Fixes for soggy lawns, wet crawlspaces and washed-out beds
Downspout lines, regrading and stone channels that get water off your lawn and away from the foundation.
What are we building?
Takes a minute. A designer comes to you.
Clay soaks up water slowly and lets it go even slower, and the limestone underneath gives it nowhere to go. That is why a puddle can sit three days after a storm. Before we suggest anything we find out where the water starts: a roof, a neighbor’s yard, a spring or a low spot.
Most jobs mix two or three fixes: solid pipe from the downspouts out to daylight, a reshaped grade that falls away from the house, a gravel trench along a wet property line, or a rock channel that reads like a creek bed. Small jobs take two or three days.
Sample-site photos, for illustration.
A front yard we regraded in Franklin
BeforeAfter
Tired evergreens pulled, curved beds cut in with steel, boxwood and hydrangea planted along a new flagstone walk, lawn resodded.
- On site
- Five working days
- Photo
- Late afternoon
Four steps, start to finish
Step 1 of 4Walk the yard
A designer spends about an hour on site with you, checking grades, soil, sun and where the water runs, and hearing how you want to use the space. The first visit is free.
Plan at your table
Right there at your table, the designer sketches the layout to scale, then comes back with a material board of real stone, brick and plant picks you can hold.
Fixed price
We adjust the plan until it fits how you live and what you want to spend, then send one fixed price that lists every material and quantity.
Build and hand-over
One crew lead runs the job from first stake to last plant, and a photo update lands in your inbox every Friday. Hardscape is covered for 5 years, plants for 1.
Drainage questions
Is a French drain the answer?
Only for some yards. A gravel trench catches water moving through the soil. Rain sheeting across the surface usually needs a new grade or an open channel instead, and we will tell you which you have.
How long will the yard be torn up?
Two or three days for most downspout and trench work. Regrading a whole backyard can take a week or more, plus new sod.
Other work we do
All services
The design walk
Start with the yard you have.
Choose what is on your list. A designer walks the property with you, sketches it to scale and gives you one fixed price. The first visit is free.
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