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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.

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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.

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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.

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Why We Do Not Use Corrugated Pipe Underground