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What We Pull Out of Failed Drainage Lines

by: Trufam DrainagePublished on: 07/07/2026

Another failed corrugated line pulled from a Tampa Bay yard, packed with gravel and split by roots. Here is why we replace these with solid PVC.

Underground Drainage
What We Pull Out of Failed Drainage Lines

Roots and Gravel: How Cheap Drainage Pipe Fails

by: Trufam DrainagePublished on: 02/07/2026

Inside a failed corrugated line: shingle gravel packed in the ridges and tree roots punched through the wall. Two failures in one pipe, and the fix.

Underground Drainage
Roots and Gravel: How Cheap Drainage Pipe Fails

Why We Do Not Use Corrugated Pipe Underground

by: Trufam DrainagePublished on: 28/06/2026

A piece of old corrugated pipe pulled out packed with shingle gravel. Here is why corrugated traps debris and why we use solid SDR-35 PVC instead.

Underground Drainage
Why We Do Not Use Corrugated Pipe Underground