Black silt fence along a red clay cut above a lake, with a covered dock on the water below

Drainage & erosion control in Montgomery, AL

Grading, swales, culverts and slopes shaped to move rain off your lot.

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Drainage and erosion control keep rain from sitting where it shouldn't or carrying your dirt away. On home sites and slopes around Montgomery, AL, that means grading the lot, cutting swales, setting culverts and holding fresh cuts in place. We handle it as part of your job, so you have one company to call.

Water is what undoes dirt work. A pad with water sitting against it, a drive with a creek running down it, or a slope washing into the yard all come back to drainage. Getting it right is easiest while the ground is already being shaped.

Most drainage is part of grading: shaping the ground so it sheds water the right way. Where a fresh cut or a slope needs more, like silt fence along a bank above the water, we handle that as part of your job too.

What’s included

Grading for drainage. The lot shaped so water runs away from the house.
Swales. Shallow channels that carry water off the lot.
Culverts. Pipe under drives and roads where water crosses.
Ditches. Ditches along drives and roads, shaped to carry water.
Slopes. Cut and fill slopes shaped so they hold.
Erosion control on fresh cuts. Silt fence and similar measures so dirt stays put while the ground settles in.

A red clay drive curving past a moss-hung live oak across a green lawn, with a mini excavator at the far end — A culvert pipe where the drive meets the yard

A graded red clay slope above a big lake, a track loader working near the shore below — A slope graded down toward the water

Drainage on a new home site

The best time to fix drainage is before the house goes up. During site prep, we grade the lot so water runs away from the pad, and add a swale or a culvert where the ground calls for one. It's far easier than fixing a wet slab or a soggy yard later.

Erosion control on slopes and fresh cuts

Fresh cuts and bare slopes wash when it rains hard. Erosion control keeps the dirt where it was put until the ground settles and grows back over. On a lot that falls toward a lake or a creek, that matters twice: once for your yard, and once for the water below it. The photo at the top of this page shows silt fence along a red clay cut above a lake.

Culverts and ditches along drives

Where water crosses a drive, a culvert lets it pass under instead of washing over. Ditches along the drive carry water away before it can soften the base. More on that on our driveways and dirt roads page.

Red clay graded down to a wide lake, with a pink string line across the slope — A slope graded down to the lake, string line across it

Water standing near your house

If water stands near your foundation after a rain, the ground around the house is usually falling the wrong way. Regrading so it slopes away, sometimes with a swale to carry the water off, is often the fix. We'll come look at it with you and tell you what we'd do.

Lots that fall toward a pond or a lake

Lots that fall toward water need extra care. A new cut above a pond or a lake can send a lot of red clay into the water with the first hard rain. We shape the slope so it sheds water slowly, hold the cut with silt fence while it settles, and keep runoff from the drive and the pad pointed where it should go. If you're putting in a new pond, the same thinking applies: see pond building.

How it goes

Call, text or send the form
Tell us where your land is and what you want on it: a pad, a pond, a drive or ground cleared.
We look at your land and give you a free estimate
We walk it with you, talk through what it needs and give you a straight number. The estimate costs nothing.
We do the work, then you build, or fill the pond
The machines come in, the dirt goes where it belongs, and you're left with ground that's ready for what's next.

Questions about drainage & erosion control

Water stands near my house. Can grading fix it?

Often, yes. Regrading so the ground falls away from the house, sometimes with a swale, is usually the fix. We'll look at it with you.

Do you put in culverts?

Yes, under drives and roads where water crosses.

Do you handle erosion control on a new lot?

Yes. We handle it as part of your job, so fresh cuts and slopes hold while the ground settles.

How much does drainage work cost?

It depends on how much grading it needs, how many swales or culverts, and the ground. Call or text (334) 320-8389 for a free estimate.

Can you fix a drive that washes out?

Yes. Usually it needs a crown, a ditch or a culvert so the water stops running down it. See driveways and dirt roads.

Drainage & erosion control around Montgomery, AL and surrounding areas

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Red clay cut level above a lake with a tall pine on the shore

Tell us where the water goes.

Where it stands, where it runs and what it's washing out. We'll come look.