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Drainage & Excavation in Old Hickory, TN
Old Hickory 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 Old Hickory 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.
Lakeside lots drain to the water, and the shoreline rules govern what can be discharged there; the design keeps the water clean and the slope stable.
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.
The ground is the whole job — where the water sits, where it can go, what the trench will meet — and the design is made on the site in a rain if it can be.
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.
Old Hickory at a glance
Drainage jobs in the area
Housing stock
A 1920s mill village plus 1970s–90s building
County
Davidson County
Ground conditions
Old Hickory Lake and the Cumberland on three sides; higher moisture
Permits issued by
Metro Nashville Codes and Building Safety
In and around Old Hickory:
- Village of Old Hickory
- Hickory Hills
- Shiloh Park
- Brandywine Farms
- Sherwood Forest
- Langford Farms
Services
Drainage and excavation in Old Hickory
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 Old Hickory
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
Solid pipe where perforated belongs. Perforated pipe collects groundwater along the run. Solid pipe only moves what enters at the top, which is a different job entirely.
Nearby
Neighboring towns where we dig
FAQ
Old Hickory drainage: questions we get
Do you cover Old Hickory, TN?
Yes. Our drainage crews work Old Hickory and across Davidson County, with Hendersonville, Hermitage, Madison, Donelson inside the same range.
How much does drainage and excavation cost in Old Hickory?
Drainage work in Old Hickory 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. Lakeside lots drain to the water, and the shoreline rules govern what can be discharged there; the design keeps the water clean and the slope stable.
Who issues permits for drainage and excavation in Old Hickory?
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 Old Hickory?
A drainage assessment in Old Hickory 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 Old Hickory do you serve?
Drainage crews serving Old Hickory also cover Hendersonville, Hermitage, Madison, Donelson — 96 towns across 12 counties.
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Get the water off your Old Hickory lot
Tell Nashville's Drainage and Excavation where water stands on your Old Hickory property; we walk it and send a written estimate for the drainage.