Drainage | Winglewich Landscape Contracting

Brains For Drains

"Do you have a drainage problem?"

We always ask it at every estimate for a construction job. Drainage may be the least understood, most overlooked landscaping feature. Drainage problems can ruin home and hardscaping foundations, drown plants, and wash out decorative features.

At Winglewich Landscape Contracting, we listen closely and work with you to develop stormwater solutions that last. One size does not fit all - That's why we put in the time, devising practical, eco friendly fixes instead of trying to sell the most expensive thing right away.

Consider these popular ways of putting water in its place.

French Drains

French drains are great in lawns, gardens, fields, and gravel parking areas. Hidden and highly effective, these old-school solutions slowly capture soil water, reducing water tables, taking pressure off foundations, and amending boggy areas.

Dry Well

If you understand a leach field, you will easily understand the purpose of a dry well. They can also be pressed into service as settling basins for debris and toxins before water flows into a creek or a watershed. Dry wells can be as small as a trashcan, or as large as a building, depending on the application.

Channel Drains

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Often installed in or along hardscaping , channel drains quickly evacuate surface water around paving or pools. Channel drains look sleek and high-end, and can be cleaned easily, making them a beloved solution for drainage on flatwork or paving projects.

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Culverts & Ditches

We can reestablish and excavate ditches, bogs, and swales, as well as installing culverts. Corrugated steel is time tested, but we like double-walled polyethylene ones, since they never corrode and "bounce back" from accidental damage - saving your wallet and roadway.

Downspout Collection

Letting water collect near your home's foundation can cost you your foundation or siding. Downspout collection pipes roof runoff far away. In debris-heavy areas such as redwood forests, we usually install a catch basin to isolate debris before it clogs a pipe.

Grading

Call us and we will bring in the heavy equipment to cut, fill, and slope your way to a properly drained area.