Drainage Solutions/French Drains
French drains, swales, and regrading that move standing water away from your home, barn, and yard.
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Standing water ruins yards, driveways, and foundations a little more with every storm. Indiana Earth Movers designs and installs French drains, swales, and regrading fixes that move water where it belongs for property owners across Central Indiana.
French Drains
A French drain is a gravel-filled trench with a perforated pipe that collects ground and surface water and carries it away from the problem area. We dig, pipe, stone, and backfill the drain so wet spots and soggy ground dry out.
Swales & Regrading
Sometimes the fix is simply giving water somewhere to go. We cut shallow swales and regrade low areas so runoff flows away from your house, barn, and driveway instead of pooling.
Finding the Problem First
Standing water usually has one or two causes. We walk the property with you, find where the water is coming from and where it needs to go, and recommend the simplest fix that will actually last.
Signs You Have a Drainage Problem
Puddles that last for days after rain, a soft or mushy lawn, a wet crawl space or basement, mosquito-friendly low spots, and a driveway that washes out are the usual warning signs. The longer water sits against a structure, the more expensive the eventual repair becomes.
How a French Drain Is Built
A French drain starts with a trench cut on a consistent downhill slope toward a safe outlet. The trench is lined with fabric to keep soil out, a perforated pipe is set in washed stone, and the trench is backfilled so the surface can be seeded or covered. Done right, it works quietly for years.
