French Drain Installation
Rock-and-fabric drains that collect water below the surface and pull it away from foundations and low spots.
Solid PVC drain pipe, sized to the water load and pitched right, carries runoff off your property. Undersized pipe is how drains back up - we get it right the first time.
PVC drain pipe is the backbone of almost every drainage system we install. Most of the time a drainage problem comes down to a run of solid pipe moving water - from a downspout to the swale, from a low spot to the street, from a drain grate to a daylight point. Done right, that's a pipe sized to the water, pitched so it flows, and connected to an outlet that can take it.
The number one cause of a drain that backs up is undersized pipe. A pipe that's too small for the roof area or lot feeding it can't carry the water in a heavy Central Florida thunderstorm, so it backs up or just sits there. We size every run to the water load it actually has to move - not to what's cheap or on the truck.
Because we build complete systems, we don't just run the pipe. We tie it into the right inlet, route it to a proper outlet, and make sure every connection drains. It's the difference between a pipe that works for one rain and a system that works for years.
Central Florida's sandy soil and flat lots mean surface water comes fast in a storm and has nowhere to go without a decent outlet. A correctly sized PVC run that pitches to a swale or daylight point is what actually gets water off a Seminole County property.
We see a lot of failed undersized pipe on older homes across Oviedo and Altamonte Springs - the original builder ran a too-small line and it's been backing up for years. Replacing it with a properly sized, properly pitched run fixes what no amount of surface work can.
Rock-and-fabric drains that collect water below the surface and pull it away from foundations and low spots.
Solid-pipe yard drains that move standing surface water from point A to point B - the workhorse fix for most soggy yards.
Linear trench drains set flush into pool decks, patios, and driveways, catching runoff before it reaches the house.
Machine grading that reshapes a low or wrongly pitched lot so water physically runs away from the structure.
Solid PVC drain pipe runs $22–30 per linear foot installed, depending on pipe size and depth. The total depends on how long the run is and how far to the outlet. We give an exact price on site.
The most common cause is undersized pipe - it can't carry the water load in a heavy storm. The second is the pitch: a shallow or sagging pipe won't flow. We size and pitch every run right so it keeps working.
If you're moving surface water from a downspout, low spot, or drain grate to an outlet, you need solid PVC pipe. A French drain is for pulling subsurface water out of the ground. Different problem, different pipe.
Yes. We route to a daylight point, swale, or approved outlet and make sure discharge goes somewhere legal and sensible - never into the sewer. We flag it if a job needs any approval.
Yes. We install PVC drain pipe across Oviedo, Winter Garden, Lake Nona, Windermere, and all of Seminole County.
Schedule your free site visit today. We diagnose the water path and provide an exact price before we leave.