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Grading and Drainage in Chelan, WA
Most water problems are grade problems. Correcting the fall across a site, cutting a swale, setting a culvert or running a drain line moves runoff away from foundations, driveways and outbuildings before it does damage.
Grading and DrainageWhat the work involves
What we do on a grading and drainage job
- Rough and finish grading
- Positive drainage away from foundations
- Swales and drainage ditches
- French drains and footing drains
- Culvert installation and driveway approaches
- Regrading to correct standing water and erosion
Who this is for
Who calls us for it
- Property owners with standing water, run on or erosion
- New builds that need finish grade before landscaping
- Driveways and yards that shed water in the wrong direction
Before you hire anyone
What people worry about
The questions that come up on almost every grading and drainage call.
Moving the problem to the neighbor
Water has to leave somewhere. Every drainage plan names where it daylights, and it’s never onto the next property.
Paying for the wrong fix
Surface runoff, groundwater and a failed footing drain look alike from inside a crawlspace. We tell you which one it looks like before you pay for any of them.
Grade that looks right and isn’t
Fall gets checked with a laser level. A pad that looks flat can hold water against a wall for years.
The machine
Sized for residential access
This work is done with our Kubota U55-5 compact excavator: 6 ft 5 in wide on rubber tracks, 11 ft 11 in dig depth and 19 ft 7 in of reach. It fits most driveways and side yards a bigger machine can’t, and it’s easier on the ground getting there.
How the price works is on how an estimate works. Who calls 811 and who issues permits is on permits and locates.
Where we do it
Grading and Drainage across North Central Washington
Based in Chelan and working Chelan, Manson, Entiat, Wenatchee and further out. Each town page covers the ground and access there.
Questions
Grading and Drainage questions
Can grading fix water getting into a crawlspace?
Often, yes, if the water is surface runoff reaching the building because the ground falls the wrong way. Sometimes it’s groundwater or a failed footing drain instead, and regrading alone won’t fix that. We’ll tell you which one it looks like rather than sell you the work either way.
When is the best time of year for drainage work?
Any time the ground is workable. Seeing the site while it’s wet helps, because you can watch where the water goes instead of guessing.
What’s a French drain?
A trench with perforated pipe bedded in clean rock and wrapped in fabric. It collects water below the surface and carries it to a safe outlet. It works when there’s somewhere lower for the water to go.
What’s a swale?
A shallow, shaped channel in the ground that carries surface water where you want it. It’s often the cheapest fix and the easiest to maintain.
Related
Work that usually goes with it
Storm Drainage Systems
Catch basins, storm pipe, culverts and drywells that carry storm water off the property.
See the detailDriveways and Access Roads
Gravel driveways and access roads built or rebuilt to hold up to weather, grade and loaded trucks.
See the detailSite Preparation
Raw ground turned into a pad you can build on: cleared, stripped, cut to grade and compacted.
See the detailCall or text the owners
Get a written estimate
Tell us what you’re building and where. A photo of the way in helps more than anything else.
(509) 421-1539