French Drains & Drainage in Glen Mills, PA
Drainage problems in Glen Mills are dominated by newer construction, where the development infrastructure works and the individual lot does not.
What Glen Mills properties need from this work
Modern subdivisions have engineered stormwater management handling streets and common areas, and it generally works as designed. What it does not address is how water moves across an individual property, and that is where most problems here originate.
Downspouts discharging directly beside driveways, walkways and foundations are the single most common cause. A downspout delivers a large volume of concentrated water into one spot, and if that spot is against a hard surface it undermines the base of it.
Settled fill is the second. As construction fill consolidates it creates depressions, usually closest to the house where the fill was deepest, and those collect exactly the water the downspouts are delivering.
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 Glen Mills
Glen Mills has seen substantial residential growth along the Route 1 corridor, with newer development on ground that is still settling.
French Drains in Glen Mills: common questions
Can moving a downspout really fix a drainage problem?
Frequently, yes, and it is the cheapest fix available. A single downspout can deliver a very large volume into one concentrated spot during a storm.
Extending it to somewhere the water can disperse, or tying it into a proper drainage line, resolves a lot of problems that look more serious than they are.
The development has stormwater management. Why do I still have water?
Because development stormwater systems are designed for streets and common areas, not for how water moves across your individual lot.
Roof runoff, lot grading and where downspouts discharge are all property level issues. They need property level solutions regardless of how good the wider system is.
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 Glen MillsFrench Drains estimate in Glen Mills
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