Yard Drainage Services Winnipeg
Poor drainage can wreak havoc on your property. Drain the water—not your bank account—with our professional drainage services.
What Are The Signs Your Home Needs Better Drainage?
When water pools, drains toward your home, or doesn’t drain completely before being absorbed by the soil, your property may have poor drainage. Here are some signs that show you may need to improve your property’s drainage:
There are puddles of standing water after rainfall.
There’s moisture damage in your basement or lower walls.
The soil on your property is eroding or washed out.
Your lawn is dying from root rot.
There are cracks in your foundation.
There are always soggy or muddy patches in your yard.
Experiencing any of the signs of poor drainage? Contact us for a free consultation—we’ll help you determine if our drainage services are right for you.
What are the Risks of Improper Drainage?
Drainage issues can cause a host of different problems. Pooling water can cause property damage if it pools near the foundation of your home; it can also erode soil, causing more drainage issues. Pooled water can also damage plant roots, causing root rot. In the winter, water that hasn’t drained can freeze, damaging walkways, patios, your home’s foundation, and more.
Our Comprehensive Drainage Solutions
French Drains
A French drain is a trench filled with gravel; it typically also features perforated PVC pipe. Water falls into the trench, which redirects it and gives it time to drain into the surrounding soil. French drains are a versatile drainage solution; they’re frequently used to direct water away from foundations, retaining walls, and other structures.
Dry Wells
Dry wells are pits that capture, store, and dispose of surface water and stormwater; they’re often perforated to allow water to slowly seep out. They’re completely buried and take up less horizontal space than French drains.
Swales
Swales are shallow ditches that are frequently lined with vegetation and filled with rocks, stones, and gravel. A swale provides a unique and eye-catching drainage system that absorbs rainwater and surface water, diverging it from your house thanks to the gentle slopes that lead towards the swale.
Rain Gardens
Rain gardens collect rainwater; they’re made by intentionally creating a depression in your yard, then planting deep-rooted, thirsty plants to absorb the water that collects in the garden. A rain garden is one of the most beautiful, eco-friendly ways of improving drainage on your property.
Channel Drains
Channel drains are an important part of your yard’s overall drainage system; they’re built near paved surfaces and water features to move water away from hard surfaces and towards your underground drainage systems.
Permeable Pavers
Permeable pavers are used to build patios, walkways, and other hard landscaping features; they solve drainage issues by allowing water to flow through to the soil below, preventing surface runoff.
Yard Grading
Yard grading is the most fundamental part of your yard’s drainage; when your yard isn’t properly graded, water may pool near your foundation, run off your property line into your neighbour’s yard, stagnate on your lawn, or cause other problems. Our yard grading services can be used in tandem with our other drainage solutions to solve these problems.
Why You Shouldn’t DIY Drainage
Tackling drainage problems yourself can be a real challenge; water flows in unexpected ways, and if you’re not an expert, you can actually make drainage worse when trying to make it better. Imagine you see that water is pooling at a particular point—so you add dirt to that spot—but that could make water flow to a different point in your yard and start pooling there.
Without professional help, you also risk violating city by-laws and other legislation; the City of Winnipeg takes drainage seriously, and changes to the grade of your yard without the appropriate permits can lead to serious fines.
Don’t risk causing serious damage to your property by trying to tackle your drainage issue yourself. Trust the pros at Bulger Brothers to help.
Contact Us For A Free Quote
We’re a Winnipeg company with years of experience providing landscaping and drainage services throughout the city. Local experience is what you need when it comes to improving the drainage on your property; the clay soils here in Winnipeg, coupled with our seasonal freeze-thaw cycles, present some unique challenges. Local expertise is key to overcoming those challenges.
Improve drainage on your property, stop water damage to your foundation and home, and make your yard a more functional, beautiful space. Call Bulger Brothers for a free quote today; we’ll help you improve drainage on your property. We offer yard drainage services Winnipeg residents can trust.
