Water getting into your house when it storms?
We can prevent indoor flooding. We find the exact cause and fix it right the first time.
Serving Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette, Hammond & surrounding areas.
It starts in the yard.
Water pooling in your yard, on the patio, or under the carport is never a good sign. With the right amount of rain, that water finds its way into your home or garage. Whether it's a little at the front door or several inches inside, we call it the worst case scenario, and it's what we're best at solving.
Sound familiar?
- Water coming into the house or garage during storms
- Sandbags at the doors every heavy rain
- Water pooling on patios, carports, or against the slab
- Water under a pier-and-beam home
- Standing water that’s still there 48 hours after a downpour
- A soggy yard where the sod is dying
Every property is different. Most have more than one cause.
- Clay soil that can only absorb so much before it’s saturated
- Old drainage systems with corrugated pipe that’s clogged, crushed, or full of roots
- A new fence, patio, pool, or addition blocking the way water used to leave
- Gutters and downspouts dumping water right next to the house
- Low spots from settling, old stumps, or buried lines
Guess wrong and you pay twice: a drain in the wrong spot, or a fix that only treats the symptom.
The Drainage Assessment
We start by answering the questions that matter.
We walk your property and the surrounding area and work out:
- Where is the water coming from?
- Where should it go?
- How fast does it need to leave to stop the flooding?
- Will gravity drainage work, or does it need a pump?
You walk away with:
- The cause, explained in plain English
- Photos and a drawing of the problem areas
- A written plan with your options and price ranges
Drainage is all we do.
We started in 2009 as a landscaping company and saw how badly this area needed real drainage experts. Now it's the only thing we do. We live here, and we know Louisiana's clay soil and heavy rains.
- Built to last: Smooth-wall PVC systems, not the corrugated pipe that clogs and fails.
- Whole-system design: Gutters, drains, and grading designed to work together.
- Right the first time: Our process finds the real cause, so you don’t pay for the wrong fix.
- Your neighbors are next: We want our work to be the reason your neighbors call us too.
What homeowners say
- ★★★★★
I hired this company to deal with the drainage and flooding problems facing our condominium complex. After completion of the work we had a typical Baton Rouge downpour which previously resulted in flooding of our parking lots and driveways. Instead of flooding, everything was draining perfectly. Rather than ponding, the water was flowing into the drains and ditches and out of the complex. It was so rewarding to see this happen but I think part of this joy should be shared with Mike and Jason of Outerscapes, LLC because they were the people that made it happen. In addition to the vastly improved drainage, they also built a beautiful strong flood wall to protect the complex from a lake that had previously caused flooding. Everyone in the complex, including myself of course, is very grateful to them.
- ★★★★★
These people have been a great help for improving the drainage for our condo complex and reducing the flood threat. Mike and Jason offered some very positive suggestions about improving our situations. They greatly improved the drainage ditch in front of the complex and have now started construction of a berm to protect us from a retention lake that has already flooded our place once. They have been very diligent and conscientious about getting the work done and I look forward to continuing to work with them. I would highly recommend them to anyone with a potential flooding problem.
- ★★★★★
Ever since we moved into our house, we have had standing water causing any number of problems from mosquitoes to mold. Mike and his crew installed an attractive efficient system that drains effortlessly into our culvert quickly and invisibly. No more mosquitoes or puddles! Thank you, Drainage Solutions.
- ★★★★★
We had a challenging drainage problem around the house that they helped us with. I liked their problem-solving skills and their stepwise approach to the complexity of the issue. Ultimately, it took 3 projects to resolve the problem over a year or so. Each time Mike reassessed the issue and came up with new ideas to improve on previous projects. I recommend Drainage solutions for their ability to resolve simple or complex problems using a common sense approach that leads to successful resolution of the issue.
- ★★★★★
We had terrible drainage problems for years. Every heavy rain and we were threatened with water getting into the house. I found McWane Contractors. Mike came out quickly and gave us an estimate. The work was done next week. As it happens on August 28, Baton Rouge had deluge of 5-6"" of rain in an hour. We watched the water flow into the catch basins and into the piping system and away from the house. Mike Coates' workers were prompt and cleaned up afterwards. I am very satisfied with the job.
- ★★★★★
For years my yard became a lake after hard rain and the problem only worsened with time. After the water finally got high enough to flood my sunroom and seep behind a bedroom wall, I knew I needed a solution and McWane Drainage Solutions was it! Mike knew exactly how to solve the problem and was very responsive to questions throughout the process. I now have a robust drainage system and there’s been no water accumulation anywhere near the house. The sound of hard rain no longer evokes fear of flooding - what a relief!
- ★★★★★
Michael, thank you and your guys so much!! The terrible flooding of today (6/6/19) stayed outside my house and drained quickly once the rain slowed down. The emitter held too! Water was past our sidewalk.
Request your assessment
Answer a few quick questions and we'll call you to set it up. Prefer to talk now? Call (225) 258-3277.
Step 1 of 5: Your problem
How it works
Call us.
Tell us what you’re seeing, and how much water you’re getting if it’s coming inside.
We evaluate the property.
We find the exact cause.
You get your plan.
The cause, the fix, and your options.
We fix it right the first time.
Or take the plan and run with it.