Residential Drainage
At Diversified Drainage, we bring years of expertise in providing residential drainage solutions. While many homeowners are familiar with french drains, the most common and effective solution we often recommend is re-grading. Whether it's due to the original landscaping or the soil settling around your home, our experienced team can perform a simple re-grade to resolve most water problems. No matter the solution, you can trust us to deliver reliable, long-lasting results.
Most Common Residential Drainage Problems
Surface/Storm Water Issues
When heavy rainstorms hit, surface water can quickly overwhelm your property, leading to a variety of drainage problems. Some of the most common issues include:
- Flooded Yards and Driveways: Stormwater runoff often collects in low-lying areas, causing flooding in yards, driveways, and pathways. Without proper drainage, this water can damage landscaping, erode soil, and even crack paved surfaces.
- Water Pooling Around the Foundation: If your home’s drainage system can’t handle the water, surface water may accumulate near the foundation. Over time, this can lead to water seepage in your basement or crawl space, increasing the risk of mold, mildew, and structural damage.
- Soil Erosion: Excess water from storms can wash away topsoil, damaging gardens, lawns, and landscaping. Erosion can also weaken the ground around retaining walls and other structures, putting your property at risk.
- Clogged Gutters and Downspouts: Stormwater can overwhelm gutters and downspouts, especially if they’re clogged with debris like leaves and dirt. This can cause water to overflow, leading to water damage along the roofline, foundation, and exterior walls.
- Swollen or Overflowing Drains: When stormwater overwhelms your home’s drainage system, drains may back up or overflow, leading to pooling water on walkways and around your home. This not only causes potential flooding but also creates breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
Proper drainage solutions, such as French drains, catch basins, and re-grading, can help address these common stormwater-related issues, preventing water damage and keeping your home dry and safe.
Ground Water Problems
Groundwater, or subsurface water, flows through soil and rock pore spaces beneath the earth’s surface. The “water table” is the top level of saturated soil, which fluctuates depending on the season and the amount of precipitation. When the water table rises, groundwater can reach the surface, often resulting in spring or artesian wells.
Excessive groundwater due to poor drainage can pose a significant risk to your home’s foundation, yard, and landscape. Some common warning signs of groundwater issues include:
- Excessively wet or soggy lawn
- Pooling water in your lawn
- Uneven or unstable ground
- Frost heaving
- Wet basement
At Diversified Drainage, we specialize in addressing underground water problems by treating them at the source. We have the experience, equipment, and expertise to identify and correct the issue—ensuring a permanent fix, not a temporary solution.
Frost Heaving
Groundwater doesn’t have to reach the surface to cause problems. During freezing temperatures, moisture in the soil can turn to ice and create masses called "ice lenses." These ice lenses force the surrounding soil and rock upward, creating frost heaves.
Frost heaves can lead to a variety of problems, including:
- Cracked or broken pavement (driveways, sidewalks, walkways, concrete aprons/slabs)
- Slanted or sloping sidewalks and slabs around your home
- Structural damage to your home due to upward movement of the footing
- Bowed and cracked foundation walls, potentially leading to wet basements
- Uneven basement floors
- Uneven footing of decks, patios, and stoops
- Cracked, humped, or uneven garage floors
- Uprooted plants and small shrubs
- Bumps and mounds in the lawn
At Diversified Drainage, we understand that treating underground water problems requires addressing the root cause. We have the expertise and equipment to accurately identify and correct these issues, preventing further damage.
Wet Basements
Wet basements occur when surface and/or groundwater seep into your foundation. Often, solving this issue requires a combination of drainage methods and techniques. Diversified Drainage offers a range of solutions, and our experienced specialists are skilled at identifying the root cause of the problem and delivering a custom drainage system that effectively solves it.
Don’t risk the safety and comfort of your home due to improper drainage. Trust the experts at Diversified Drainage to keep your basement dry and free from mold, mildew, and the musty smell caused by excess moisture. We’ll create a tailored drainage system, giving you peace of mind knowing your home and foundation are protected. Call today (763) 443-0575 for your drainage system design!
Types of Residential Drainage Solutions
French Drains
French drains channel water away your home to protect the foundation, lawn, and basement from flooding and damage. They consist of a perforated drain pipe that's surrounded by rounded gravel and buried in a trench leading to a storm water system or other outlet.
French Drains help fix and prevent:
- Soggy lawns
- Wet basement
- High water table
- Pooling water in lawn
- Frost heaving
- Leaking/eroding foundation
Curtain Drains
Curtain drains are similar to French drains, except they feature a shallow trench and aren't completely buried. This allows for assistance with surface/storm water as well as ground water drainage.
Curtain Drains help fix and prevent:
- Standing surface water
- Storm water runoff
- High water table
- Wet basement
- Frost heaving
- Leaking/eroding foundation
Foundation Drainage System
Foundation drainage systems capture ground water and channel it away from your home before it can damage the foundational integrity or seep into the basement. They essentially function as a French drain installed around your home’s foundation.
Foundation Drainage Systems help fix and prevent:
- Wet basement
- Basement flooding
- High water table
- Unstable, soggy lawns
- Foundation leaks and damage
- Standing water
Foundation Wall Waterproofing
While most concrete or cinder block foundation walls were sealed during initial construction, the tar-like substance isn't indestructible or everlasting. Protect your basement and foundation with updated waterproofing from Diversified Drainage.
Foundation Wall Waterproofing help fix and prevent:
- Leaking foundation walls
- Wet basement
- Damaged/deteriorating foundation
Landscape Regrading
Often done in conjunction with other drainage solutions, landscape regrading creates a uniform slope that helps direct the flow of surface water to a safe location away from your foundation. Attractive features, such as swales and berms, that add aesthetic appeal along with improved drainage can also be incorporated.
Landscape Regrading helps fix and prevent:
- Pooling water in yard
- Wet basements
- Erosion/settling in lawn
- Standing storm water
- Frost heaving
- Unstable lawn/soil
Catch Basins
Catch basins, also called storm drains or curb inlets, remove storm and surface water runoff before it can saturate the ground and causes serious issues. They work well in tight areas and preserve the existing landscape features, making them a perfect addition to a custom drainage system or on their own.
Catch Basins help fix and prevent:
- Storm water runoff not draining
- Frost heaving
- Pooling water in yard
- Wet basements
- Poor drainage in tight spaces
- Standing rain, snow melt
Downspout Drainage Extensions
Downspout drainage extensions capture water from downspout and sump pump discharge outlets and safely divert it away from your home and foundation. They feature underground piping that connects to the municipal storm water system or nearby natural wetland.
Downspout Extensions help fix and prevent:
- Wet basements
- Lawn, flower bed erosion
- Frost heaving
- Icy sidewalk, driveway
- Foundation leaks, erosion
- Pooling water from downspout
Call us today (763) 443-0575!
Services reviews
At Diversified Drainage, we take great pride in providing exceptional drainage solutions to our valued customers. Here, you'll find a collection of reviews from our satisfied clients, showcasing their experiences and opinions about our services. We believe in transparency and want to share these testimonials to give you a glimpse into the quality and reliability of our work.
This is a follow up review, I first posted when my project was completed in the spring. Diversified Drainage installed an extensive drain tile system around an addition to my house that was heaving during the winter. Now that we are into the winter season and the soil is freezing, I can confirm that the solution worked. No evidence of heaving. Thanks for solving the problem.
Mitch and his crew were very easy to work with, professional, friendly, and knowledgeable.
I work for a property management company and we’ve used Diversifed Drainage on several projects now. We have used other outfits for drain tile work and ran into issues with quality and professionalism with previous contractors. Mitch and his team are great at coming up with cost effect solutions to our needs. The guys installing the drain tile are great, hard working guys that are easy to communicate with. In the rental properties they’ve worked at for us, they are very good at answering our residents questions and concerns. They are great at keeping areas safe and work efficiently. Their prices are competitive with other work we’ve had done, but Diversifed Drainage’s work is hands down far better. Highly recommend them.
