Practical notes on garden drainage and land drain fittings — how to join pipe, pick a size, and keep a run from silting up. We sell the fittings; pipe and gravel come from a merchant.
Install · 10 September 2026
Dig a gravel trench, lay perforated land drain to a fall, and take the water to a soakaway, ditch or 110mm surface-water outlet. This UK DIY guide covers layout, fittings and the mistakes that leave a lawn wet.
Install · 10 September 2026
Most wet UK lawns need a layout, not a spare coil. Here is how to choose an interceptor or a herringbone, space laterals on clay or loam, and estimate metres of pipe and fittings.
Fittings · 7 October 2026
T, X and 4-way land-drain junctions are 60 and 80mm only. Y also covers 50 and 100mm. Role compare: when a right-angle T, cross/X or four-way beats a herringbone Y.
Fittings · 4 October 2026
A patio edge, path corner or trench kink needs a change of direction — not a forced bend in the coil. The land-drain L / elbow joins two pipe ends at a corner in 60, 80 or 100mm. Check fit before ordering.
Fittings · 1 October 2026
Need to join 110mm underground pipe to land drain or a 68mm gutter downpipe? These UK adapters cover that step — surface water only, never foul. Check fit before ordering.
Fittings · 28 September 2026
Grid end caps let water leave while screening debris; solid plugs blank the pipe off. Pick by the job at the open end — and check fit, because pipe sizes differ by brand.
Fittings · 10 September 2026
A land drain silt trap catches grit in a hopper so it does not pack the pipe and soakaway. Where to fit one on 60, 80 or 100mm land drain, and how to empty it.
Fittings · 10 September 2026
Join land drain with a push-fit coupling or junction on the corrugations. Pick the fitting for a straight run, branch, corner or size change — not a watertight UG joint.
Sizing · 10 September 2026
Pick 60mm, 80mm or 100mm land drain from the area you need to dry and how wet it already is — not the fattest coil on the pallet. Check fit: pipe sizes differ by brand. OD fittings coming soon.
Problems · 10 September 2026
A large patio sheds rain onto leftover lawn and borders like a roof on the ground. Plan paving falls, an interceptor drain and a silt trap before the slabs go down — you often need more drainage after landscaping, not less.
