What is the Best Landscape Drain For My Property?

Atlanta is no stranger to rain and excess storm water. What is the best landscape drain for your home? Venyscapes offers free estimates and can help you determine the best drainage solution.

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Best Landscape Drain

There is no single handed answer for the best landscape drain. Each drainage solution offers unique solutions for your unique property. Sometimes multiple drainage systems are combined for the best solution for your home.

Landscape Drain Experts

Every landscape is different and each landscape drain is custom made to fix the issue on your property. Unfortunately there is never a straightforward answer that we can tell you without looking at your yard. Sometimes a simple catch basin will do the trick, but there are other times we have to combine systems to fix the issue. Regardless, a free estimate from Venyscapes, our landscape drain expert can help determine the best drain for your property.

Best Landscape Drains

After spending time and money designing your perfect backyard, you want to protect it as well as possible. Things like rainwater can often leave standing water, which has the potential to damage not only your backyard landscaping but also your home if it gets too close to the foundation and structure.

For that reason, it is essential to have a good backyard drainage design. There are many different options when it comes to backyard drainage systems, and the one you choose is dependent on your specific needs and preferences.

Here are some of the popular outdoor drainage solutions and their best uses to help find the right drainage system for you.

French Drains

A French drain system that Venyscapes installs is a hidden drainage pipe in your yard designed to lower the local water table. Our custom French drain consists of perforated PVC pipe, geotextile filter fabric, and a red drainage rock. During wet weather seasons, local water will enter the perforated PVC pipe. The French drains will then transport that water to a more suitable drainage area, reducing ground saturation in unwanted areas.

Catch Basins

Catch basins are an essential part of Atlanta area landscaping. A catch basin has a grate on top and a drainage pipe that slopes away from the basin. Catch basins can collect not only water, but also debris. First, water and debris will enter the basin through the visible grate in the ground. From there the solids will fall to the bottom of the basin and settle there, while the water drains out of the pipe. The catch basin pipe is typically tied into a large local plumbing system and is directs the water to a sewage plant or stream.

Dry Creek Beds

A dry creek bed is a great element to add into your landscape design. Sometimes also described as a dry stream bed, or a gully, a dry creek bed is typically lined with stones and plants to mimic a natural riverside. In other states many homeowners will implement dry creek beds for their appearance, but in our area, they serve as a drainage solution. Essentially having a dry creek bed implemented in your design you will be preventing erosion by reducing runoff. As a bonus, Venyscapes will design it to be extremely functional, but also beautiful.

Gutters and Downspouts

As a Georgia homeowner having gutters and downspouts is an absolute must. An inch of rain may not sound like much, but when it falls off the average Atlanta roof, it can feel like a 1,900-gallon downpour coming off the eaves of your home. Now multiply that number by 53, which is the average inches of rain Buckhead homeowners see each year. Without proper gutters and downspouts that large flow of water can cause an awful lot of damage to your home and property.

Trench Drains

Are you looking for a seamless drainage solution to your excess water problem? A trench drain might be the perfect answer for you. As an Atlanta landscaping company, we have installed dozens of trench drains for our customers. A trench drain (also known as a channel drain) is an extremely effective drainage solution that will keep your property dry -inside and out- for years to come. Atlanta sees an average of 15 more inches of rain that the average United states per year. Georgia residents are no stranger to large quantities of water and in need of the best drainage solution. A trench drain might be the perfect solution to help eliminate excess water on your property.

Rain Gardens

As rain runoff travels to storm drains, rivers, and throughout our watersheds, it picks up pollutants and sediment along the way. Soils, fertilizers, pesticides, and other pollutants can wreak havoc on our waterways and cause poor water quality in our communities.

To mitigate these troubles, many states and municipalities have enacted legislation to regulate how stormwater is managed. As a result, a variety of green infrastructure solutions are becoming increasingly popular to filter runoff, improve erosion and sedimentation control, and reduce flooding. One of these methods is the rain garden.

One of the biggest benefits of rain gardens is its ability to absorb a significant amount of water. Experts estimate these drainage systems can soak up 30% more water than typical grass. Not only does this help prevent flooding, but it diverts pollutants for a cleaner water supply.

Dry Wells

A drywell is an underground cylindrical shaped container with holes in it. It is buried underground and surrounded by drain rock. A pipe connected to a downspout or other rain drain or downspout directs rainwater from a roof to the drywell. Rainwater collects in the drywell and then slowly leaks out through the holes and into the ground. A drywell may be made of plastic or concrete and may be large or small depending on the size of the area that drains to it.

Some drywell systems are more complex and involve a silt trap (also known as a catch basin). Silt traps filter out physical sediment to prevent sediment buildup in the drywell.

Drywells help recharge groundwater and are for rainwater only.

Hiring a Atlanta Landscape Drains Company

Venyscapes is a top-rated Atlanta landscaping and drainage company. We have over 15 years of experience providing excellent drainage solutions, gorgeous landscape designs, and best of all, unbeatable service. We are local to Atlanta and can help you with your Landscape design. Contact us today for a free estimate.

Stone Mountain Landscaping Company

Venyscapes is a top-rated Stone Mountain landscaping and drainage company (servicing Stone Mountain and surrounding areas). We have over 15 years of experience providing excellent drainage solutions, gorgeous landscape designs, and best of all, unbeatable service. We are local to Stone Mountain, and we understand the need for great outdoor drainage. With our expertise we will protect your property from excess water. In addition to drainage systems, we can also provide you with gorgeous landscape design and hardscapes to compliment your new drainage. We would love to help you with any of your drainage or landscaping needs. Contact us today for a free estimate.

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Absolutely Amazing!! Of the 4 companies we received quotes from they were the only ones who offered additional suggestions that we did not ask for, nor did they upcharge us, to wholistically address the drainage issues. Carlos was patient and informative as he explained the process to my mother. The gentlemen who did the work, were fantastic. You could not tell that they had just dug under the ground and connected pipes in our yard. They cut the grass and then reinstalled it meticulously. No dirt, mud or straw all over the place. Everything placed back exactly as it was before. No visible pipes showing on the lawn. They take pride in what they do and it shows.
Miesha