French drain installation in Columbia, Tennessee

Drainage in Columbia

Older neighborhoods here sit on flat lots with clay subsoil and mature trees, a combination that produces slow yards and silted drains in equal measure. Properties near the Duck River have the additional question of where water can be discharged to.

Two things decide how water behaves on a property in this part of Tennessee. The first is the ground itself, clay subsoil sitting over limestone, which drains slowly and pushes water sideways rather than down. The second is where the property sits in relation to everything uphill of it, because a great deal of what shows up in a yard here did not fall on it. That is why an assessment worth having starts at the top of the slope and works down, rather than starting at the puddle.

Reference: Columbia, Tennessee · TN Board for Licensing Contractors

What we handle in Columbia

Nearby areas

• Culleoka
• Santa Fe
• Hampshire
• Williamsport
• Duck River
• Mount Pleasant
• Spring Hill
• Thompson's Station