Drainage & French Drains · Winter Park, FL
Winter Park Drainage & French Drain Installation
Standing water, soggy side yards and runoff toward the house, fixed with French drains, catch basins and correct grading. Owner-operated since 2005.
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Who installs French drains in Winter Park?
Michael Geist's Yard Works installs French drains, catch basins and downspout drain lines in Winter Park, Maitland and Oviedo. We dig a trench on a steady fall, bed perforated pipe in clean gravel, carry the water to a safe release point such as a pop-up emitter, and restore the lawn over the top. Every job starts with a free on-site look so we fix the cause, whether that is a drain, the grade, or both.
Signs Your Yard Needs Drainage
If any of these sound familiar, the water has nowhere to go.
Water stands after every rain
Puddles that sit for a day or more in the same spot drown grass roots and invite fungus in St. Augustine and zoysia.
Side yards stay soggy
Narrow side yards between houses and fences collect roof and neighbor runoff with no way out.
Water runs toward the house
A grade that slopes the wrong way sends water against the foundation and under patios.
Beds and mulch wash out
Downspouts that dump a whole roof into one bed carve gullies and wash soil onto walks.
A Recent French Drain Job in Maitland
Real photos from a recent drainage install for a Maitland homeowner, next door to Winter Park. No stock images.
How We Install a French Drain
The same steps you see in the photos above.
Find the cause
We walk the property, watch where the water comes from and where it can legally and safely go. Sometimes the fix is grading, not a drain.
Dig on a steady fall
The trench is cut so the pipe always runs downhill to the outlet. A drain without fall just holds water.
Bed the pipe in clean gravel
Perforated pipe sits in washed gravel so water enters along the whole run. Catch basins collect surface water where it pools.
Cross walks and drives the right way
When the line has to cross concrete, we bore underneath instead of cutting it out.
Release and restore
Water exits at a pop-up emitter or other safe discharge point, the trench is backfilled, and the lawn is restored over it.
Why Winter Park Yards Hold Water
Many Winter Park and Maitland lots are flat, sit near the chain of lakes, or have grades that changed over decades of additions, pools and new driveways. Sandy soil drains fast on paper, but compacted fill, a high water table after summer storms, and runoff from roofs and neighbors still leave water with nowhere to go.
Michael is Florida GI-BMP certified and University of Georgia turfgrass certified, so drainage is planned around the lawn and beds it protects, not just the pipe. If you are also replacing the lawn, we handle the drain first and the new sod after. See our Winter Park sod installation and Winter Park landscaping pages, or our main French drain services page.
Winter Park Drainage Questions
How do I know if my yard needs a French drain?
Water that stands in the same spot for a day or more after rain, soggy ground along a side yard, water running toward the house, or mulch and soil washing out of beds are the common signs. If the problem is a shallow low spot in the lawn, regrading or a thin sand top-dressing may fix it without a drain. We tell you which one you need at the free estimate.
How much does a French drain cost in Winter Park?
Drainage is priced after a free on-site estimate because the cost depends on the length of the run, how deep it has to go, what it crosses (sidewalks, driveways, irrigation lines) and where the water can be released. You get the price in writing before any work starts.
Where does the water go?
We run the drain to a lower point where water can leave safely, most often a pop-up emitter in the lawn or another discharge point we confirm on site. The pipe is set on a steady fall so the water keeps moving instead of sitting in the line.
Can you run a drain under a sidewalk or driveway?
Yes. When the water has to cross a walkway we bore underneath it instead of breaking the concrete, then continue the line on the other side.
What does the drain look like after it is finished?
The trench is backfilled and the lawn is restored over it. What you see afterward is a catch basin grate or a pop-up emitter at the surface; the gravel and pipe are underground.
Do you also fix the grading?
Yes. Many drainage problems come from grades that slope toward the house or low spots in the lawn. We correct the grade where that is the real cause, and combine grading with a drain when one alone is not enough.
Sod, compost and top-dressing prices are published on our Central Florida price guide. Drainage is quoted on site.
Where We Install Drainage
Winter ParkMaitlandOviedoWinter SpringsCasselberryLake MarySanford
Stop Living With Standing Water
Free on-site estimate. We find where the water comes from, where it can go, and put the price in writing.
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