This is the original standard for trench drain systems.

This can be overcome by the use of modular trench drain systems.

Second is to separate the waterproofing and trench drain.

First is to develop a proprietary method where the waterproofing and trench drain are a kit.

The advantage to the pre-cast trench drain is again time savings-big time savings at the job site.

A perimeter trench drain such as a French drain collects the water before it enters into the basement.

Trench drain (Channel drain)

Concrete will need to be poured to surround the trench drain so that the load can be transferred from the channel and grate to the surrounding areas.

A patty method can be used by placing clumps of concrete at each trench drain channel joint and the channels can be levelled and set as such.

A home owner could consider a pre-cast trench for a landscaping project as there are many pre-cast trench drain systems being manufactured specifically for the residential market.

A trench drain (also channel drain, line drain, slot drain, linear drain or strip drain) is a specific type of floor drain containing a dominant through- or channel-shaped body.

A slot drain, also wrongly associated with a trench drain, consists of a drainage pipe with a thin neck (or slot) that opens at the ground surface with sufficient opening to drain storm water.

A person generally can go to a pre-caster or a distributor and buy 50 feet of trench drain out of the yard; the cost of the material to create the trench drains can be more expensive than simply using cast-in-place systems, however the money saved through installation, maintenance, and longevity heavily outweighs those costs.