French Drains & Drainage in Media, PA
Drainage in Media Borough is constrained by the same thing everything else there is: there is very little room, and nowhere obvious for water to go.
What Media properties need from this work
Narrow lots with closely spaced housing mean a system that collects water still has to discharge it somewhere legal. Options are limited, and discharging toward a neighbouring property is not among them on lots this close together.
The age of the housing means original drainage, where it exists, is often very old, built to older standards and frequently without filter fabric. Those systems silt up over decades, and it is usually more practical to build new than to restore them.
The borough does carry noticeable slope in places, which helps where it can be used. Gravity discharge to a permitted point is more reliable than infiltration on lots where most of the ground is already covered by buildings and hard surface.
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 Media
Media is the Delaware County seat, a compact borough with dense historic housing and older infrastructure throughout.
French Drains in Media: common questions
Where can water discharge on a narrow borough lot?
Realistically a permitted connection where the borough allows one, or a properly sized dry well on your own property.
On lots this close together, discharging toward a neighbour creates both a relationship problem and a liability. Establishing a legal discharge point is the first step in designing anything.
Is my old drainage worth repairing?
It depends on its age and how it was built. Systems installed before filter fabric became standard practice silt up along their length, and clearing them buys limited time.
Where a localised blockage is the problem, clearing is worthwhile. Where the whole run has silted, replacing the affected section usually costs less over time.
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 MediaFrench Drains estimate in Media
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