A French drain is a good do-it-yourself project that will require very little money but a fair amount of hard work. You'll need plastic drainpipe, landscape filter cloth to keep dirt out of the ...

If your yard already has a storm drainage system, you might spend as little as $500 to bury some downspouts, but you could spend up to $13,000 for a combination French drain and dry well installation.

Simply put, a French drain disperses water quickly using pipe and rock. A trench is created where the water pools, and it should go out to where you want the water distributed.

French drains are gravel-filled trenches that direct storm water away from specific areas. They collect water over their entire length, rather than from one particular spot.

A good rule of thumb: One downspout should not drain more than 35 feet of gutter. The gutters must be clean to prevent clogging. The downspouts need to be extended away from the home a minimum of ...