French Drains & Drainage in East Goshen, PA
Drainage calls in East Goshen usually trace back to how the development was originally graded and to fill that has settled since.
What East Goshen properties need from this work
Developments from the seventies and eighties were graded to move water off the lots, and that grading generally worked when it was new. Decades of settlement, landscaping changes, added patios and extended driveways have altered those paths on many properties without anyone intending to.
The most common result is water arriving somewhere it did not used to, frequently against a foundation or at the low end of a driveway. Tracing where it is actually coming from matters more than installing a system at the point where it shows up.
Settled fill against foundations is the other recurring cause. As that fill consolidates it creates a depression right against the house, which is the worst possible place for water to collect and the most expensive to ignore.
The full detail on french drains
How we build it, what the specifications mean and when each approach is the right one is set out on the main service page.
More about working in East Goshen
East Goshen is largely a township of planned residential development, and much of it has reached the age where original driveways are due for replacement.
French Drains in East Goshen: common questions
Water collects against my foundation. How urgent is that?
More urgent than most homeowners treat it. Water against a foundation works into any crack, freezes and expands in winter, and over time contributes to both structural problems and basement moisture.
It is also one of the cheaper problems to fix while it is still just water sitting in a low spot. It stops being cheap once it has been getting into the foundation for years.
My yard drained fine for years and now it does not. Why?
Usually because something changed the path water was taking. Fill settling against the house, a patio or extended driveway added, or a neighbouring property regraded are the common causes.
The fix depends on what changed, which is why identifying the source matters more than installing a drain where the water shows up.
Other work we do here
Asphalt Driveway Paving
New asphalt driveways and full replacements, built on a compacted stone base so the surface lasts.
Asphalt Driveway Paving in East GoshenConcrete Driveways
Poured concrete driveways with proper thickness, reinforcement and control joints.
Concrete Driveways in East GoshenConcrete Patios
Patios poured with the pitch, base and joint layout that keep them flat and dry.
Concrete Patios in East GoshenFrench Drains estimate in East Goshen
Send a few photos of the driveway, patio or drainage problem and we will come back with a real number, not a range.
- Most estimates come back within one business day.
- Photos usually get you a real number without a site visit.
- If you need less work than you asked about, we will say so.
Prefer to talk? (610) 646-1187