Dean's Excavating & Landscape | Professional Landscaping in Geneseo, IL

Standing water often means your yard isn't graded properly to direct water away from your home. Our excavation service carefully reshapes the land's slope, a process called regrading. This creates a gentle, consistent pitch that channels rainwater and runoff toward a safe drainage area or a planned trench system, effectively eliminating those soggy, muddy spots and protecting your foundation.

Trenching for drainage involves digging narrow, strategic channels to install pipes (like French drains) that collect and redirect subsurface water away from your property. While it does require digging, our team at Dean's Excavating plans the trench path meticulously to minimize disruption to your existing landscape. We work efficiently and clean up thoroughly, leaving you with a hidden, effective solution to your water problems.

Absolutely. Working exclusively in the Geneseo and Henry County area, we have extensive experience with the local clay-heavy soils common here. This soil type holds water and requires specific excavation and drainage techniques to be effective. Our knowledge ensures we choose the right equipment and methods for a solution that lasts, avoiding the common pitfalls that can come from a one-size-fits-all approach.