Drainage & Grading Solutions in Little Rock, AR

Overview

Drainage and grading work covers the systems that control where water goes on your property — French drains that collect and redirect groundwater, surface swales that channel runoff away from structures, and regrading that corrects a slope pushing water toward your house instead of away from it. In central Arkansas, this is often the missing piece behind a wet crawlspace, a soggy lawn, or a patio and retaining wall that keeps failing no matter how many times it's rebuilt.

You likely need drainage or grading work if water pools near your foundation after rain, if a low spot in your yard stays wet for days, if a retaining wall keeps showing signs of water pressure, or if runoff from your roof or a neighboring property is eroding a section of your lot. These problems tend to get worse each year as soil settles and yard grade continues to slope the wrong direction.

We start every drainage project by tracing water flow across your property during or right after a rain event when possible, so we're solving the actual problem rather than guessing. Depending on what we find, the fix might be a French drain — a gravel-filled trench with perforated pipe that intercepts and redirects groundwater — a surface swale that channels runoff to a safe discharge point, or regrading a section of yard so water sheds the direction it should have all along.

Central Arkansas clay soil drains slowly on its own, which is exactly why grading and subsurface drainage matter more here than in sandier regions. We tie every drainage system into a proper discharge point, whether that's a storm drain, a natural drainage easement, or daylight at a lower point on the property, and we grade finished work so it blends into your existing landscape rather than looking like an obvious trench.