Standing water after every storm, a soggy side yard, a patio that puddles. We work out where the water is coming from, then build the drain that fits.
Pooling water is the problem we see most around Mobile. The fix depends on how much water there is and where it’s coming from.
A gravel trench with a perforated pipe that collects water across a wide wet area and carries it away.
A grated box set at the low point that takes in surface water and pipes it out.
A slotted drain set into a patio, driveway or walkway edge where water collects on hard surfaces.
Gravel left exposed on top, so the drain doubles as a stone border or dry creek look.
First we watch where the water goes: roof runoff, a neighbor’s yard, a low spot, or a slab with no fall. Then we find somewhere lower for it to go, because a drain only works if the water has an exit.
We call 811 before we dig, every time, even if it moves the start date. Private lines like sprinkler pipe and landscape lighting are the homeowner’s to mark, so we ask about them on the estimate.
The trench is dug, the pipe is laid at a steady fall, and the ground is closed back up and cleaned off. Where the grade itself is the problem, we regrade so water runs away from the house instead of toward it.
Big or small, these happen every time.
Superior Scapes is based in west Mobile and does French drains and grading across Mobile County and Baldwin County, including Mobile, West Mobile, Grand Bay and Daphne. See every town we cover.
Mobile is one of the rainiest cities in the country, and flat lots on clay soil hold that water. A drain often has to go in before new sod or a patio will last.
It depends on the length of the run, how deep it has to go and where the water can exit. We don’t list prices online. The estimate is free, and the price is written into your contract.
Deep enough to collect the water and steep enough to move it. We set the depth and the fall of the pipe on site, based on where the water collects and where it can drain to.
A French drain needs somewhere lower to send the water, and over time it can silt up. If the yard only puddles in one spot, a catch basin is often the simpler fix. We’ll tell you which one fits on the estimate.
Sometimes regrading the yard so water runs away from the house is enough, and that can cost less than a drain. A catch basin can also be cheaper when the water collects in one low spot.
Every time, even if it delays the start. Private lines such as sprinkler pipe are up to the homeowner to mark, so we ask about them up front.
