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French Drains in Brits
French drain work in Brits is mostly booked by owners of plots and older houses for septic tank drainage, and by homeowners dealing with damp walls, wet lawns and runoff. Tell the contractor which kind you need, the slope and the soil, so operators serving Brits and the rest of North West can quote accurately.
Want to know more first? Our french drain guide covers the options, what to check and what affects the price.
Septic tanks and drainage in Brits
Brits is an irrigation and industrial town below the Magaliesberg, with the sewer serving the central suburbs and not much beyond them. The agricultural holdings around Hartbeespoort, Schoemansville, Damonsville and the Crocodile River valley rely on septic tanks and french drains, and the weekend and holiday houses by the dam add seasonal loads. Black clay and alluvial soil near the river and the dam are poorly draining and the water table is high, which is hard on soakaways. Factory sites and farm worker housing use conservancy tanks. Honey sucker operators work from Brits and Hartbeespoort, and the Gauteng side supplies tanks and plant.
Typical french drain requests in the area come from:
- Smallholdings and plots: a longer septic trench on a smallholding, plus drains that carry runoff off the yard
- Farms and game farms: septic trenches for homesteads and drains that protect buildings and roads from runoff
- Houses: a trench for a septic tank at an older house, or a stormwater drain along a damp wall
- Factories, mines, sites and events: drains on yards, depots and building sites where runoff would otherwise pond
- Lodges, guesthouses and venues: larger trenches for peak guest loads and drains that keep paths and decks dry
- Estates and complexes: stormwater french drains around units and communal gardens, with septic trenches where off-sewer
- Restaurants, shops and offices: stormwater trenches for parking and retail frontages, and septic trenches for rural shops
Local tips for Brits
Most work in Brits is done by teams based in honey sucker operators in Brits and Hartbeespoort, and the usual setup is septic tanks and french drains on holdings, conservancy tanks at factories. When you ask for quotes, ask whether the soakaway was sized for a dam-side house, not a weekend cottage.
French Drains usually means trench, perforated pipe and clean stone, for 5 to 60 m of trench, 90 to 110 mm pipe, lasts 15 to 30 years if maintained. Ground in the area: black clay and a high water table near the dam and river: slow drainage.
What to include in your request
- Whether the drain is for a septic tank or for stormwater
- Roughly how long the trench needs to run, and on what slope
- Soil type (clay, sand, rock) and whether the ground floods
- Where the water must go: a pit, a lower garden or a stormwater drain
- Whether an old drain must be dug up and replaced
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be.
Service area: Brits and surrounds
Operators, contractors and suppliers on our network work in Brits and surrounding areas, including Hartbeespoort, Letlhabile, Mothutlung, Oukasie, Damonsville, Mooinooi, Schoemansville. Give the suburb, holding or farm name so the quote can include travel, and say how soon you need someone.