Yard & Surface Drainage in Granite Bay

Not every drainage fix is a big French drain. A lot of yard problems are about managing water on the surface — catching it where it lands and guiding it away before it soaks in or pools. That's often the simplest, most affordable place to start.

The most common culprit: downspouts

More Granite Bay yard-flooding problems trace back to downspouts than anything else. A roof sheds a startling amount of water in a storm, and if your downspouts dump it right at the house or onto the lawn, you get soggy ground, eroded beds, and water heading for the foundation. Burying downspout lines to carry that roof water underground to a safe outlet is one of the highest-value drainage fixes there is.

Surface solutions we install

• Buried downspout lines — take roof water well clear of the house, often to a catch basin or pop-up emitter.
• Swales — a shallow, shaped channel that guides surface runoff along a planned path instead of wherever gravity takes it.
• Surface grading — reshaping a soggy area so it sheds water instead of holding it. More on grading & slope.
• Channel & trench drains — long grated drains across a driveway or patio to intercept sheeting water.
• Erosion control — slowing and directing runoff on slopes and decomposed-granite soil before it carves channels.

Surface, subsurface, or both

Some yards just need the surface water managed. Others have water trapped in the soil too, which calls for a French drain. We figure out which you're dealing with — often it's a mix — and build the right combination so your yard drains in every kind of storm. Learn more about why water pools in the first place.