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Smith MineMaiden, North Carolina

Foundation Drains and Backfill

Building? Get the drains in before you backfill.

Footing drains, downspout lines and backfill against new foundations.

Bobcat E50 mini excavator trenching, twin corrugated drain pipes laid in red clay, silt fence behind

How it works

Perforated pipe in stone around the footing, tied out to daylight so water is not sitting against the wall.

Downspout lines carried away from the house instead of dumping at the corner. Backfill brought in and compacted once the drains are in.

We work with builders on new construction, and we dig around existing houses when water is already getting in.

What we need to know to quote it

Have these ready when you call and we can usually give you a number on the spot.

  • New construction, or an existing house with a water problem?
  • Crawlspace, basement or slab?
  • Is there somewhere downhill we can run the pipe out to daylight?
  • Do you need backfill hauled in, or is the dirt already on site?

Before and after

Trench dug along brick ranch house with black corrugated drain pipe laid; mini excavator at far end
Before
Backfilled drain trench graded and strawed along brick ranch house foundation
After

Drain along a brick ranch

Trench and pipe, then backfilled, graded and strawed.

Where we do it

Foundation drains across Catawba County and Lincoln County

Based in Maiden. Most of this work is within about thirty minutes of the pit.

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Building? Get the drains in before you backfill.

Free estimates, and we'll get right back to you.