Super Geotextile - 8 oz Geotextile (3x50)

This geotextile fabric is exactly what you need for a French Drain... We put in a French drain due to extreme flooding in our yard and this was the perfect material to line our drain before placing the rock and pipe for drainage. It has a fast flow rate and was exactly what we needed for this job. Regular landscape fabric will not drain properly.We are very happy with the results.

My wife and I have used this product in our garden to help us reduce maintenance. In one location where we have raised bed boxes (see picture), we just laid out the Geofabric in between the boxes and tried to get it under the boxes by 3-4 inches to reduce exposed dirt that helps grass/weed growth. We did not clear the grass in those areas; just rolled out the fabric. The picture is taken 6 weeks after installation in April (in Virginia) when its max growth period. We weed manually a handful of weed that grows through.The second picture is the raised bed with plastic mulch, which basically covers where you growth things and has a drip line under the plastic for watering. We used Geofabrics in he walkways and covered it with 3 inches of mulch. So far, no weed growing at all but I expect to get some shooting through the fabric by the end of summer. Again, the idea is to minimize not eliminate weeding.For both these projects, we cut the 4-ft wide fabric into 2-ft wide sections and used that in the perimeter of the garden. Then used 6-inch staples to secure them. This allows us to mow the grass around the edges with the mower deck going over the fabric and not pulling it up. This was our biggest issue given the size of our garden and need to have the ability to use a riding mower to cut the grass quickly and efficiently.I have also used it as a french drain and will see how well it works this year.This Geofabric is the heaviest density I have found at 8 OZ. It is non-woven, which means it lets water through (woven fabric is like a tarp with not water penetration). I think its worth every penny even if it lasts 1-2 years. I think we should cover it with mulch to prevent UV deterioration but my wife wants to see the weeds to pull as they come up. We are testing her way and mine and use the insights for next year.Finally, I'm building a 300-ft gravel road and debating if I should use woven or non-woven. I'm leaning towards woven fabric to prevent water penetration and loss of stone dust in the gravel that holds of the road. Need to do some more research or even testing to see which is better.

This stuff is NOT cheap but is astoundingly durable. It is VERY hard to cut. You have to put it on the ground and use a very sharp knife and really muscle it. I tried pushing some landscaping pins through it and was not able to. It's like Kevlar or something. But if you fill a bucket with water, put a layer of this over the top, and turn it upside down, the water FLIES out of the bucket. It's astounding to see.There is no comparison between this stuff and the $20 roll you get at Lowes. Nothing. This is just an entirely superior product in every way.

This is not like the cheap stuff you get at stores. This is heavy duty industrial grade material like what you might see going down on construction jobs. It’s the good stuff.

This is a quality filtration fabric. Thick and strong. Used to line a French drain trench before filling with gravel and covering. I had read 8oz geotextile was the best choice for longevity but was a little concerned on receiving it if it would allow water passage thru rapidly enough as it is about 1/8” thick. No worries though, it performs better than expected and allows water passage rapidly while filtering out dirt and debris. Can’t comment on other manufacturers comparables but this stuff will exceed your expectations I believe.

I got this to replace some paper-thin, worm-eaten landscape fabric that is under my gravel. I'm also lining the bottom of some planters where tree roots have wandered in. I'm not sure if it will work for this, since tree roots are quite strong, but it should at least discourage it or slow it down. This cloth is as tough as any I've ever found.

I was putting in a French Drain trench and a dry well. Lots of digging and hard work. I opted for this product because the description sounded heavier duty than the landscape fabric at the Big Box. It arrived promptly and I was very surprised at how thick this material is. I had a much higher degree of confidence in lining my project with this stuff. I wanted to keep debris from clogging my drain lines and dry well once they were lined with the fabric and back filled with stone and topped with soil and grass. This was a long term project that I hope lasts for years and this stuff should hold up much better that landscape fabric.

An awesome product. I used it for my French drain. It is thick and durable. Feels like a old style coat fabric. I was nailing the fabric to the edges of the trench and some garden staples were bending instead of penetrating the fabric. Also it is sturdy which makes it easy to work with. I didn't have to do much nailing. It mostly just stood up. Would recommend for French drains. But make sure you have enough width. Four feet worked perfect for me but my drain was only 12-18 inches deep.