Water Pools Even Though You Have Drains

The clearest signal of all. If puddles are returning to spots your system used to handle, something downstream has stopped carrying water.

Grates and Basins Drain Slowly

Water that sits in a catch basin, gurgles, or backs up over the grate points to a restriction in the line below it.

The Outlet Barely Trickles

Check your discharge point during a heavy rain. If little or no water comes out while the yard floods, the line is blocked or broken.

Soft Spots or Dips Along the Line

Sunken turf, depressions, or a small sinkhole tracing the drain route often means the pipe below has crushed or collapsed.

Silt, Mud, or Roots in the Basin

Sediment builds up over the years, and tree roots seek out the moisture inside drain lines. Both narrow the pipe until flow stops.

Water Returning Near the Foundation

A downspout line that has separated underground quietly dumps roof water right back against the house, often with no sign at the surface.

Clogged and Silted Lines

Years of sediment, leaves, and debris narrow a pipe until it can no longer carry a storm. We clear the line and confirm full flow to the outlet.

Crushed or Collapsed Pipe

Vehicle traffic, settling soil, and freeze-thaw movement flatten pipe underground. We locate the damaged run and replace that section.

Root Intrusion

Tree roots find the moisture inside drain lines and fill them. We remove the intrusion and repair or reroute the affected length.

Blocked or Buried Outlets

A discharge point covered by mulch, soil, or growth backs up the entire system. We re-establish the outlet and protect it against recurrence.

Failed Basins, Grates, and Channel Drains

Cracked, sunken, or undersized basins and broken grates get replaced and reset to the correct grade, so water actually enters the system.

Lost Pitch, Separations, and Failed Pumps

Settled lines that no longer fall toward the outlet, joints pulled apart underground, and drainage pumps that have stopped running.