High corners and low spots
Where water enters the lot and where it stops. On clay, the fence lines and side yards tell most of the story before we even measure anything.
Before the trench
What a drainage inspection covers
We walk the lot, find where the water actually sits, and mark a line that can discharge legally. Then you get scope and price on paper. Nothing gets cut before that.
On the walkthrough
Six things we look at
Downspouts and roof load
Two story gutters over a small pad put a lot of water into a narrow strip. We work out whether the drain should start at the spout.
The discharge path
Daylight, pop up, or an approved tie in. HOA and city rules get checked before a line is committed, not after.
Soil and obstacles
Clay depth, rock, roots, beds, irrigation lines, and gate access. All of it changes what the trench can do.
Anything already buried
Old extensions, previous drains, and utility locates. Existing lines are often silted shut and are worth knowing about.
Then the written quote
Scope and price on paper. Local jobs often quote $2,800 to $6,500 depending on what we measured.
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.