Yard Drainage & Regrading in Columbia, TN

Reshaping the ground so water leaves on the surface, which is often cheaper and longer lasting than burying pipe.

Before any pipe goes in the ground it is worth asking whether the yard can simply be made to shed water. A swale, a shallow shaped channel following the contour, moves a great deal of water for a fraction of what a drain costs and there is nothing buried to clog. On properties where there is somewhere downhill for water to go, regrading alone often solves the whole complaint.

The other half of this work is fixing negative grade at the house. Soil settles against a foundation over the years until the ground slopes back toward the wall, and then every roof and every rain delivers water directly to the footing. The usual guidance is a fall of roughly six inches over the first ten feet away from the building. Restoring that is unglamorous, cheap by comparison, and fixes a surprising number of wet crawl spaces on its own.

Typical cost: $1,500 - $6,000 for most residential regrading, depending on how much soil has to move

When yard drainage and regrading is the right call

• The ground slopes toward the house rather than away from it
• Water crosses the yard in a sheet rather than collecting in one place
• Mulch and topsoil wash out of the beds in every heavy rain
• A neighboring property drains across yours and always has

Other services

• French Drain Installation
• Downspout & Gutter Drainage
• Catch Basins & Surface Drains
• Footing Drain Repair
• Driveway Culverts & Ditch Work

Common questions