I have two down spouts on a side of my house I am going to rent a trencher and bury 4" solid (no holes) drain tile. But also on the same side of the house I really have a need for a french drain or two. This side of the house drains alot of water from the surrounding area and french drain would be perfect to slow and divert the runnof.

What I was thinking was to put 2-3 inches of 1" clean in the bottom of the trench, then lay the solid drain tile for the down spouts, then put another 4-6 inches of 1" clean on top.

Is there any reascon this wouldn't work? I cant imagine that the drain tile would work its way backup, would it?

-dave