Frech Drainage pipes Drainage and wastage systems and plumbing help, advice and answers

[happy2Bretired]

Hi, Have property in Indre et Loire, looking to compare prices for undergroung pipes(approx 100-110mm) to carry away rainwater to adjacent ditch,but having problems with accessing Builders Merchants web site with correct discription of the pipes I require.Local Blders Merchants are CMA and Point.P
Can anyone help with the correct french name for these pipes
Thanking you in anticipation

[Perry525]

While I cannot help with translation, I can say that we call them sewage pipes. A visit to you local store and a wonder round will quickly bring them to view.
While Indre is warm all year, I imagine they do have the odd cold spell?
Have you thought about making a French drain?
Not named after the French, but a Roman idea, taken up by an Ohio farmer some years ago called Mr. French.
There are French drains build by the Romans over 2,000 years ago that still work.
They are simply a ditch (that you have to dig anyway) filled with clean stones, the water just percolates through the stones.
French drains are good as you cannot damage them by freezing or by driving over them, they do not provide a breeding ground for mosquitoes.