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Two concrete seepage pits set in a fabric-lined stone bed outside an apartment building, excavator and crew trucks working behind

We fix the water problems other contractors walk away from.

Custom drainage designed around your property's grade, soil, and water flow. No one-size-fits-all fixes.

Where it usually starts

  • Standing water

    Puddles that sit in the lawn or on the patio for days after it rains.

  • A wet basement

    Water coming through the foundation wall or up at the slab during storms.

  • Washed-out beds

    Mulch and soil that travel across the yard every time it pours.

  • A soggy lawn

    Ground that stays soft and never dries out enough to mow or use.

We find where the water comes from first.

  1. Grade

    Which way the property actually falls, including the neighbors' runoff that ends up in your yard.

  2. Soil

    How fast your ground can take water, which decides what kind of system will work.

  3. Water flow

    Roof leaders, sump discharge, and surface runoff, followed from where they start to where they collect.

Two crew members in a narrow trench joining solid drain pipe below a lawn

Then we build the system the property needs.

Most properties need a combination. We size and place each piece for your site.

  1. French drains

    Perforated pipe in stone that collects groundwater along a wet area or a foundation.

  2. Grading

    Reshaping the yard so surface water moves away from the house instead of toward it.

  3. Dry wells and seepage pits

    Underground chambers and structures that hold stormwater and let it soak away.

  4. Downspout and sump tie-ins

    Roof and sump water piped underground to a safe discharge point.

  5. Catch basins and inlets

    Grated structures at low points, for driveways, parking areas, and yards.

  6. Foundation waterproofing

    Excavating along the wall to seal it and carry water away at the footing.

What the work looks like

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Common questions

Yes. Complex drainage is one of our specialties. We assess your whole property to find where water is coming from and design a system to move it away properly.

Drainage means excavation, so part of it will be, for a while. We restore the grade when the system is in, and we can handle the lawn and plantings afterward.

Yes. We install drainage for parking areas and commercial properties as well as homes.

Plan them together. Water decides where a wall needs relief and how a patio is pitched, so we design both at once.

Tell us about your project.

Send a few details and we will set up a site visit.