TELLS IT.
Saturation, swelling, soil conditions, gravity and why an apparent “sunken” portion of a foundation may not actually be the problem. Contrary to thought, the soil should remain in a stable state beneath.
FORENSICS BEFORE CORRECTION.
An elevation benchmark taken from a structure that is itself moving is not an absolute reference. Shimming the apparent low side with foundation repair often creates further problems. After the installation of FASP®, the foundation moves toward its prior condition as the soil dries.
THE DETAILS THAT COST FORTUNES.
Fairly common forensics for us is not a drainage issue, but Wall penetrations. Plumbing and electrical entries. Roof-stack vents. Water traveling along conduits. These seemingly small breaches can produce damage far removed from the actual entry point. BUTTON UP.
“OUR FORENSICS ARE THE BEST, BECAUSE WE OWN IT.”
SUSTAINABILITY
CREATING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS
At Dallas Drain, we aspire to provide sustainable solutions, providing underground storage for run-off from sump pumps, some exhausting 3 or 4 thousand gallons of water per day. This water can be used for irrigation and is safe for pets.
By the same logic, we are able to create a meandering creek through a neighborhood, lending to property enhancement and a little joy.
