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In Rochester, flat or negatively graded yards often hold water. We regrade your lawn to create a gentle slope away from your home's foundation. This simple yet crucial change directs rainwater and snowmelt toward appropriate drainage areas or municipal storm systems, solving persistent sogginess and protecting your property's structure.

Rochester's dense clay soil drains poorly. We typically recommend and install French drain systems, which involve a perforated pipe surrounded by gravel buried in a trench. This system collects subsurface water and safely channels it away from problem areas, effectively managing water even in challenging soil conditions common to our region.

Absolutely. By combining strategic grading to divert surface water and installing sub-surface drainage like French drains or curtain drains, we manage water flow at multiple levels. This comprehensive approach is key in Rochester to relieve hydrostatic pressure against your foundation walls, which is a primary cause of basement leaks and seepage.