16 focused decision guides
Explore the water path by job, not jargon.
Begin with the wet zone or the symptom. Each guide separates soil, grade, collector, outlet, restoration, and closeout records.
Request a drainage reviewCollect below the lawn
French drains, standing water, and foundation-yard collectors.
Catch sheet flow
Yard drains, basins, channels, swales, and driveway inlets.
Correct the surface
Regrade, cut, fill, and the city cubic-yard threshold.
Release the water
Downspouts, pop-ups, sump lines, and planned outlets.
Find the failed layer
Clogged socks, crushed pipe, lost pitch, and dead outlets.
Coordinate a site
Parking lots, private storm lines, and occupied access.
One composed scope
Water must leave the lot on purpose.
A useful proposal follows the path from wet zone to legal release and assigns collector, pipe, restoration, permit, and first-storm duties.
Start with a French drain