Need Drainage Pipes Installed In Yard. Recommendations ?

[Modernceo]

I asked for, and received a good recommendation for gutters to be installed previously on Haif.

Now, I need some drainage pipes to be run/installed in my yard to take the water from the installed gutters out to the street.

Can anyone recommend a good drainage company for this job ?

Thanks for your input,

Cory

[Modernceo]

Anyone ? Common guys.

[RedScare]

Guess this topic aint sexy enough.

Seriously, many landscapers will do this sort of thing. If you have someone who mows your yard, ask them for referrals. Of course, the landscaper that said he would come give ME an estimate never showed...and he mows the 2 yards next to me, as well as across the street. Doesn't need the money, I guess.

[Modernceo]

Guess this topic aint sexy enough.

Seriously, many landscapers will do this sort of thing. If you have someone who mows your yard, ask them for referrals. Of course, the landscaper that said he would come give ME an estimate never showed...and he mows the 2 yards next to me, as well as across the street. Doesn't need the money, I guess.

I guess it isnt.

Thank you for your reply though.

I edge/mow my own lawn, so, getting a referral from my lawn guy wont work.

Im still in need of a referral, need some drainage work done, and im looking for a professional, because it wont exactly be a super easy job in my application.

[RedScare]

I am still looking for someone myself, since the aforementioned "professional" never appeared. Since it has stopped raining, it is not high on my list. I also do my own lawnwork, but most of my neighbors have the pros do it. I'll check with some of them, and hopefully post some names soon.

[infinite_jim]

Most landscapers only work in their relative area of town.

what sort of drainage are you looking for? french drain, etc

There are many and varied schemes that can be pursued depending on how much retention &/or run you would desire~

[houwest]

bumping kind of an old thread here, but I've used this guy

Longhorn Drain Company

12606 Pine Bough Ln

Cypress, TX 77429

(281) 304-0265

Dave Kubicek (sp?) - good guy. Did my mother's house 10 years ago and still holding up and did my neighbor's a couple of years ago.

[DallasDrain]

I am not from Houston (Dallas) but know a great deal about what you are trying to resolve. Whom ever you use should not use 4" , flexible, corrugated pipe. The corrugation ribs restrict flow and allow sediment and debris from the roof or surface basins to collect within the ribs. Roots can also easily penetrate the snap together connections. Over time, these installations typically fail due to clogging and are very difficult to clear. Instead, specify that all down spouts are connected to solid, 4" smooth bore PVC pipe. It is possible to specify SDR 35 wall thickness because Schedule 40 is typically over kill for this low pressure system. The down spout connections should then drain into a solid, 6" smooth bore PVC main trunk line. Use "swept" bends at all connection points. Check your local municipal building codes to ensure that the exhaust point(s) at the curb or alley are in compliance. Typically, a curb must be cored rather than cut. A better performing drainage design will have a 1% or greater negative grade fall throughout the system. However; this is difficult to find naturally occurring on a typical Houston lot. Dallas has the same issue. Therefore; ensure that the height of the 4" connection point on the down spout is made high enough above grade to always "push" water to the exhaust point. This design takes advantage of the hydrostatic pressure available from the height of the roof. There are many other site specific design points to take into consideration but these are the basic ones.

Chuck

I asked for, and received a good recommendation for gutters to be installed previously on Haif.

Now, I need some drainage pipes to be run/installed in my yard to take the water from the installed gutters out to the street.

Can anyone recommend a good drainage company for this job ?

Thanks for your input,

Cory

[dbigtex56]

Great post, and welcome to HAIF, DallasDrain (Chuck).