If there’s one thing home and property owners know about owning land in Texas, it’s that the flooding is just as unpredictable as the weather. The flood maps are outdated and unreliable, so they only tell part of the story. Since the flood areas are constantly changing, you may be seeing drainage problems right in your backyard.
Do you ever end up with standing water or over-saturated grass in your yard after a heavy rain? Do you ever worry the next big storm could cause flooding damage to your home? Or, has it become impossible to keep grass looking good because your yard becomes a mud pit during the rainy seasons? These are all things that mean you’ve got drainage problems on your property that need attention before the water gets too high.
The soil in many parts of the state tends to hold a lot of water, either because there is too much clay or too much sand. Clay soils get mucky, or they dry rock-hard, preventing the deeper soil from absorbing rainwater and runoff. Sandy soils hold too much water or experience runoff that results in erosion. In either case, areas experiencing problems like this require drainage work to prevent flooding, poor lawn growth, erosion, and other issues that can destroy your property.
Depending on the shape, elevation, and topography of the property and the severity of the drainage issue, there are several ways Welch Construction can correct your drainage worries. We install French drains, channel drains, and even dry stream beds wherever draining and diverting water is a priority. These solutions can dry out your wet backyard and protect it from the problems caused after heavy rain. We also have the ability and expertise to engineer and install grading swales, drainpipes and grates, and other, larger installations in both residential and commercial applications.
Although there isn’t much to stop the kind of flooding that happened with Harvey, there is a lot that can be done about the drainage problems homeowners and land developers deal with on a day-to-day basis.
Now is the time to invest in the right drainage solutions. Welsh Construction can assess your drainage concerns and design the perfect system to handle all that water!