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When a tree that has been growing for decades raises the lot, it also raises the earth and can create a drainage problem that didn't exist before. This is an older house and the last one on the street. Many of the surrounding properties drain water through here....

This house has daylight windows in the basement when I decreased the grade of the yard it left it pretty flat. The yard has been built up on three sides so there is only one way for the water to drain out; along the side of the house and out to the curb.   The...

This system is quite large, quite complex. The backyard is the highest point on this property, which forces water to flow towards the house. It used to be pitched more to one side and out to the street.   We see changes in elevation a lot with mid-century homes....

There are a lot of large trees in this area. Many yards have had their elevations changed, which changed how water will drain out of them. In some spots, it is pooling and not draining out at all.   The anchoring roots of this tree were so big and thick that we...

We are installing a perimeter french drain around the backyard of this property. You can see we dug a trench around the entire yard that will be used for our french drain. This homeowner is going to save money by repurposing the dirt that we excavated for this...

We are building a curtain drain around the house. You can see where the water was not draining out of the court after heavy rains. We like to dig a trench that is at least 14 inches wide and 14 inches deep, this one ended up being 17 inches wide and 21 inches deep....

I wanted to talk about why the ground can be soft and difficult to mow between houses. If there is a clay pan, like there is here, the water will not be able to dissipate. Leaving the ground to stay quite soft between houses. Here is a big reason for this, take a look...

We are installing a french drain around an elevated patio. Elevated patios can have various materials used for their base, it depends on who installed it. Many of the materials that are used hold water that takes days to drain out after it rains. The area around this...

This lake has a water line that is four feet higher than in the swale on this side of the berm. The berm is all clay which is a perfect example of heavier soils holding onto water. The swale that we have here has 19 inches of all from one end to the other. We are...