Control the Water.
Protect the Property.
Residential drainage solutions for standing water, saturated lawns, foundation-side pooling, roof runoff, and recurring low areas in The Woodlands and nearby communities. We evaluate how water enters the property, where it collects, and where it can discharge before defining the system.
Water must be collected, conveyed, and discharged.
Recurring water is evidence of a failed route.
Standing water is the visible symptom. The cause may be inadequate slope, concentrated roof runoff, restricted discharge, compacted clay soil, neighboring runoff, settled grades, or more than one condition operating together.
Water Beside the House
Pooling along the foundation, patio, or side yard indicates that runoff is reaching an area without a reliable exit route.
Soggy or Muddy Areas
Soft soil, damaged turf, and areas that remain wet long after rainfall can indicate surface ponding or saturated subsurface conditions.
Downspout Discharge
Roof water released at the foundation can overwhelm narrow side yards, planting beds, and low lawn areas during heavy rainfall.
Erosion and Washout
Concentrated flow can remove soil, expose roots, move mulch, undermine edges, and damage the transition between lawn and hardscape.
A drain is only as useful as its discharge path.
Installing pipe without understanding the property elevations can create a system that holds water, discharges in the wrong place, or never develops the slope required for gravity flow. The route must be evaluated from the collection point to the final outlet.
Describe the Water Problem →Runoff Source
Identify roof areas, patios, adjacent grades, fence lines, slopes, and other surfaces contributing water.
Collection Elevation
Locate the actual low areas and establish where surface inlets or subsurface collection are required.
Pipe Route and Slope
Coordinate pipe depth, fittings, utility conflicts, access, trenching, and available fall across the property.
Final Discharge
Confirm whether the system can discharge by gravity or requires a sump basin and pump.
Use the correct collection method for the water condition.
A French drain, catch basin, channel drain, and downspout connection perform different functions. Systems may use one method or combine several components along a coordinated pipe route.
Catch Basins and Surface Drains
Installed at defined low points to capture surface runoff before it spreads across the lawn, patio edge, or foundation area.
Solid PVC Drainage Routes
Conveys collected surface water through a closed pipe system toward the selected discharge point without intentionally absorbing surrounding soil moisture.
French Drain Systems
Perforated pipe and drainage aggregate manage saturated soil where subsurface moisture, rather than surface runoff alone, is the primary condition.
Downspout Connections
Transfers concentrated roof runoff into a dedicated underground route instead of releasing water beside the foundation or into a narrow side yard.
Channel Drains
Linear drains intercept sheet flow along patios, driveways, gates, pool decks, garage entries, and other hardscape transitions.
Sump Basins and Pumps
Used when the collection area sits below the available outlet and gravity cannot develop the elevation difference required to move water.
From site evaluation to controlled discharge.
Every property requires a project-specific route. The construction sequence protects pipe alignment, drainage elevations, surrounding surfaces, and the final lawn restoration.
Inspect Existing Conditions
Review pooling areas, runoff sources, grade, discharge options, utility constraints, access, foundation clearance, and affected improvements.
Establish the Drainage Route
Determine collection points, pipe layout, trench depth, fittings, cleanouts where specified, slope, and the final outlet.
Excavate and Install
Complete controlled trenching, install specified basins, pipe, aggregate, fabric, fittings, adapters, channel drains, or pump components, and maintain the intended elevations.
Connect and Verify
Secure pipe connections, verify the route and outlet, test accessible components when appropriate, and confirm inlet placement before restoration.
Backfill and Restore
Backfill the trench, compact where required, complete final grading, remove construction debris, and restore disturbed lawn or landscape areas included in the scope.
Coordinate drainage with the surrounding property.
Drainage performance can depend on surface grading, final lawn elevations, irrigation components, and the location of existing outdoor construction.
See how site conditions become finished construction.
Review completed drainage, grading, lawn restoration, concrete, hardscape, irrigation, and full-property projects completed by PLS Landscaping.
Recommended by Houston-area homeowners.
“PLS has consistently done great work for us on drainage work, moving sprinklers, plant beds, and artificial turf. There is real care behind the work they do, and it shows.”
“My backyard looks beautiful. Noe and his team were very professional from start to finish. They took the necessary time to get the job done right. I would highly recommend them.”
“Noe and his team were amazing. Prompt, professional, and perfectionists. They went the extra mile to make sure every sprinkler head and piece of sod was positioned just right.”
Serving The Woodlands and nearby communities.
PLS Landscaping installs residential drainage systems throughout The Woodlands area. Contact us with the property ZIP code and a description of the condition to confirm service availability and schedule an on-site evaluation.
Residential drainage questions.
The appropriate solution depends on the source of water, property elevations, soil behavior, pipe route, and available discharge point.
Do I need catch basins or a French drain?
Can downspouts connect to the yard drainage system?
Will grading solve the drainage problem without pipe?
Where will the drainage system discharge?
Does a drainage system prevent all standing water?
How is drainage-project pricing determined?
Let us trace the water before recommending the system.
An on-site evaluation allows us to inspect the source, low areas, foundation clearance, surface grade, pipe route, discharge options, access, and surrounding construction before preparing the drainage scope.
