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Does Water go Through Geotextile Fabric?

2022-11-02

Landscape fabric and drainage fabric

Geotextile is a fabric used in soil planning, water extraction, and engineering. These synthetic fabrics are also able to penetrate, which means that gases and fluids can pass through them. This is why geotextile materials are used in situations where barriers are needed but water and air transfer must be able to overcome obstacles.
While landscaping fabric and drain field fabric are both geotextile materials, they are very different for very different applications.

Landscape fabric is used as a visual barrier (weed barrier) in gardens and planting beds. The fabric is placed on the ground, between plants/plants, forming a barrier that allows air and water to pass through the fabric for the plants to grow. It is also a barrier to weed growth, preventing it from growing roots. The fabric also blocks the light that will keep weeds from growing.

Drain Field fabric is used as a filter for the septic drain field. The drainage field consists of a layer of soil and/or sand on top of a rock layer and a layer of fabric is placed between the soil layer and the rock layer. Water and air are approved to pass through the soil layer to the rock layers but will not allow the soil to move in or through the rock layer. If the soil moves and gets under the rock, it can reduce the efficiency of the drainage system. This is why the fabric plays such an important role in protecting the working capacity of the suction system.

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