Water and crawl spaces
Yard drainage, regrading and downspouts
Tier B · 26 towns covered
Exterior French drains, regrading, and downspout runs that move roof and yard water away from the foundation.
This comes up often enough around here that most local contractors have a settled way of handling it.
What usually prompts the call
- Ground sloping toward the house rather than away from it
- A soft or spongy patch of lawn that never dries
- Water pooling against the foundation after rain
- Downspouts discharging within a foot or two of the wall
What the work involves
Often the cheapest meaningful fix available, and the one most likely to be skipped. Regrading, extending downspout runs, and adding exterior drainage handle water before it ever reaches the foundation.
$2,000 – $8,000 — typical range, not a quote. What your home needs can only be settled by a registered contractor who comes out and looks at it.
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Towns we cover for this
Only the areas where this work actually applies.
Inland mainland
Flat sandy tracts with a high water table. Crawl spaces and slab are the common foundation types here.
Bayfront and lagoon
Dredge-and-fill lagoon communities at low elevation with tidal influence on groundwater.
Long Beach Island
Salt air, timber and concrete pilings, and housing stock split sharply between pre- and post-Sandy.