Drainage Correction & Grading Across West Central Missouri
Most foundation problems start with water. Our heavy clay swells when it is soaked and shrinks as it dries, and that cycle pushes and pulls on footings and walls. Keeping water moving away from the house is the cheapest way to protect it. We regrade, add drains and downspout lines, and tie everything to a safe discharge point. Warrensburg, Knob Noster, Sedalia, Clinton and the farms in between.
If the yard holds water, the foundation is paying for it.
When gutters dump water beside the house or the yard slopes toward it, the soil around the foundation stays wet and the movement gets worse every season. Good drainage correction keeps water moving away so the ground stays steadier through every spring and every August.
This is also the cheapest foundation repair there is, because it prevents the expensive ones.
We measure the floor, check the crawl space or basement, trace the water, and hand you a written scope. Nothing to sign on the spot. No trip charge anywhere on our route.
Call (816) 718-3385Walk the water. Change its path. Give it somewhere to go.
Walk the property
We check how water leaves the roof and the yard, and where it collects.
Regrade and re-slope
Soil moved so the ground falls away from the house, with landscaping and hardscape protected wherever we can.
Extend and drain
Downspout extensions, French drains and swales where water collects, sump discharge lines run away from the house.
Tie it in
Everything connected to a safe discharge point, and soil stabilized where it was washing.
Water already getting in?
Drainage stops the next leak; sealing fixes the current one. See foundation waterproofing.
Need the digging done too?
We bring our own excavator for exterior drains, trenching and footing exposure. See excavation & exterior drainage.
Priced by how much ground has to move.
Most residential drainage jobs take a few days, depending on the size of the yard and how much soil has to be moved. The written estimate includes a realistic schedule and each item listed. Read more in How Gutters, Downspouts and Yard Grading Protect Your Foundation.
Our written findings are the format lenders, buyers and sellers ask for. We turn them around quickly for closings and PCS moves.
Anywhere in Johnson, Pettis and Henry Counties.
Drainage questions we hear most.
Will you tear up my landscaping?
We protect landscaping and hardscape wherever we can and tell you up front what has to move. Regraded areas are seeded or sodded.
How far should water drain from the house?
Far enough that it cannot soak back toward the foundation. Downspout extensions and drain lines are run to a discharge point that works for your lot.
Can drainage alone fix my cracks?
It stops them from getting worse. If the foundation has already moved, leveling may be needed as well, and the inspection will tell you.
Is the work warrantied?
Yes. The written estimate spells out the warranty before any work begins.
Yard draining the wrong way? Free estimate.
A written estimate before any work. No pressure at any step.