Drainage that gets water away from your house

Gutters catch the water. Drainage decides where it goes. We install underground downspout lines and French drains that carry water away from your foundation, walkways, and crawl space.

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Underground downspout drains
French drains
Drain line cleaning

Flat lots and heavy rain need a plan

Lowcountry lots tend to be flat with a high water table, so water has fewer places to go on its own. A downspout that empties right next to the house can put hundreds of gallons against your foundation in a single summer storm.

An underground downspout drain carries that water through solid pipe to a spot where it can safely come out, often through a pop-up emitter in the lawn. A French drain is a gravel-filled trench with perforated pipe that collects water from soggy areas of the yard and moves it away.

We look at where your water comes from, where it collects, and where it can go, then design the simplest system that solves it. Sometimes that is one extension. Sometimes it is a full French drain. You will know why before we dig.

Drainage work we do

Underground downspout drain lines
Pop-up emitters and discharge points
French drains for soggy yards and low spots
Clearing clogged or root-filled drain lines
Replacing crushed or disconnected lines
Splash blocks and downspout extensions

Which drain does what

Option	Best for	Good to know
Underground downspout drain	Water dumping next to the foundation	Solid pipe from the downspout to a safe discharge point.
French drain	Soggy yards, low spots, water along a wall	A gravel trench with perforated pipe that collects water from the ground.
Drain line cleaning	Lines that back up or overflow at the downspout	We flush and clear buried lines, and replace sections that are crushed.

Signs it is time to call

Puddles that sit near the house for a day after rain
Water in the crawl space or a musty smell under the house
Washed-out mulch beds and soil below downspouts
Cracks or settling in the foundation, slab, or walkway
Downspouts that back up at the ground connection
A lawn that stays soggy in one area

How the job goes

1
Watch the water
We look at your roof, downspouts, grading, and where water collects.
2
Design the fix
The simplest system that solves it, with a written quote.
3
Install
Trenching, pipe, gravel, and discharge points, with the lawn put back neatly.
4
Flow test
We run water through the system so you can see it leave the yard.

Questions about drainage

Still wondering about something? Call (843) 998-9522. A real person picks up, 7 days a week.

What is the difference between a French drain and a downspout drain?

A downspout drain is solid pipe that carries roof water from a downspout to a safe spot. A French drain uses perforated pipe in a gravel trench to collect water that is already in the ground. Many homes need one, some need both.

Where does the water go?

To the lowest safe spot on your property, usually through a pop-up emitter in the lawn or to a ditch, swale, or the street where local rules allow. We plan the route with you before we dig.

Will you tear up my yard?

We dig a narrow trench, set the pipe, and put the soil and sod back as neatly as we can. Most lawns blend back in within a few weeks.

My downspout drain backs up. Can you fix it?

Usually, yes. Buried lines clog with leaves, shingle grit, and roots. We flush them, and if a section is crushed or broken we replace it.

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