Standing water, wet basements, and eroding yards — solved permanently, not patched. French drains, buried downspouts, channel drains, and yard grading from a crew that diagnoses the actual problem first.
Water that doesn't drain properly doesn't stay put — it moves along your foundation, breaks down soil under patios and driveways, kills grass, and creates the kind of standing puddles that take two days to dry out after every rain. Three other companies couldn't solve it for one Union City homeowner before we traced the actual grading issue and installed a French drain system that's held up through every storm since.
Water pools for 24–48 hours after rain
Wet basement or crawlspace after storms
Eroding mulch beds or bare patches in the yard
Mosquitoes breeding near the house
New cracks appearing in foundation or slab
Downspouts dumping water right next to the foundation
Most yards need one of these, not all four — we diagnose before we quote.
A buried perforated pipe surrounded by gravel that intercepts groundwater before it reaches your foundation or low spots, then channels it to a safe discharge point.
The most common fix for wet basements, soggy yards, and water tracking along a foundation line.
Your gutters may be working fine — the problem is often where they dump. We run solid pipe underground from the downspout to a discharge point well away from the house.
A simple fix that eliminates the erosion trench that forms under exposed downspout extensions.
A surface-level trench drain with a metal or plastic grate, installed across driveways, patios, or walkways to catch sheet-flowing water before it reaches a doorway or low point.
Where a French drain solves groundwater, a channel drain solves surface water in motion.
Sometimes the fix isn't a pipe at all — it's correcting the slope of the yard itself so water moves away from the house by gravity, the way it should have from the start.
Often paired with French drains or channel drains for a complete, permanent solution.
We trace where water actually comes from and where it goes — not just where it pools.
French drain, channel drain, grading, or a combination — sized to your yard's actual water volume.
Proper depth, slope, and gravel bedding so the system works for decades, not seasons.
We check back after the next real rain to confirm the fix is holding.
"We had serious drainage issues three other companies couldn't solve. They diagnosed it immediately and installed a French drain system that has worked perfectly through every storm since."
Most residential French drain installations start around our $1,500 project minimum and scale with linear footage, depth, and discharge distance. Exact pricing depends on access, soil conditions, and yard size — which is why we start with a free on-site evaluation rather than a phone estimate.
Most single-system drainage projects (one French drain run or a set of buried downspouts) are completed in 1–3 days. Larger combined projects — grading plus multiple drain runs — can take longer. We'll give you a specific timeline after the site evaluation.
Most residential drainage work doesn't require a permit in our service area, but discharge location matters — we won't route water onto a neighbor's property or into a storm system that doesn't allow it. We handle these checks as part of the design.
Often, yes — most wet basements are caused by surface or groundwater intrusion that a properly designed French drain intercepts before it reaches the foundation. If the cause is a foundation crack or a plumbing issue instead, we'll tell you that directly rather than sell you drainage work that won't fix it.
A French drain moves water away from a problem area using gravity — no power, no moving parts, minimal maintenance. A sump pump collects water that's already gotten in and pumps it out. We generally recommend solving the problem before it enters (French drain) rather than managing it after (sump pump) wherever the yard's slope allows it.
Free on-site evaluation — we'll tell you exactly what's causing it and what it takes to fix it for good.
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