Water Management & Earthwork
Drainage & Grading
in Charlotte, NC
Send the water somewhere sensible. Grading, French drains, channel drains and downspout runs. It is the least visible work we do and the most likely to save everything else in the yard.
We take this on as part of a build we are already doing rather than as a job on its own, so it comes in on the same contract and the same schedule as the rest of the yard.
Typical Timeline
3–7 days
Scope
Assessed before any hardscape
Financing
Enhancify™ & HFS
Scope of Work
What's Included in Your Proposal
Every drainage plan we build in Charlotte is quoted line by line. If something is not on this list, you hear about it before you sign rather than halfway through the dig.
Water Assessment
Where water arrives, where it pools, and where it can legally go.
Grading Plan
Falls set away from the house and off every finished surface.
Earthwork
Cut, fill, and compaction to the grading plan, with spoil hauled off site.
French Drains
Perforated pipe in washed stone and filter fabric, sloped correctly.
Channel Drains
Trench drains at patio edges, thresholds, and low points.
Downspout Runs
Roof water piped well clear instead of dumped at the foundation.
Pop-Up Emitters
Daylighted outlets that clear themselves without flooding a neighbour.
Sump & Pump
Where gravity genuinely can't get the water out.
The Build
From First Walk-Through to First Swim
Consultation
We walk the yard together, take measurements, and talk through your vision for the space.
Quote & 3D Rendering
An itemized quote and a 3D rendering of the yard, drawn to the measurements taken on site.
Design Review
You look it over and tell us what to change. We revise the layout, the features, and the finishes until it's right.
Construction
Six to eight weeks from dig to swimming on a typical build, with transparent updates as we move through the process.
Startup & Handoff
Once water's in, our maintenance crew sets up the system and manages it for the first few weeks to ensure a smooth startup.
Project Gallery
Builds Near Charlotte That Included Drainage & Grading
Whole-yard projects where the drainage & grading was ours as well. Each photograph is the finished build it was part of, not a close-up of the scope itself.
Charlotte Homeowners
In Their Words
If you are thinking of having a pool installed, give Robert a call. Very transparent on timelines and costs. His team of dedicated stone masons and skilled subcontractors created an amazing custom pool for our family despite not having huge amounts of real estate to work with. Our plunge pool, spa and grotto were the perfect size for the family and our friends.
R. C.
Google review · Plunge pool, spa & grotto
Robert was fantastic to work with. Transparent and competitive pricing, reasonable time line and a wonderful finished product. Would highly recommend for your pool building needs.
Neville Hayes
Google review
FAQ
Drainage & Grading in Charlotte
Because a finished surface over a water problem traps it. Every settled patio and failed retaining wall we get called out to look at has water at the root of it. Fixing grade and drainage first costs a fraction of what it costs to lift a patio and start again.
Somewhere that does not create a problem for a neighbour, which is a legal constraint as well as a neighbourly one. Normally that means daylighting to a lower point on your own property, or a permitted tie-in. Piping your runoff onto the next lot is not a solution, and we will not build it however tempting the shortcut looks.
They silt up when they are built without filter fabric or washed stone, which describes most of the failed ones we dig back out. Built properly, with fabric and clean stone at a real slope, a French drain runs for decades and you never think about it again.
If it is standing against the house, or sitting on ground you are about to pay to build on, yes. If it is a low corner of the lawn that clears in an hour, honestly, no. We would rather tell you that than sell you pipe you do not need.
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Tell us about the yard. We walk the site, talk through what is realistic, and send an itemized proposal with a 3D rendering, normally inside a week.
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