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Soggy lawns, wet basements and washouts almost always come down to water with nowhere to go. We fix the grade and give it a way out, across Woodridge, Downers Grove and the western suburbs.
Soggy lawns, wet basements and washouts almost always come down to water with nowhere to go. We fix the grade and give it a way out, across Woodridge, Downers Grove and the western suburbs.
Almost every drainage problem is fixable.
Around here it is usually heavy clay soil, a flat lot, and downspouts dumping right next to the foundation. The water sits because it has nowhere to run. We walk the yard with you, ideally when it is wet, find where the water pools and where it wants to go, then build a system that carries it away from the house and out to daylight. No more standing water after every storm.
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Graded and gone
A gravel-and-pipe trench that collects standing water and carries it away. Four-inch perforated tile on washed gravel, wrapped in filter fabric so it does not silt up.
We bury downspout and sump-pump lines and run them well away from the house, out to a pop-up emitter or daylight instead of pooling against the foundation.
Low spots reshaped and shallow swales built so the yard sheds water on its own, then finished with fresh sod or seed.
Surface drains set at the low points to catch water fast in a hard rain and tie into the underground line.
Water sitting against the house is where basement trouble starts. We regrade and route it away before it works its way inside.
Drain tile behind retaining walls and under patios, so your hardscape stays put through freeze and thaw.
We look at the yard during or right after rain when we can, so we are solving the real problem and not guessing at it.
We find the high and low points and plan a path that pulls water away from the house and out to a safe outlet.
Trenches cut to a real slope, four-inch perforated pipe bedded on washed gravel and wrapped in filter fabric.
Downspouts, sump discharge and surface basins all connected into one system with a single clean outlet.
We backfill, re-grade the surface and finish with sod or seed, so the yard looks better than we found it.
One crew, owner on site, and a system built to move water for good. We stand behind the work.
A French drain is not complicated: a trench cut to a real slope, a perforated pipe bedded on washed gravel, and filter fabric wrapped around all of it so soil and silt stay out and the water keeps moving. Here is what it looks like below the surface.
Around Woodridge and Downers Grove it is usually heavy clay soil, a flat or low lot, and downspouts draining right next to the house. The water has nowhere to go, so it sits. Downers Grove even maps the worst low-lying spots as Localized Poor Drainage Areas (LPDAs). Wherever the water pools, the fix is the same: give it a clear path out.
Often it is a big part of it. Most basement water starts with water pooling against the foundation. Regrading and routing that water away, plus burying the downspouts and sump line, solves a lot of basement problems from the outside in.
For most residential yard drainage, no. If a project ties into the village storm system or gets large, we will tell you up front and handle the paperwork.
Most residential drainage jobs run one to three days, depending on how much trenching and grading is involved. You will get a clear timeline with your estimate.
There is digging involved, so it looks rough for a few days. We finish every job by grading it smooth and laying fresh sod or seed, so it grows back better than before.
We are based in Woodridge and cover Downers Grove and the western suburbs, including Lisle, Darien, Bolingbrook, Naperville and Westmont.
Tell us what your yard does when it rains. We’ll set up a free, no-pressure estimate and a plan to fix it.
(630) 387-9147