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French drains
A trench, fabric, gravel and perforated pipe, run from a low spot to a point where water can leave.
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AI visualizationStart by tracing where the water goes.
French drains, sump pumps, grading and trenching, so water below and across the yard has somewhere to go. Free estimates.
Is this the right fit?
AI visualizationA good fit when
- Water sits in the yard, runs the wrong way, or a line needs to go in the ground
- The same low spot stays wet or muddy days after a storm
- Water collects along the foundation or near a crawlspace entrance
- A water line, drain line or other line needs to run under the yard
- You are not sure yet whether the fix is a drain, grading or a pump
Another service may fit when
- You want a diagnosis or a fix promised before anyone sees the yard
- The problem is entirely inside the house, past the foundation wall
- You want a poured surface (see Residential concrete or Hardscape)
AI visualizationWhat a complete drainage plan accounts for.
Thelowpointisidentifiedalongwiththevisiblesourcesfeedingit.Surfacegradeandundergroundroutesarecheckedtogether.Thetrench,pipe,basinorfillfollowsaclearpathtoarealoutlet.Backfillandfinalgradingrestoretheyardafterthesystemistested.
The visit decides whether the right answer is a drain, grading, a pump or a combination—and where the collected water can leave without creating a new problem.
What a drainage and underground scope includes.
Scroll the list. The pin shows where each piece lives.
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Sump pumps
A basin and pump at the low point, with a line run to a discharge point.
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Backyard grading
Cutting and filling so surface water moves across the yard and away from the house.
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Trenching
A trench dug from a marked start point to an end point for the line it carries.
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Water-line hookups
The route, trench and line, with responsibility for each connection confirmed in the scope.
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One visit, the whole yard
Gregorio walks the property once, so more than one of these can be written into the same estimate.
French drains
Not included: Indoor plumbing repairs, Permit or utility work unless it is specifically written into the scope, Sod or seed unless added to the scope.
Not sure which of these the spot needs? That is what the visit is for.
Get a free estimateHow a drainage or underground job runs.
The visit decides. Then dig, pipe or grade, and restore the yard.
Tell us the spot01
Start here
Tell us the spot
Address, what is happening and when, and what you have already tried. A photo after rain helps.
Walk it with Gregorio02
Dig or grade03
Pipe, pump or fill04
Backfill and grade05
From the ground up.
Assessment, trenching, drainage installation, grading and a restored yard.
AI visualizationAI visualizationAI visualizationAI visualizationAI visualizationAI visualizationAI visualizationWhat shapes the estimate.
The estimate reflects the conditions found during the site visit, the selected approach, route length, depth, access and restoration needs.
What sets the number
- What the visit findsWhether the fix is a drain, a pump, grading, a trench, or more than one of those together.
- Length and depthHow far a trench travels and how deep it has to be cut to do its job.
- What is in the wayRoots, existing landscaping, or a walk or driveway the work has to cross.
- The discharge or connection pointWhether it ties into an existing drain, daylights at a slope, needs a pump, or connects to a line.
- Related workWhether more than one drainage or underground service is included in the same scope.
Common shortcuts and what they miss.
A complete route matters more than treating only the visible low spot.
- Add topsoil only at the low spotAdded fill may move the visible low point without creating a complete drainage route.
- Redirect one downspout without checking the rest of the yardOther water sources and the receiving grade still need to be considered.
- Dig without checking what is buriedA line hit by a shovel becomes a bigger job than the one that was planned. Utilities get marked first.
AI visualizationTalk through the project. Start with the visit.
Get a free estimateWhat to expect.
How the visit, estimate and site work are organized.
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The visit
Gregorio walks the yard with you, looks at where the water sits or where a line needs to run, and writes down the scope. The visit decides.
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The estimate
The written estimate identifies the included drain, pump, grading, trenching or hookup work.
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The job
Digging or grading first. Then pipe, a pump or fill. Then backfill and grade restore the yard.
Drainage and underground questions
Questions about your property? Bring them to the estimate visit.
French drains, sump pumps and backyard grading to move water away from the house.
Bring the spot. We bring the estimate.
Tell us where the project is and what you want to change. Gregorio walks it with you, then writes down the scope and the estimate for it.
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