What we dig
Four jobs, each aimed at one step of the water's path
Most yards need one of these. Some need two, and the plan says which.
Downspout tie-ins
Each downspout connects to solid pipe buried below the lawn and runs to an outlet away from the house.
Signs: a puddle or washed-out mulch at the corner
Needs: a clear route and an outlet that's allowed
French drains
A trench lined with fabric and filled with gravel around perforated pipe, laid on a slope to an outlet. It collects water from the ground and moves it off.
Signs: soft ground days after rain, a damp wall
Needs: a slope and an outlet lower than the trench
Catch basins and channel drains
A grate set in low ground or across a drive takes surface water into pipe. They need cleaning of leaves, and the plan says how often.
Signs: water crossing a driveway or patio
Needs: a pipe run to an outlet
Storm lines to the street
Solid pipe from the yard to a curb inlet, a ditch or a dry well. The outlet comes first: we confirm what your city or county allows before we dig.
Signs: collected water with nowhere to go
Needs: an allowed discharge point, sometimes a permit
- Water near outlets or the panel?Stay out and call your electric utility or an electrician. We don't pump basements or work at night; call us on the next working day.
What we don't do
Work we'll hand to someone else
We move water away from a house. We don't repair foundations, waterproof basement walls from inside, install gutters, or pump out a flooded basement.
If cracks are growing or a wall is bowing, call a foundation contractor first. If water is coming from a pipe in the house, you need a plumber for the pipes inside. We'll say so at the walk-through.
Book a walk-through on a rain day
Tell us where the water collects, and we will tell you which step to look at first.