Surface Water
Water sitting on the lawn, driveway, or patio is a path problem — not a pipe product.
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Yard · Foundation · Stormwater
Water should leave
your property.
Drainage Pro identifies where water comes from, where it collects and the right way to move it away from your home.
Drainage Analysis · System Design · Installation · Restoration
The signs are easy to see
Where is the water going?
Standing Water
Water sitting in the lawn long after the rain stops.
Soggy Side Yard
Constant mud between the house and the property line.
Foundation Pooling
Water collecting against the structure.
Driveway Runoff
Stormwater traveling toward the garage.
Backyard Flooding
Low areas that become unusable after storms.
Erosion
Soil and landscaping being washed away.
The Drainage Pro WaterPath™ process
We don’t guess
and start digging.
We identify the source, measure the grade, and design the water’s complete path. The trench comes after the path is known.
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01
Source
Where is the water coming from?
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02
Capture
Where should it be collected?
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03
Move
How should it travel?
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04
Discharge
Where can it safely exit?
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05
Restore
Make the property look right again.
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06
Verify
Can we prove the path works?
Solutions
The water decides
the system.
Subsurface Water
Saturated soil and water moving toward the structure need collection below grade.
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Water Movement
Collected water still has to travel and exit somewhere legal, safe, and permanent.
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Drainage analysis
Start with the water.
Not the pipe.
Drainage Pro Property Water Analysis. A paid diagnostic — credited toward an approved installation — so the first trench is the right one.
- Property walkthrough
- Water-source identification
- Elevation measurements
- Drainage and downspout review
- Irrigation leak screening
- Collection-point planning
- Discharge planning
- Recommended system
- Preliminary system diagram
- Installation proposal
Visual proof
See where the water went.
Every lot is a watershed
Every property has
a water path.
Select a point on the property. Each one is a decision — source, capture, movement, or discharge.
Evidence, not adjectives
What a finished job
has to prove.
Elevations
Starting and ending grade. Intended pipe slope. Not “it looked like it would run.”
The path
Pipe type and diameter. Perforated versus solid. Cleanouts. Basins. Discharge point.
The record
Before, progress, and after photographs. Flow test. As-built drawing for the owner.
The scope
What rainfall and site conditions the system was designed to manage. No casual forever-promises.
Drainage Pro near you
A local crew.
A national process.
Enter a ZIP code. We match you to an operating market — not a thin page with a city name swapped in.
Journal
Field notes from the yards.
Wet yards and selling a Austin house
Disclosure and a documented repair beat a surprise inspection after a storm week. Local notes for Austin: thin soils over limestone on…
Drainage that broke after new Austin landscaping
Beds, walls, and new sod change grade. Yesterday’s path can die under six inches of good intentions. Local notes for Austin: thin…
Drainage that broke after new Austin landscaping
Beds, walls, and new sod change grade. Yesterday’s path can die under six inches of good intentions. Local notes for Austin: thin…
Do you always install a French drain?
No. A French drain is one collection method. Some lots need grade. Some need a channel at the driveway. Some need a pump because there is no gravity fall. We identify the source, the collection, the conveyance, and the discharge before anyone digs.
Why is the first visit a paid Drainage Analysis?
Every property is different. Free “estimates” turn into unpaid field days and a sales pitch for the product the crew already knows how to install. The analysis is the product: walkthrough, sources, elevations, downspouts, collection and discharge planning, a preliminary diagram, and a written proposal. The fee is credited toward an approved installation.
What does a typical project cost?
It depends on trench length, soil, access, pumps, discharge distance, and restoration. As a planning range we test: localized correction around $1,500–$3,500, core installations around $3,500–$9,000, and whole-yard or complex systems $9,000–$25,000+. Commercial and multifamily work is scoped separately.
Will this stop all flooding?
No responsible drainage company promises that. We design for the sources we can identify and the rainfall and site conditions written in the scope. Extreme events, neighbor discharge, and municipal systems can exceed any residential installation.
What if the wet spot is a sprinkler leak?
Then it is not a drainage job. We screen for irrigation leaks on the analysis. A pressurized line can mimic a drainage failure. Installing pipe to “fix” a leak wastes the project and leaves the leak in the ground.
Do you handle permits and 811?
Utility locates are required before digging. Storm connections, easements, floodplain work, and right-of-way discharge are flagged on intake. Local rules differ by city. We do not treat outdoor drainage as unregulated just because it is not indoor plumbing.
Who actually does the work?
Drainage Pro owns the brand, the process, the analysis standard, and the customer communication. Local drainage, excavation, or landscape businesses install under that standard — elevations, pipe spec, discharge, photographs, flow test, as-built. You are not buying a lead. You are buying a designed path.
Do you sell franchises?
Territory relationships for qualified drainage and excavation businesses are discussed separately. We do not treat the homeowner site as a franchise advertisement. If you operate a capable company and want a market conversation, use the Territory Opportunities page.