Landscape Drainage Services
The skilled professionals at Lawrence Landscape can solve all your drainage issues with custom-designed solutions to fit your home and budget.
Drainage Solutions
The importance of proper drainage
Water is essential for life, but it can also be very destructive. Improper drainage around your foundation or in your lawn can cause tens of thousands of dollars in damage to your home and its contents. The professionals at Lawrence Landscape have years of experience in diagnosing and remedying drainage problems. Let us study your property and come up with the most effective solution to reduce the risk of future damage caused by poor drainage.
For over 35 years, Lawrence Landscape has been helping clients with drainage solutions to minimize the risk of damage caused by poor drainage.
Call us at 785-503-3637 to schedule a consultation.
Damage Prevention
Common Landscape Drainage Problems and Solutions
Drainage problems should be addressed as soon as they are discovered to minimize the damage. Letting water pool in your backyard or having a home that sits at the bottom of a hill or slope can cost you a lot of money in damage. Look out for these common issues:
Low Spots
Uneven or improper grading can cause depressions or low areas in your yard where water collects during periods of rainfall or melting snow. Over time, this standing water can kill the grass and leave the ground spongy. Regrading the area or installing a stream bed can effectively redirect the water and restore proper drainage to your landscape.
Improper Plant Bed Design
Plant beds add color and visual interest to any landscape design, but if they are engineered incorrectly, water may sit in the plant beds or move toward your home, causing damage to the plants or your foundation. The skilled professionals at Lawrence Landscape will ensure your flower beds are properly graded to maximize water drainage and plant growth.
Gutter & Downspout Maintenance & Design
Clogged, broken, or improperly sized gutters can allow concentrated amounts of water to overflow onto plant beds or hardscaping. Leaky or poorly situated downspouts can have a similar effect and should be redirected or replaced as needed.
Slope Toward the Foundation
Water should flow away from your home’s foundation (rather than toward it) in order to prevent deterioration of the foundation surface and to stop water from entering your living space. In addition to regrading, a French drain can be installed around the perimeter of your home to lead the water away before it can cause damage.
Hardscape Surfaces
Solid surfaces such as sidewalks, patios, and driveways also need adequate drainage to prevent pooling. Surface drains or regrading can help to solve these issues.
When to Call
Landscape Drainage Warning Signs
If you’re wondering whether to call Lawrence Landscape for drainage services, check out our list of warning signs to see if you recognize any of the following symptoms:
- Water stains: Staining on your basement walls or flooring is indicative of a leak in the foundation.
- Cracks in the foundation: While there may be any number of causes for this problem, it is important to investigate before further damage can occur.
- Standing water: If standing water is in your yard, driveway, or other surfaces around your home, it’s a sure sign that excess water is unable to drain away from the area.
- Overflowing gutters: If the water cascades over your gutters during periods of heavy rainfall, they may need to be cleaned, repaired, or replaced.
- Dead grass: Grass can’t grow in areas that are always saturated with water as it deprives the plant material of much-needed oxygen and sunlight.
“SUPERB job by the Lawrence Landscape crew. Frank and his team were tasked with widening a dry rock creek bed, removing sod, putting down landscape fabric, and adding rock. The 3 man crew was skilled, fast, professional and did a great job. In and out in about 2 1-2 hours. Can’t say enough about how they made a messy job look easy. I’ll be using them again.“
Richard Frantz
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The experienced, skilled professionals at Lawrence Landscape can solve all your drainage issues with custom-designed solutions to fit your home and budget.