Service — Drainage
Underground
Drainage
Protect your foundation by moving water completely off your property underground. Buried systems, French drains, and catch basins engineered for your site.
Why Underground
Surface Drainage Isn't Enough
Downspout extensions that discharge at grade level work until water saturates the soil near your foundation — which happens quickly during a northeastern storm. Underground systems carry water beyond the saturation zone entirely, protecting your basement and foundation from the inside out.
- Eliminates foundation water intrusion at the source
- Removes water before it can saturate soil near basement walls
- Landscape-friendly — no surface pipes or ugly extensions
- Prevents erosion of lawns and planting beds near downspouts
- Handles peak storm flow without surface overflow
- Increases property value and drainage code compliance
Solutions We Install
Drainage Systems We Offer
Direct water 10+ feet from your foundation through underground PVC piping. The most common and cost-effective fix for foundation water issues.
Perforated pipe in a gravel bed collects and redirects groundwater that accumulates in low areas, planting beds, and near foundation walls.
Perimeter drainage installed around the foundation footprint to intercept groundwater before it reaches basement walls.
Surface collection basins for driveways, patios, and low areas where standing water accumulates after heavy rain.
Underground chambers that receive and slowly recharge groundwater — ideal where discharge pipe routing is constrained.
Mechanical pumping for areas where gravity drainage isn't sufficient — new installs and tie-ins to existing systems.
Installation
Our Installation Process
We map your property's grade, soil type, existing utility lines, and water accumulation patterns before designing any system.
Engineered plan with pipe sizing, gradient calculations, discharge point selection, and landscaping impact minimization.
Precision trenching, schedule 40 PVC with solvent-welded joints, proper bedding material, and clean backfill to original grade.
Full-volume water test through the complete system, landscape restoration, and site documentation before project close.
Warning Signs
Signs You Need Underground Drainage
- Water entering the basement after heavy rain
- Efflorescence (white mineral deposits) on basement walls
- Downspouts discharging water directly against the foundation
- Visible erosion channels in lawn near downspout outlets
- Persistent damp or musty odor in basement spaces
- Soil visibly saturated within 3 feet of foundation
- Standing water in lawn areas 24+ hours after rain
- Landscape plantings dying from waterlogged roots
- Driveways or patios with chronic puddle zones
- Downspout extensions that don't reach far enough
- Foundation plantings showing water stress damage
- Property sits at bottom of natural grade slope
Protect Your Foundation
Get a drainage assessment and no-obligation estimate. We respond within one business day.