Drainage fixes in Carmel
Standing water, soggy lawns and wet foundations traced to the cause and drained.
Water problems have a source, and the fix depends on finding it. Sometimes it's a downspout dumping at the foundation. Sometimes the yard is graded toward the house, or a low spot sits on clay that won't soak anything up. We like to come out during a rain or right after one, so we can watch where the water goes.
Then we match the fix to the cause. Downspouts get piped underground to a spot that can take the water. Low areas get regraded, or drained with a catch basin or a French drain, which is a gravel trench with a perforated pipe wrapped in fabric so it doesn't silt up. Every pipe needs fall and somewhere to empty, and we work that out before we dig.
What's included
- Drainage walk-through, ideally after rain
- Buried downspout extensions
- French drains and catch basins
- Regrading and swales
- Dry wells and pop-up emitters
A good time to call
- Puddles are still there a day or two after rain
- Mulch washes out of the beds in every storm
- The basement or crawl space gets damp along one wall
- Part of the lawn is too soft to mow
Questions people ask
Don't see yours? Call (317) 555-0149.
Do I need a French drain?
Maybe not. A lot of wet yards are fixed by extending downspouts or regrading a low spot, which costs less. A French drain is the right tool when water is moving through the soil or has nowhere else to go.
Where does the water go?
Somewhere lower that can handle it: toward the street where that's allowed, a dry well, a rain garden, or a swale. It can't be sent onto the neighbor's yard, and many towns have rules about tying into storm drains. We check before we design it.