Questions
French drain FAQ
Short answers for Liberty Hill and Williamson County homeowners. If you already know you want a quote, the form is at the bottom.
How much does a French drain cost around Liberty Hill?
Jobs around here often quote $2,800 to $6,500. Length, clay versus rock, downspout ties, the discharge path, and HOA restore all move the bid. You get a written quote after the inspection.
Do you publish a starting price?
No. Every yard is different, and a starting price mostly serves to get someone in your driveway. We inspect, then write down what the job actually is. There is no $499 special here.
How deep does the pipe go?
Usually somewhere between eighteen inches and three feet on residential work, but the outfall elevation decides it rather than a rule of thumb. There is a longer answer on the depth page.
How long is the trench open?
Most residential lines are cut, piped, and backfilled in a short window once we start. Length and access set the exact timing. We keep open trench time as short as the job allows.
Do you work with HOAs?
Yes. Discharge and surface restore get planned around the rules your association enforces. Send any guidelines with the quote form and we design to them from the start.
Can you tie into downspouts?
Yes, and often that is the highest value part of the job. If the gutter is the source, the line starts at the spout in solid pipe and carries that water to the discharge.
Will a French drain fix standing water in the yard?
If the water sits because clay holds it or the lot has a low spot with nowhere to go, a graded exterior line is usually the right fix. We confirm that on the walkthrough rather than assuming it.
What is the difference between a French drain and a channel drain?
A French drain is buried perforated pipe in rock that collects water from the soil along its whole length. A channel drain is a grated trough in concrete that catches water already running across a hard surface. They solve different problems.
How long does a French drain last?
A line built with washed rock and a fabric wrap, graded properly and kept clear at the outlet, lasts a long time. The ones that fail early are almost always the ones built without fabric, without washed rock, or without enough fall.
Do French drains ever stop working?
Yes, usually for one of three reasons: the outlet gets buried or blocked by growth, sediment silted the pipe because there was no fabric, or the run had a flat spot from the start. The first is maintenance. The other two are installation problems.
Is a French drain the same as crawl space encapsulation?
No. This is exterior work that moves surface and shallow groundwater away from the house. Encapsulation is a sealed interior system and a different contractor's scope.
Do you install on new builds and older homes?
Both. New subdivisions need a line because builder grade and short downspouts leave water at the fence. Older lots need one when decades of irrigation and clay keep the edges wet.
Which cities do you serve?
Liberty Hill is primary. We also install in Leander, Cedar Park, Georgetown, and Round Rock.
Do you have a shop I can visit?
No. We are a service area contractor and there is no walk-in location. The quote form is how a job starts.
How do I reach you?
Use the quote form. That is how we take new work. The contact page also has a callback request if you would rather talk it through.
Start here
Tell us what the yard is doing
The form is how jobs start. You describe what you see after a storm, we walk the lot, then you get scope and price on paper. Nothing is priced over the phone.
Get a drainage quote
Tell us the city and what the yard does after a rain. We answer about an inspection and a written quote.