Drainage problems we solve

Water on your patio or under the carport after heavy rain is a warning sign. With enough rainfall, it 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.

• A yard that slopes toward the house
• Gutters dumping water at the foundation
• Patios and slabs that trap water against the walls
• An old drainage system that's stopped working

Tell us how much water you're getting; it helps us size the right system. We find exactly where the water comes from and where it needs to go, then design and install a system that moves it away from your home for good, right the first and only time.

Is water still standing in your yard 48 hours after a downpour? Is the ground soft, the sod dying, or water collecting under your pier-and-beam home? That's ground saturation, and it only gets worse with time.

• Louisiana clay soil that can only absorb so much water
• A drainage plan that stopped working as the area developed around you
• Low spots where water has nowhere to go

Left alone, saturated ground kills sod and flowerbeds and turns into a costly regrading job. We find where the water is coming from and give it a way out, so your yard dries out after every rain, not days later.

Heavy Louisiana rain has to go somewhere. Without a way to collect it, it runs across your yard, pools against the house, and washes out beds and walkways.

• Roof and driveway runoff with nowhere to go
• Neighboring properties draining onto yours
• No catch basins or drain lines in the low areas

We place catch basins where water naturally collects and connect them to underground lines that carry it to the street, a ditch, or another safe outlet. Every piece is designed to work together, so the whole yard drains, not just one corner.

Is water not moving through your yard like it used to? Older drainage systems clog, collapse, or fill with roots from nearby trees, and once they back up, they stop working altogether.

• Black corrugated pipe that crushes and clogs
• Tree roots growing into the lines
• New landscaping or hardscaping that changed how water flows

We find out exactly why your system failed, then replace it with a custom system built from smooth-wall PVC, which lasts far longer than corrugated pipe in Louisiana soil.

A new fence, patio, pool, or addition can block the path water used to take off your property. Most of the time no one notices until the next big rain, when water pools around the new structure or against the house.

• Fences that dam water at the back of the yard
• Patios and slabs that block or redirect the flow
• Additions built right over the old drainage path

You don't have to tear anything out. We find the path the water needs now and redirect it around or under the new structure. Planning something new? Call us before you build, and we'll help you avoid the problem altogether.

Gutters are supposed to protect your home, but poorly designed or installed systems do the opposite. They overflow, sag, miss the water coming off the roof, or dump it right at your foundation.

• Clogged gutters and roof valleys
• Downspouts that empty right next to the slab
• Gutters that are undersized or badly pitched

During our visit, we check whether your gutters are part of the problem. If they are, we correct or replace them and tie the downspouts directly into an underground PVC line, so roof water is carried well away from the house.

Over time, yards settle. Buried lines, old tree stumps, and soft ground create low spots where water collects, the sod thins out, and mowing gets uneven.

• Settling soil
• Decomposing stumps and roots
• A yard that was never graded to drain in the first place

We fill and shape the low areas so the whole yard slopes toward a proper outlet. When it's the right fix, a full regrade can solve the problem with no pipe to maintain, and leave you with a better-looking yard.

Not all drainage systems are built the same. Corrugated pipe is common because it's cheap, but it crushes, clogs, and is hard to clean once debris gets inside.

• Rigid pipe that holds a steady slope in critical areas
• A smooth interior that moves water faster
• It can be cleared with a drain snake if leaves or soil get in
• Built to last in Louisiana weather

Every system we install is designed for your property and built with smooth-wall sewer and drain pipe, so it keeps working for years.

A crushed or rusted-out driveway culvert, or an open ditch along the front of your property, can back water up into your yard and make the front of your property hard to maintain.

• Undersized or collapsed culverts
• Ditches that hold water or erode
• Old pipe filled with sediment

We replace driveway culverts, including a clean driveway skirt, and can fill exposed ditches with new culvert pipe, catch basins, and fresh soil and sod, leaving a level front yard that still drains.