Standing water in your yard isn’t just an inconvenient nuisance; it can kill your grass and other plants, ruining your landscape. Standing water can also be a health hazard, harboring mosquitoes and other pests. Excess water buildup can cause mold and mildew, brick discoloration, wood rot, foundation shifting and cracking. We have many options available to solve your drainage problems. Call for a drainage consultation today.

You can turn drainage solutions into features that enhance your landscape – and protect natural waterways. Ditches can be landscaped as swales that look like creek beds or small meadows. Gutter water can flow into rain gardens that provide a habitat for butterflies and birds.

Swales
Swales are depressions that follow the contour around the base of a slope (natural or created), channeling storm water from one place to another. They filter runoff along the way by allowing it to sink into the soil. Plants on a swale’s gently sloping banks-and sometimes down the center of the channel itself-take up much of this water. Fast-draining soil is also key. The addition of a perforated pipe laid in gravel underneath can help handle heavy water flow.

Rain Gardens
Shallow catch basins planted as flower beds, rain gardens allow water to pool during a downpour, then slowly percolate into the soil. Where a swale is mostly a travel route for water, a rain garden is a destination. A fast-draining soil mix encourages water to sink in and promotes lush plant growth. Runoff may flow into a rain garden from a swale or pipe, or may simply run in from a sloping yard.

Noack serves Houston, The Woodlands, Conroe, Tomball, Magnolia, Jersey Village, Cypress, Waller, Hockley, Spring, Klein and Cypress Texas with quality drainage solutions.