Drainage & Grading Evaluations

The expansive clay beneath most homes in our service area swells when it is wet and shrinks when it is dry. That constant rise and fall is what cracks slabs and racks door frames. Control the water, and you control most of the movement.

Why Water Moves Foundations

Clay does not fail evenly. One corner of a home may stay damp while another bakes dry, and the difference in soil volume between them is enough to lift or drop a foundation by inches over a season.

What We Evaluate

We study how water behaves across your property: the grading that should carry it away from the structure, the gutters and downspouts that concentrate it, and any sub-surface drainage already in place. The goal is to find every spot where moisture is reaching the soil unevenly.

Corrections We Recommend

Depending on what we find, solutions range from simple regrading to French drains and root barriers. Each is sized to your lot and your soil — never a one-size template.

Fixing the Cause, Not the Symptom

True to our objective of saving clients from unnecessary piers, fixing the water is almost always cheaper than chasing what it damages. If movement has already begun, we pair this with a foundation inspection to measure it.

Talk to our engineers about your property or project.