If water stands in the yard for a day after rain, your crawl space stays damp, or downspouts empty right next to the house, a buried drain line with a catch basin or pop-up outlet usually solves it.
Signs you need yard & storm drain installation
- Puddles that stay a day or more after rain
- Downspouts that empty against the foundation
- A damp or wet crawl space after storms
- Erosion channels across the lawn
- Water running toward the house from a slope
How we handle it
- Walk the drainageWe watch where water collects and where it can be discharged legally and safely.
- Design the runCatch basins, solid pipe for downspouts and perforated pipe where ground water needs collecting.
- Install with slopeLines are set at a steady fall to a pop-up emitter, a daylight outlet or a dry well.
- Test with waterWe run water through every inlet to confirm it flows where it should.
What yard & storm drain installation usually costs around Greenville
| Job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Downspout tie-in to buried drain | $345 to $795 |
| Catch basin with drain line | $795 to $1,890 |
| French drain, per foot | $38 to $72 |
Ranges reflect common jobs in Greenville and nearby towns. Access, materials and the hour of the call change the final number, and you get an exact price before work starts. Compare prices across all services.
What you can do before we arrive
Watch where the water goes during a heavy rain and take a short video. It shows us the flow paths and low spots far better than a dry-day walk.
What we see in Upstate homes
Greenville averages close to fifty inches of rain a year, often in hard summer storms. On clay lots in Mauldin, Simpsonville and Easley, that water runs off fast and finds every low spot near a foundation. A properly sloped drain line is often the difference between a dry crawl space and a moisture problem.
Keeping it from coming back
Keep gutters clean so downspouts deliver water to the drain line instead of overflowing, and check pop-up emitters after storms to make sure grass has not grown over them.
Questions about yard & storm drain installation
Where does the drained water go?
To a pop-up emitter in the yard, a daylight outlet on a slope, or a dry well. It cannot be tied into the sanitary sewer.
Will a yard drain help my wet crawl space?
If the water is coming from runoff and downspouts, yes. If it is coming from a plumbing leak, we find and fix that instead.
How deep are drain lines buried?
Usually 8 to 18 inches, deep enough to protect the pipe while keeping a steady slope to the outlet.
Areas we cover for yard & storm drain installation
Plumbcraft sends yard & storm drain installation crews from Greenville and Belton across the Upstate.