Drainage & Grading
Prevent Flooding & Foundation Damage
Managing stormwater to protect your property
Proper drainage is critical to avoid large repair bills from damage caused by excessive water infiltration, erosion, and flooding. But not every property is designed to divert water away from your home or prevent water from over-saturating the yard.
Adding a properly-designed and well-functioning drainage system can save you thousands of dollars on property damage.
Riverbend Landscapes & Tree Service provides custom stormwater management, grading solutions, French drains, and water retention systems to suit every type of landscape in Northern Virginia. Give your yard the protection it needs to remain healthy through any storm or excessive rainfall.
Stormwater Management & Water Retention Systems
Heavy amounts of rain can be harmful to your landscape, causing floods, killing lawns and plants, and paving the way for a mosquito breeding ground. Investing in a professional stormwater management or water retention system prevents flooding that can damage your home, puts an end to overly-saturated soil, and gives you more usable outdoor space.
To determine the extent of your drainage problem, we first assess your current yard layout, with particular attention to high and low points. Our drainage experts can quickly identify any areas that need drainage assistance and recommend the best remediation options.
We offer a full range of stormwater management systems, including catch basins, dry creek beds, French drainage systems, gutter downspout extensions, infiltration trenches, and regrading. With so many options, we're able to provide a drainage solution for any situation and budget.
Regrading
The type of soil you have, and how it's graded, determines how well your yard will drain. For example, if the soil around your foundation isn’t properly sloped away from your home or has a negative grade, then your home will be prone to flooding and damage to its foundation.
In many cases, regrading the soil can alleviate the problem. By adding, removing, or moving soil around your property, we can encourage water to flow away from your home or overly-saturated parts of your yard and/or toward areas that will benefit from additional moisture.
Our team of soil grading experts will evaluate your yard to identify any problems with soil placement or grading. We'll then carefully modify the landscape to improve drainage and avoid water retention problems.
You'll also receive a record of any potential risks of erosion found during our evaluation and grading processes to ensure your yard remains in great health throughout each season.
French Drain Installation
Sometimes, installing a French drainage system is a great alternative to grading. When properly installed, a French drainage system prevents water from flowing toward your home, flooding your yard, or creating soggy spots where plants cannot grow.
A French drain consists of a ditch or trench into which a large, perforated pipe is placed. The trench is filled with gravel to allow water from the surrounding soil to easily infiltrate into the pipe. Water is carried through the pipe and emptied into a storm drain, drainage ditch, or another spot where it won't harm your foundation, lawn, or plantings. Basically, the system is designed to take excess water from your yard and redirect it somewhere else.
Our Drainage and Grading Process
To avoid any confusion, we’ve outlined our process for improving drainage and grading on your property.
Initial Consultation
We’ll meet with you and take a look at your property to get an idea of its drainage needs and how we’ll accomplish our objectives.
Provide an Estimate
Once we know what we’re up against, our estimator will provide you with a detailed estimate that outlines the price and services we’ll provide.
Schedule the Service
After you accept the service, we’ll work to get you on the schedule and communicate any changes as soon as possible.
Regrade the Property
Our team will improve the drainage, grading, and more of your property to help you avoid property damage from excessive rainfall.
Final Inspection
We’ll ask that you take a look at the work we’ve done and provide any feedback if there’s anything more we can do for your yard.
Why choose Riverbend for Drainage & Grading?
If you want to install a cost-efficient drainage system that is fully functional, prevents excessive water flow, and improves your landscape’s health, then give us a call! Our drainage solutions are customized to your landscape’s specific needs and are designed to protect your home from expensive repairs. With honest and friendly professionals, you'll receive exceptional customer service and a drainage system that changes your property for the better.
Drainage Specialists
To ensure all work is safely and professionally done to industry standards
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Professional Drainage and Grading Improvement in Northern Virginia
At Riverbend, we’re proud to provide our grading and drainage improvement services throughout Fairfax and Loudoun Counties. If you aren’t sure if we work in your neighborhood, use the service area map and list of locations below for more information. If you still can’t tell, call us at 703-402-9366 and we’ll help you figure it out.
District of Columbia
Fairfax County
Loudoun County
Montgomery County
Don’t Let Poor Drainage Destroy Your Property; Get Drainage Help Today
Poor drainage can damage your property and kill trees. The Riverbend team can improve drainage and install systems to protect your investment in your landscape. Press the button below to request an estimate for our drainage services.
