French Drain Installation Costs
Excavation and installation of a perforated pipe in a gravel trench to redirect groundwater away from foundations and low-lying areas.
Cost Comparison by Location
418 locations with verified cost data
Cost Comparison — French Drain Installation
Low
$45
Typical
$5,762
High
$16,265
Low
$47
Typical
$5,958
High
$16,807
Low
$50
Typical
$6,372
High
$18,000
Low
$50
Typical
$6,401
High
$18,000
Low
$44
Typical
$5,588
High
$15,781
Low
$50
Typical
$6,369
High
$17,923
Low
$51
Typical
$6,546
High
$18,378
Low
$48
Typical
$6,094
High
$17,199
Low
$43
Typical
$5,469
High
$15,424
Low
$50
Typical
$6,383
High
$17,995
Low
$45
Typical
$5,715
High
$16,112
Low
$46
Typical
$5,855
High
$16,528
Low
$44
Typical
$5,667
High
$15,989
Low
$57
Typical
$7,253
High
$20,443
Low
$53
Typical
$6,748
High
$18,976
Low
$50
Typical
$6,452
High
$18,158
Low
$43
Typical
$5,477
High
$15,471
Low
$46
Typical
$5,912
High
$16,636
Low
$50
Typical
$6,380
High
$18,000
Low
$50
Typical
$6,368
High
$18,000
Low
$52
Typical
$6,574
High
$18,556
Low
$48
Typical
$6,147
High
$17,372
Low
$50
Typical
$6,378
High
$18,011
Low
$49
Typical
$6,323
High
$17,795
Low
$43
Typical
$5,477
High
$15,471
Low
$46
Typical
$5,858
High
$16,542
Low
$53
Typical
$6,751
High
$19,040
Low
$49
Typical
$6,254
High
$17,653
Low
$50
Typical
$6,443
High
$18,160
Low
$52
Typical
$6,668
High
$18,808
Low
$48
Typical
$6,157
High
$17,372
Low
$49
Typical
$6,296
High
$17,703
Low
$45
Typical
$5,794
High
$16,340
Low
$46
Typical
$5,879
High
$16,546
Low
$46
Typical
$5,879
High
$16,546
Low
$45
Typical
$5,742
High
$16,209
Low
$44
Typical
$5,627
High
$15,907
Low
$52
Typical
$6,610
High
$18,599
Low
$52
Typical
$6,643
High
$18,650
Low
$47
Typical
$5,982
High
$16,835
Low
$46
Typical
$5,940
High
$16,715
Low
$46
Typical
$5,839
High
$16,495
Low
$46
Typical
$5,808
High
$16,384
Low
$47
Typical
$6,000
High
$16,837
Low
$49
Typical
$6,273
High
$17,710
Low
$54
Typical
$6,931
High
$19,489
Low
$53
Typical
$6,714
High
$18,936
Low
$45
Typical
$5,754
High
$16,232
Low
$53
Typical
$6,830
High
$19,235
Low
$43
Typical
$5,482
High
$15,475
Low
$44
Typical
$5,591
High
$15,788
Low
$48
Typical
$6,131
High
$17,251
Low
$50
Typical
$6,439
High
$18,171
Low
$47
Typical
$5,936
High
$16,776
Low
$50
Typical
$6,387
High
$18,000
Low
$45
Typical
$5,705
High
$16,094
Low
$51
Typical
$6,518
High
$18,423
Low
$49
Typical
$6,259
High
$17,663
Low
$47
Typical
$5,986
High
$16,889
Low
$44
Typical
$5,675
High
$16,013
Low
$46
Typical
$5,946
High
$16,686
Low
$52
Typical
$6,592
High
$18,598
Low
$44
Typical
$5,649
High
$15,970
Low
$50
Typical
$6,434
High
$18,173
Low
$49
Typical
$6,200
High
$17,523
Low
$50
Typical
$6,323
High
$17,847
Low
$46
Typical
$5,831
High
$16,463
Low
$48
Typical
$6,156
High
$17,368
Low
$52
Typical
$6,645
High
$18,646
Low
$51
Typical
$6,463
High
$18,216
Low
$48
Typical
$6,085
High
$17,167
Low
$45
Typical
$5,799
High
$16,371
Low
$45
Typical
$5,803
High
$16,371
Low
$47
Typical
$5,937
High
$16,747
Low
$49
Typical
$6,266
High
$17,692
Low
$45
Typical
$5,800
High
$16,371
Low
$50
Typical
$6,382
High
$18,000
Low
$50
Typical
$6,427
High
$18,128
Low
$45
Typical
$5,706
High
$16,099
Low
$47
Typical
$5,969
High
$16,859
Low
$48
Typical
$6,092
High
$17,185
Low
$45
Typical
$5,692
High
$16,074
Low
$50
Typical
$6,391
High
$18,000
Low
$46
Typical
$5,909
High
$16,681
Low
$52
Typical
$6,669
High
$18,724
Low
$43
Typical
$5,477
High
$15,448
Low
$52
Typical
$6,574
High
$18,556
Low
$45
Typical
$5,727
High
$16,171
Low
$45
Typical
$5,714
High
$16,034
Low
$45
Typical
$5,679
High
$16,020
Low
$50
Typical
$6,328
High
$17,887
Low
$44
Typical
$5,557
High
$15,698
Low
$44
Typical
$5,672
High
$15,916
Low
$50
Typical
$6,382
High
$18,000
Low
$50
Typical
$6,328
High
$17,887
Low
$53
Typical
$6,751
High
$19,040
Low
$46
Typical
$5,850
High
$16,506
Low
$50
Typical
$6,414
High
$18,054
Low
$42
Typical
$5,342
High
$15,089
Low
$49
Typical
$6,224
High
$17,552
Low
$44
Typical
$5,571
High
$15,719
Low
$44
Typical
$5,683
High
$15,979
Low
$49
Typical
$6,214
High
$17,563
Low
$46
Typical
$5,936
High
$16,704
Low
$48
Typical
$6,078
High
$17,131
Low
$45
Typical
$5,733
High
$16,184
Low
$45
Typical
$5,779
High
$16,303
Low
$47
Typical
$6,038
High
$16,992
Low
$45
Typical
$5,807
High
$16,371
Low
$51
Typical
$6,512
High
$18,283
Low
$46
Typical
$5,842
High
$16,475
Low
$52
Typical
$6,607
High
$18,578
Low
$45
Typical
$5,798
High
$16,357
Low
$44
Typical
$5,594
High
$15,788
Low
$46
Typical
$5,817
High
$16,443
Low
$46
Typical
$5,858
High
$16,556
Low
$50
Typical
$6,400
High
$18,058
Low
$47
Typical
$5,950
High
$16,745
Low
$43
Typical
$5,530
High
$15,619
Low
$50
Typical
$6,369
High
$18,000
Low
$46
Typical
$5,862
High
$16,495
Low
$51
Typical
$6,454
High
$18,203
Low
$57
Typical
$7,270
High
$20,549
Low
$43
Typical
$5,469
High
$15,460
Low
$46
Typical
$5,908
High
$16,663
Low
$52
Typical
$6,574
High
$18,556
Low
$51
Typical
$6,525
High
$18,389
Low
$48
Typical
$6,160
High
$17,411
Low
$48
Typical
$6,168
High
$17,419
Low
$52
Typical
$6,574
High
$18,556
Low
$50
Typical
$6,374
High
$18,000
Low
$52
Typical
$6,592
High
$18,598
Low
$47
Typical
$6,069
High
$17,077
Low
$44
Typical
$5,634
High
$15,923
Low
$43
Typical
$5,530
High
$15,599
Low
$43
Typical
$5,530
High
$15,599
Low
$48
Typical
$6,093
High
$17,186
Low
$48
Typical
$6,111
High
$17,199
Low
$43
Typical
$5,556
High
$15,599
Low
$48
Typical
$6,195
High
$17,433
Low
$50
Typical
$6,393
High
$18,032
Low
$47
Typical
$5,955
High
$16,756
Low
$46
Typical
$5,914
High
$16,715
Low
$47
Typical
$5,943
High
$16,787
Low
$45
Typical
$5,739
High
$16,202
Low
$47
Typical
$6,009
High
$16,951
Low
$42
Typical
$5,391
High
$15,203
Low
$51
Typical
$6,489
High
$18,290
Low
$49
Typical
$6,299
High
$17,757
Low
$47
Typical
$6,052
High
$17,080
Low
$51
Typical
$6,567
High
$18,495
Low
$44
Typical
$5,587
High
$15,773
Low
$50
Typical
$6,397
High
$18,000
Low
$50
Typical
$6,392
High
$18,040
Low
$57
Typical
$7,270
High
$20,549
Low
$44
Typical
$5,636
High
$15,928
Low
$46
Typical
$5,914
High
$16,715
Low
$49
Typical
$6,247
High
$17,644
Low
$55
Typical
$7,098
High
$19,973
Low
$43
Typical
$5,459
High
$15,431
Low
$43
Typical
$5,432
High
$15,318
Low
$49
Typical
$6,289
High
$17,753
Low
$44
Typical
$5,630
High
$15,916
Low
$44
Typical
$5,634
High
$15,916
Low
$50
Typical
$6,375
High
$18,000
Low
$47
Typical
$6,019
High
$16,994
Low
$50
Typical
$6,415
High
$18,000
Low
$50
Typical
$6,383
High
$18,000
Low
$48
Typical
$6,108
High
$17,226
Low
$50
Typical
$6,379
High
$18,000
Low
$46
Typical
$5,838
High
$16,472
Low
$57
Typical
$7,253
High
$20,443
Low
$43
Typical
$5,453
High
$15,394
Low
$45
Typical
$5,678
High
$16,029
Low
$50
Typical
$6,335
High
$17,906
Low
$46
Typical
$5,865
High
$16,574
Low
$47
Typical
$5,994
High
$16,866
Low
$44
Typical
$5,613
High
$15,835
Low
$56
Typical
$7,199
High
$20,261
Low
$44
Typical
$5,606
High
$15,827
Low
$43
Typical
$5,486
High
$15,467
Low
$43
Typical
$5,469
High
$15,458
Low
$43
Typical
$5,469
High
$15,430
Low
$47
Typical
$6,065
High
$17,071
Low
$48
Typical
$6,183
High
$17,350
Low
$50
Typical
$6,381
High
$18,000
Low
$46
Typical
$5,904
High
$16,657
Low
$50
Typical
$6,402
High
$18,014
Low
$50
Typical
$6,380
High
$18,000
Low
$46
Typical
$5,811
High
$16,403
Low
$43
Typical
$5,512
High
$15,561
Low
$50
Typical
$6,442
High
$18,128
Low
$46
Typical
$5,902
High
$16,663
Low
$46
Typical
$5,870
High
$16,519
Low
$44
Typical
$5,566
High
$15,698
Low
$47
Typical
$5,963
High
$16,817
Low
$43
Typical
$5,480
High
$15,453
Low
$47
Typical
$6,004
High
$16,938
Low
$49
Typical
$6,186
High
$17,485
Low
$49
Typical
$6,274
High
$17,687
Low
$47
Typical
$6,075
High
$17,098
Low
$43
Typical
$5,545
High
$15,653
Low
$45
Typical
$5,753
High
$16,238
Low
$50
Typical
$6,392
High
$18,040
Low
$45
Typical
$5,758
High
$16,243
Low
$43
Typical
$5,477
High
$15,469
Low
$47
Typical
$6,044
High
$17,053
Low
$46
Typical
$5,812
High
$16,409
Low
$46
Typical
$5,927
High
$16,720
Low
$45
Typical
$5,722
High
$16,141
Low
$46
Typical
$5,844
High
$16,484
Low
$45
Typical
$5,690
High
$16,085
Low
$48
Typical
$6,120
High
$17,267
Low
$57
Typical
$7,253
High
$20,443
Low
$49
Typical
$6,241
High
$17,559
Low
$45
Typical
$5,706
High
$16,108
Low
$57
Typical
$7,253
High
$20,443
Low
$50
Typical
$6,383
High
$18,000
Low
$47
Typical
$5,938
High
$16,753
Low
$46
Typical
$5,823
High
$16,438
Low
$45
Typical
$5,699
High
$16,085
Low
$44
Typical
$5,643
High
$15,935
Low
$51
Typical
$6,575
High
$18,531
Low
$49
Typical
$6,223
High
$17,512
Low
$50
Typical
$6,380
High
$18,000
Low
$53
Typical
$6,741
High
$19,019
Low
$45
Typical
$5,753
High
$16,229
Low
$45
Typical
$5,822
High
$16,371
Low
$44
Typical
$5,670
High
$15,997
Low
$50
Typical
$6,381
High
$18,000
Low
$50
Typical
$6,402
High
$18,000
Low
$43
Typical
$5,477
High
$15,460
Low
$51
Typical
$6,503
High
$18,257
Low
$46
Typical
$5,877
High
$16,592
Low
$52
Typical
$6,592
High
$18,598
Low
$57
Typical
$7,270
High
$20,549
Low
$50
Typical
$6,395
High
$18,000
Low
$48
Typical
$6,108
High
$17,240
Low
$48
Typical
$6,201
High
$17,449
Low
$52
Typical
$6,710
High
$18,868
Low
$50
Typical
$6,402
High
$18,000
Low
$50
Typical
$6,376
High
$18,000
Low
$48
Typical
$6,168
High
$17,359
Low
$50
Typical
$6,380
High
$18,000
Low
$44
Typical
$5,614
High
$15,858
Low
$52
Typical
$6,649
High
$18,740
Low
$42
Typical
$5,336
High
$15,048
Low
$50
Typical
$6,396
High
$18,000
Low
$45
Typical
$5,714
High
$16,142
Low
$47
Typical
$5,942
High
$16,798
Low
$53
Typical
$6,756
High
$19,010
Low
$44
Typical
$5,626
High
$15,867
Low
$48
Typical
$6,142
High
$17,341
Low
$46
Typical
$5,917
High
$16,654
Low
$47
Typical
$5,968
High
$16,855
Low
$56
Typical
$7,188
High
$20,259
Low
$52
Typical
$6,572
High
$18,576
Low
$53
Typical
$6,741
High
$19,019
Low
$48
Typical
$6,142
High
$17,341
Low
$50
Typical
$6,381
High
$18,000
Low
$50
Typical
$6,378
High
$18,000
Low
$45
Typical
$5,728
High
$16,189
Low
$50
Typical
$6,380
High
$18,000
Low
$52
Typical
$6,683
High
$18,821
Low
$50
Typical
$6,395
High
$18,000
Low
$50
Typical
$6,419
High
$18,079
Low
$50
Typical
$6,378
High
$18,000
Low
$46
Typical
$5,911
High
$16,668
Low
$50
Typical
$6,397
High
$18,000
Low
$56
Typical
$7,200
High
$20,261
Low
$56
Typical
$7,199
High
$20,261
Low
$51
Typical
$6,496
High
$18,319
Low
$49
Typical
$6,246
High
$17,629
Low
$50
Typical
$6,369
High
$18,000
Low
$50
Typical
$6,381
High
$18,000
Low
$50
Typical
$6,419
High
$18,079
Low
$58
Typical
$7,383
High
$20,810
Low
$48
Typical
$6,065
High
$17,141
Low
$51
Typical
$6,489
High
$18,265
Low
$47
Typical
$5,988
High
$16,902
Low
$50
Typical
$6,402
High
$18,063
Low
$50
Typical
$6,381
High
$18,000
Low
$50
Typical
$6,373
High
$18,000
Low
$45
Typical
$5,762
High
$16,274
Low
$52
Typical
$6,632
High
$18,661
Low
$46
Typical
$5,865
High
$16,544
Low
$50
Typical
$6,412
High
$18,000
Low
$51
Typical
$6,459
High
$18,256
Low
$46
Typical
$5,945
High
$16,727
Low
$44
Typical
$5,654
High
$15,950
Low
$55
Typical
$7,059
High
$19,895
Low
$50
Typical
$6,369
High
$18,000
Low
$49
Typical
$6,197
High
$17,514
Low
$44
Typical
$5,544
High
$15,673
Low
$50
Typical
$6,385
High
$18,000
Low
$49
Typical
$6,223
High
$17,590
Low
$46
Typical
$5,852
High
$16,421
Low
$51
Typical
$6,548
High
$18,459
Low
$52
Typical
$6,592
High
$18,598
Low
$40
Typical
$5,115
High
$14,459
Low
$47
Typical
$6,044
High
$17,041
Low
$48
Typical
$6,089
High
$17,120
Low
$52
Typical
$6,574
High
$18,556
Low
$44
Typical
$5,668
High
$16,004
Low
$50
Typical
$6,383
High
$18,041
Low
$53
Typical
$6,759
High
$18,976
Low
$51
Typical
$6,499
High
$18,335
Low
$51
Typical
$6,496
High
$18,319
Low
$49
Typical
$6,267
High
$17,681
Low
$46
Typical
$5,856
High
$16,517
Low
$48
Typical
$6,138
High
$17,273
Low
$49
Typical
$6,252
High
$17,669
Low
$45
Typical
$5,678
High
$16,049
Low
$49
Typical
$6,197
High
$17,471
Low
$50
Typical
$6,430
High
$18,122
Low
$51
Typical
$6,443
High
$18,182
Low
$50
Typical
$6,383
High
$18,000
Low
$49
Typical
$6,241
High
$17,615
Low
$53
Typical
$6,798
High
$19,159
Low
$47
Typical
$5,971
High
$16,852
Low
$45
Typical
$5,814
High
$16,348
Low
$49
Typical
$6,207
High
$17,465
Low
$46
Typical
$5,911
High
$16,587
Low
$44
Typical
$5,605
High
$15,842
Low
$53
Typical
$6,813
High
$19,201
Low
$45
Typical
$5,813
High
$16,360
Low
$52
Typical
$6,710
High
$18,868
Low
$52
Typical
$6,646
High
$18,657
Low
$55
Typical
$6,964
High
$19,627
Low
$48
Typical
$6,102
High
$17,212
Low
$50
Typical
$6,435
High
$18,157
Low
$46
Typical
$5,895
High
$16,641
Low
$47
Typical
$6,040
High
$17,050
Low
$53
Typical
$6,798
High
$19,159
Low
$56
Typical
$7,146
High
$20,140
Low
$58
Typical
$7,383
High
$20,810
Low
$55
Typical
$7,052
High
$19,876
Low
$54
Typical
$6,936
High
$19,548
Low
$57
Typical
$7,253
High
$20,443
Low
$54
Typical
$6,949
High
$19,584
Low
$55
Typical
$7,019
High
$19,782
Low
$49
Typical
$6,299
High
$17,779
Low
$54
Typical
$6,883
High
$19,400
Low
$48
Typical
$6,069
High
$17,138
Low
$47
Typical
$5,974
High
$16,841
Low
$56
Typical
$7,109
High
$20,003
Low
$47
Typical
$6,014
High
$16,922
Low
$47
Typical
$5,979
High
$16,879
Low
$42
Typical
$5,411
High
$15,259
Low
$45
Typical
$5,694
High
$16,063
Low
$43
Typical
$5,515
High
$15,561
Low
$43
Typical
$5,506
High
$15,561
Low
$46
Typical
$5,927
High
$16,715
Low
$50
Typical
$6,373
High
$18,000
Low
$50
Typical
$6,369
High
$18,000
Low
$51
Typical
$6,443
High
$18,182
Low
$46
Typical
$5,803
High
$16,389
Low
$50
Typical
$6,420
High
$18,063
Low
$44
Typical
$5,652
High
$15,944
Low
$48
Typical
$6,149
High
$17,291
Low
$45
Typical
$5,773
High
$16,286
Low
$46
Typical
$5,949
High
$16,693
Low
$44
Typical
$5,610
High
$15,773
Low
$49
Typical
$6,209
High
$17,518
Low
$43
Typical
$5,511
High
$15,548
Low
$48
Typical
$6,067
High
$17,116
Low
$48
Typical
$6,178
High
$17,417
Low
$46
Typical
$5,812
High
$16,403
Low
$53
Typical
$6,712
High
$18,916
Low
$44
Typical
$5,609
High
$15,844
Low
$48
Typical
$6,124
High
$17,233
Low
$56
Typical
$7,109
High
$20,003
Low
$47
Typical
$5,981
High
$16,906
Low
$50
Typical
$6,425
High
$18,160
Low
$50
Typical
$6,376
High
$18,000
Low
$44
Typical
$5,604
High
$15,804
Low
$42
Typical
$5,357
High
$15,122
Low
$50
Typical
$6,377
High
$18,000
Low
$46
Typical
$5,835
High
$16,461
Low
$44
Typical
$5,668
High
$15,988
Low
$52
Typical
$6,599
High
$18,572
Low
$48
Typical
$6,182
High
$17,442
Low
$45
Typical
$5,685
High
$16,058
Low
$44
Typical
$5,589
High
$15,790
Low
$46
Typical
$5,877
High
$16,589
Low
$50
Typical
$6,380
High
$18,000
Low
$46
Typical
$5,928
High
$16,682
Low
$54
Typical
$6,928
High
$19,526
Low
$50
Typical
$6,379
High
$18,000
Low
$48
Typical
$6,138
High
$17,275
Low
$50
Typical
$6,378
High
$18,000
Low
$49
Typical
$6,246
High
$17,629
Low
$50
Typical
$6,376
High
$17,969
Low
$46
Typical
$5,902
High
$16,659
Low
$51
Typical
$6,496
High
$18,319
Low
$50
Typical
$6,397
High
$18,000
Low
$53
Typical
$6,830
High
$19,235
Low
$44
Typical
$5,554
High
$15,671
Low
$44
Typical
$5,609
High
$15,784
Low
$46
Typical
$5,927
High
$16,677
Low
$52
Typical
$6,644
High
$18,695
Low
$50
Typical
$6,368
High
$18,000
Low
$44
Typical
$5,624
High
$15,898
Low
$44
Typical
$5,676
High
$16,011
Low
$45
Typical
$5,708
High
$16,112
Low
$46
Typical
$5,896
High
$16,623
Low
$51
Typical
$6,545
High
$18,459
Low
$48
Typical
$6,141
High
$17,356
Low
$48
Typical
$6,151
High
$17,361
Low
$46
Typical
$5,862
High
$16,567
Low
$50
Typical
$6,397
High
$18,000
Low
$51
Typical
$6,563
High
$18,454
Low
$50
Typical
$6,380
High
$18,000
Low
$48
Typical
$6,113
High
$17,199
Low
$48
Typical
$6,129
High
$17,280
Low
$44
Typical
$5,576
High
$15,730
Low
$52
Typical
$6,657
High
$18,761
Low
$46
Typical
$5,915
High
$16,688