Drainage & Excavation · Nashville, TN
Drainage & Excavation in Nashville, TN
Nashville drainage contractors for french drains, grading & regrading, catch basins & surface drains and more. Water traced to its source before a drain is designed, grades set with a level, a written price for the whole system, across Davidson County and the rest of Middle Tennessee.
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Lots, slopes and soil: how Nashville drains
Older neighborhoods have mature trees whose roots have found every old drain, and the fix is a new line routed around them with a proper outlet.
In a fast-built town the drainage problems are settled fill and unfinished grading, and correcting them is the most common drainage job in the region.
A wet crawl space is a drainage problem outside first, and the exterior drain and the grading usually fix more than anything installed under the house.
Shallow limestone sets the depth of every trench and sometimes the route; the crew brings the equipment for rock or prices the alternative.
Near the river the water table rises and surface drains stop working when the ground is saturated; the design accounts for it and does not promise a dry yard in a flood.
Nashville at a glance
Drainage jobs in the area
Housing stock
Pre-1940 through brand new
County
Davidson County
Ground conditions
Limestone near the surface, clay above it, vented crawl spaces
Permits issued by
Metro Nashville Codes and Building Safety
In and around Nashville:
- East Nashville
- Green Hills
- Germantown
- The Nations
- Sylvan Park
- Donelson
- Bellevue
- Hermitage
Services
Drainage and excavation in Nashville
French Drains
Perforated pipe in washed stone, wrapped and sloped properly, which is what separates a drain from a buried pipe.
Learn moreGrading & Regrading
Reshaping the ground so water leaves the house instead of collecting against it — usually the real fix.
Learn moreCatch Basins & Surface Drains
Collecting water where it pools and taking it somewhere it can actually go.
Learn moreDownspout & Gutter Drainage
Piping roof water well clear of the foundation, which is the single cheapest drainage improvement most houses can make.
Learn moreExcavation & Site Work
Footings, utility trenches, pads and site prep, with locates called before anything breaks ground.
Learn moreRetaining Walls & Erosion Control
Holding a slope and draining behind it, because a retaining wall without drainage is a wall waiting to fail.
Learn moreWhy homeowners here call
Water problems we fix in Nashville
Middle Tennessee clay drains slowly and holds water at the surface, which is why so many Nashville gardens have a soggy patch that persists for days after everyone else has dried out.
- Standing water two days after rain
- Ground sloping toward the house
- Crawl space or basement taking water
- A soggy patch that never dries
A drain with no outlet. Pipe that runs to a buried stone pit with nowhere to go simply fills and stops working. Every system needs somewhere for the water to end up.
Nearby
Neighboring towns where we dig
FAQ
Nashville drainage: questions we get
Do you cover Nashville, TN?
Yes. Our drainage crews work Nashville and across Davidson County, with Brentwood, Hendersonville, Franklin, Mt. Juliet inside the same range.
How much does drainage and excavation cost in Nashville?
Drainage work in Nashville is priced by the linear foot for French drains and downspout lines, by the hour for machine grading, and by the piece for catch basins; the discharge point is the part of the design that decides the price, and the quote names it. In a fast-built town the drainage problems are settled fill and unfinished grading, and correcting them is the most common drainage job in the region.
Who issues permits for drainage and excavation in Nashville?
Metro Nashville Codes and Building Safety regulates discharge to the street and to a neighbor, and grading that changes runoff onto another lot; a drainage contractor who knows the local rule designs to it.
How quickly can you get to Nashville?
A drainage assessment in Nashville is usually within the week — during or after a rain if it can be arranged, because the water shows the problem — and the work is scheduled once the design and the locates are done.
What areas around Nashville do you serve?
Drainage crews serving Nashville also cover Brentwood, Hendersonville, Franklin, Mt. Juliet — 65 towns across 12 counties.
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Get the water off your Nashville lot
Tell Nashville's Drainage and Excavation where water stands on your Nashville property; we walk it and send a written estimate for the drainage.