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Drainage System Installations And Repairs
We install and repair landscape drainage systems
One of the keys to keeping your landscaping (and property) in good shape is ensuring you have proper drainage in place. Drainage issues can cause premature erosion, property damage, damage to buildings and foundations, and they can be very expensive to repair. Depending on what your drainage issues are there could be a number of ways to address the problem and solve it once and for all.
What Type Of Drainage Problem Do You Have?
- Is there water pooling up on your property?
- Does your property have soil erosion due to heavy rain?
- Do you have soft spots in your lawns or landscape beds?
- Do you have standing water around your foundation?
- Is your driveway or parking area a wet mess when it rains?
Without proper drainage in place your landscaping and lawn areas can be prone to flooding, it can drown out your expensive plants, erode away expensive hardscaping, and even cause damage to your structures and their foundations.
Brummel Lawn & Landscape LLC is a landscaping contractor based out of Blue Springs, MO and serves the Kansas City, Metro area. We specialize in installing lawn and landscape drainage systems including drainage swales, french drains, and more. We offer real solutions for properties with a drainage or standing water problem.
Many of our clients properties suffer from poor drainage or have drainage systems that just weren’t implemented correctly from the start which has led to significant erosion problems, water pooling, soft spots, and flooding in their lawns, gardens and landscapes. We can help solve these problems by developing a solid plan for your property.
Drainage Solutions That We Offer In Kansas City
Dry creek beds are an eye appealing, functional solution to direct runoff water away from your home or landscaping and prevent erosion and landscape damage. A dry creek bed is very attractive and adds the look of a stream, even without water.
Getting water away from the house and flowing toward a designated drainage area, such as a storm drain or an area at the back of the property, can be accomplished by extending downspouts. The pipe will be buried underground, with an outlet at the end of the pipe that pops open when water is exiting and closes when water stops to prevent any clogging. With this system, there is nothing extra you will have to mow or weed eat around.
French drains are a great way to collect standing water. We use perforated pipe with clean gravel. The grade will be checked to ensure that you have proper fall.
Catch Basin drainage systems are similar to a floor drain in your home. These boxes are placed in existing low areas, or other areas that may gather water. Catch Basins are used as a preventative measure to avoid damage to property and landscape by leading excess water to a designated area.
Berms are an easy way to add interest and height to landscape in dull, flat areas. Berms are simply mounded hills of dirt, constructed for reasons such as blocking out unwanted or unsightly views, directing or redirecting foot traffic and drainage, creating subtle and natural-looking privacy, adding raised elements to the landscape, or simply emphasizing a particular area or focal point.
For some areas, regrading the area is all that is needed. Regrading is done by bringing in new soil, or using the existing soil, and grading it in a manner to ensure a positive flow and to direct the water in the right direction.
What Is A Drainage Swale?
A drainage swale is a shallow channel or depression that is designed to carry and manage stormwater runoff. It is typically found in landscaped areas, such as along the side of a road or where a culvert outflow is located. Swales are used to intercept and convey excess water from storms or other sources to a drainage outlet, such as a storm drain or a natural waterway.
Drainage swales are often used as an alternative to traditional stormwater management systems, such as underground pipes, because they can be more visually appealing and have a variety of additional benefits, such as providing habitat for wildlife and helping to reduce erosion. Drainage swales are typically lined with river rock or with vegetation, such as grasses or native plants, which helps to filter pollutants and sediment from the water as it flows through the channel.
Example of a landscaped drainage swale
Example of a landscaped drainage swale
Drainage System Installation and Repair
- Drainage system design
- Drainage system installation
- Underground drainage and piping
- Drainage swale installation
- French drain installations
- Drainage system repairs
- Drain box and catch basin installation
- Downspout drainage systems
- Stream and creek beds for channeling water
- Drainage problem correction
Does Your Property Have Water Drainage Problems?
Drainage issues should be addressed during the landscape design process and before your actual landscape is installed. Because every property we work on is different a good landscape designer will take the time to understand how water may flow from your property, what type of soil conditions you have, and they will also know and understand the rainfall in your area and/or how high the static water table might be. Knowing all of these factors can help us plan out an effective drainage solution for your specific property.
It’s often during sustained and heavy rainfall when a drainage problem will surface. After a few days of rain, a property with poor drainage will become obvious. You’ll visibly see water pooling in low spots, your lawn or gardens will be muddy, you may see erosion taking place, and a host of other problems. If the water table (sub-surface water) is high in your area, then rainfall only makes the problem that much worse.
Drainage Problems We Solve
High Water Tables
A high water table can pose a challenge for any landscape. The water table is water that lies close to the soil surface. It can vary depending on where you are located. If you have a high water table then the low lying areas of your landscape can often have pooling water. Often the best solution for a high water table is to plant appropriate trees, shrubs, and other plants that are capable of handling these wet, boggy, conditions. These are often plantings that natively grow in wetland areas.
Another option to solve a high water table drainage problem is to raise the lawn areas or landscape bed areas up. You can do this by mounding up areas with additional soil and appropriate plantings to keep it held together or you can even use raised landscape beds.
Excess Water Pooling On The Surface
If your property has clay-based soil then you may have problems with surface water pooling up. Clay is a very dense material and doesn’t allow for good drainage. Surface water issues can often be solved by properly grading the property away from the home and into a swale or french drain that can channel the water away from your property and into an existing storm drain or drainage ditch of some type.
One of the most popular and effective drainage systems to install for a surface water problem is the French drain. This is a time-tested drainage solution that gathers water and channels it to a place underground (usually a trench filled with gravel and perforated pipe) where the water can take its time percolating down through the soil.
More Ideas For Solving Your Drainage Problems
Careful Construction Practices – Often drainage problems surface after extensive construction or site-work has been completed on a property. Activities such as removing and placing fill, property grading, and digging of foundations or footings can alter the drainage on a property. When construction occurs on your property care must be taken to avoid compaction of the soil and also to make sure that your property is graded to channel water away from low-lying areas and your home or buildings foundation.
Regulate Your Irrigation System – Many irrigation systems are setup to deliver water to a lawn, or landscape over a set period of time rather than on the needs of those specific plants. It’s a good idea to set your irrigation to meet the needs of your specific landscape rather than set it on a timed schedule. For example, if your irrigation system runs for an hour in the evening, but the plantings are sufficiently watered within 15 minutes, that extra 45 minutes of watering doesn’t make much sense and likely contributes to the poor drainage issues.
Check For Broken Plumbing Or Sewer Lines – In some cases, poor drainage, or pooling, standing water can be the symptoms of a broken, clogged, or corroded sewer or drain line. If your drainage issues are accompanied by a foul sewage smell, then this could be part of your problem. We also see pooling water caused by broken municipal water pipes or sprinkler pipes. The broken piping causes the excess water to pool near the surface.
Adapt Plantings To Site Conditions – If your property is continually suffering from drainage problems due to a high water table then it’s a good idea to make sure your plantings are “drinkers” you want to carefully select plants, trees, and shrubs that require lots of water or that thrive in excess moisture.
If you’d like to schedule a consultation to discuss your drainage system or to correct drainage issues you might be experiencing with your property we’d be happy to meet with you. Please call 816-525-8333 or fill out our online form and we’ll get right back to you.
Great company to use! Out of the 3 I’ve used this one was the best! Very reliable and really values the customers time and business!
The apartment complex I live at used Brummel’s services for several years. This spring I noticed a different landscaping company had been hired and you could immediately notice how horrible this complex looked. I complained to management as well as other tenants. We were told they wanted to give another landscaping company a chance and what a huge mistake that was. If it’s not broken don’t fix it! Thank goodness they realized cheaper isn’t better and hired Brummel back. This company is so meticulous in their work and it shows. We once again have a pristine looking landscape and they are very prideful in their work!
The Team we had from Brummel were the best professionals we've hired in a long time. They demolished an old pool, deck. Re-sodded, landscaped to bring back the beauty in our back yard. The Team members were polite, hard working and respectful. I give them an A+.
Came home to find some sod had been installed in my yard! Called Brummel's after hours and in a short time Kyle showed up to set up a program on the sprinkler, aim the heads , and make sure that all the new sod was getting watered. He was a life saver ! Thanks Brummel's.
There was a mishap at my apartment complex & my car window ended up being broken. the mowers were honest & owned up to the mistake and left a note & sent the complex office an email. I was in contact with Marla and she was quick to get my window taken care of! thanks for the honesty and thanks for your help Marla!
Great company
Very dependable and does wonderful work. Our lawn has never looked better.
Brummel has been providing maintenance for my irrigation system for the past 6 years. Very professional and affordable. Mike has kept my system in pristine working order!
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