French Drains & Drainage in West Goshen, PA
West Goshen drainage work is complicated by mature trees and by infrastructure that has been in the ground for many decades.
What West Goshen properties need from this work
Root systems from established trees can find and infiltrate older drainage pipes, and on properties where original drainage has been in the ground for fifty or sixty years, root intrusion is a genuine cause of systems that once worked and no longer do.
Excavating for new drainage within the root zone of a mature tree also needs care, since trenching through major roots can damage or kill it. Route selection often has to balance the ideal hydraulic line against what the trees will tolerate.
The other local factor is that many original drainage installations in this area were built without filter fabric, which was not standard practice at the time. Those systems silt up over decades and stop working, and it is frequently more practical to build new than to attempt to restore them.
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 West Goshen
West Goshen wraps around West Chester to the north and west, and it carries some of the oldest suburban housing stock in the immediate area.
French Drains in West Goshen: common questions
My old drain has stopped working. Can it be cleared?
Sometimes, if the problem is a localised blockage. Frequently not, if the system was built without filter fabric and has silted along its length, or if roots have grown into it.
On a system that is decades old and built to older standards, replacing the affected run usually costs less than repeated attempts to restore something that will keep failing.
Can you install drainage without damaging my trees?
Usually, with route selection that avoids major structural roots and hand excavation where the line has to pass through a root zone.
It sometimes means a less direct route than the ideal one. Where a mature tree matters, tell us at the assessment so it is planned for rather than encountered mid dig.
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 West GoshenConcrete Driveways
Poured concrete driveways with proper thickness, reinforcement and control joints.
Concrete Driveways in West GoshenConcrete Patios
Patios poured with the pitch, base and joint layout that keep them flat and dry.
Concrete Patios in West GoshenFrench Drains estimate in West 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