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Foundation Drains and Backfill

Building? Get the drains in before you backfill.

Footing drains, downspout lines and backfill against new foundations.

Black corrugated foundation drain pipe in trench leading away from new two-story house, red clay in Sherrills Ford, NC

How it works

Perforated pipe in stone around the footing, tied out to daylight so water is not sitting against the wall.

Downspout lines carried away from the house instead of dumping at the corner. Backfill brought in and compacted once the drains are in.

We work with builders on new construction, and we dig around existing houses when water is already getting in.

What we need to know to quote it

Have these ready when you call and we can usually give you a number on the spot.

  • New construction, or an existing house with a water problem?
  • Crawlspace, basement or slab?
  • Is there somewhere downhill we can run the pipe out to daylight?
  • Do you need backfill hauled in, or is the dirt already on site?

Before and after

Trench dug along brick ranch house with black corrugated drain pipe laid; mini excavator at far end
During
Backfilled drain trench graded and strawed along brick ranch house foundation
After

Drain along a brick ranch

Trench and pipe, then backfilled, graded and strawed.

Black corrugated drain pipes laid along house foundation wall on wooded slope before backfill, HVAC unit
During
Backfilled and graded strip along new house foundation, white Bobcat mini excavator finishing at far end
After

New house footing drains

Lines run around the foundation, then backfilled to grade.

Foundation drains jobs

Bobcat E50 mini excavator trenching, twin corrugated drain pipes laid in red clay, silt fence behind
Takeuchi TL12 backfilling red clay against waterproofed brick foundation of new home

Where we do it

Foundation drains across Catawba County and Lincoln County

Based in Maiden. Most of this work is within about thirty minutes of the pit.

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Building? Get the drains in before you backfill.

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