Exterior Waterproofing Experts
Yard Drainage Experts
Serving Northern Virginia since 1999
Keep Your Basement Dry and Protect Your Home
Yard Drainage Management
A poorly drained yard is more than an inconvenience. Standing water, saturated soil, and uncontrolled runoff can damage your landscaping, cause erosion, and allow excess water to collect around your home’s foundation.
Clifton Waterproofing provides professional yard drainage management throughout Northern Virginia, helping homeowners identify where water is coming from and determine the best way to control it. Whether you’re dealing with standing water, soggy areas, drainage from downspouts, or water flowing toward your foundation, our team can help find the source and provide a long-term drainage solution.
Signs You May Need Yard Drainage Services
Drainage problems are often easiest to notice during or immediately after heavy rain. Water may collect in low areas of the yard, flow toward the foundation, or remain in the soil long after the storm has passed.
Common signs of poor yard drainage include:
- Standing water after rainfall
- Soggy or constantly wet areas of the yard
- Water flowing toward your home
- Pooling water near the foundation
- Soil erosion or washed-out areas
- Overflowing drainage areas
- Downspouts draining too close to the home
- Water entering the basement or foundation
- Areas where grass or landscaping struggles to grow
Poor drainage doesn’t always start next to the house. Water can travel across a property before eventually collecting around the foundation or entering a basement. Understanding how water moves across your entire property is an important part of correcting the problem. Clifton Waterproofing evaluates the property as a complete drainage system to determine where the water originates, where it is collecting, and the best way to redirect it.
Exterior Waterproofing: Stop Water Before It Gets Inside
Whenever possible, controlling water before it reaches your basement can provide a more complete solution.
Water naturally follows the easiest path available. When soil around a foundation becomes saturated, pressure can force moisture through cracks, joints, openings, and other vulnerable areas.
Exterior waterproofing and drainage improvements are designed to reduce the amount of water reaching the foundation in the first place. Depending on the property, this can include excavation, foundation waterproofing, drainage installation, grading, underground downspouts, and other water-management improvements.
Instead of repeatedly dealing with water after it enters your basement, we focus on managing the water around your home.
Why Choose Clifton Waterproofing?
Basement waterproofing isn’t a one-size-fits-all service. The right solution depends on your foundation, property, drainage conditions, and the actual source of the water.
Clifton Waterproofing brings decades of local construction and waterproofing experience to homes throughout Northern Virginia. Our team has the equipment and experience to handle everything from localized foundation leaks to larger exterior excavation and drainage projects.
We take the time to evaluate the problem, explain what we find, and recommend a solution based on what your property actually needs.
Exterior Foundation Waterproofing
When water is entering through basement or foundation walls, addressing the problem from the exterior can provide a long-term solution. This may involve excavation around the affected foundation, waterproofing the exterior wall, improving drainage, and directing groundwater away from the home.
Foundation Crack & Leak Repair
Cracks in foundation walls can create a direct path for water to enter your basement. We inspect leaking and damaged areas to determine the appropriate repair and waterproofing method. Properly addressing these problem areas can help prevent future water intrusion and protect your foundation from further damage.
French Drains & Drainage Systems
Poor drainage can allow large amounts of water to collect around your foundation. French drains and other underground drainage systems can help capture excess groundwater and redirect it away from the home.
Sump Pump Systems
A properly installed sump pump system helps collect and remove water before it reaches areas where it can cause damage. Depending on your basement and drainage conditions, a sump system may be incorporated into the overall waterproofing solution.
Downspout Drainage
Your roof collects a tremendous amount of water during a storm. If downspouts discharge too close to the foundation, that water can eventually find its way into the basement. Underground downspout extensions can carry roof runoff farther away from the home.
Grading & Exterior Drainage
Sometimes the waterproofing problem starts with the property itself. Improper grading can direct rainwater toward your foundation instead of away from it. Correcting the grade and improving exterior drainage can be an important part of keeping a basement dry.
Serving Northern Virginia
Clifton Waterproofing provides Yard Drainage and waterproofing, and water-management services throughout Northern Virginia, including:
Fairfax • Clifton • Centreville • Vienna • McLean • Great Falls • Springfield • Arlington • Alexandria and surrounding Northern Virginia communities.
Our familiarity with Northern Virginia homes, foundations, soil conditions, and drainage challenges allows us to approach each property with local experience behind the solution.
Schedule a Yard Drainage Estimate
If your yard has standing water, soggy areas, excessive runoff, or water collecting around your foundation after it rains, don’t wait for the problem to cause damage to your property or home.
Contact Clifton Waterproofing today to schedule an evaluation. We’ll inspect your property, determine where the water is coming from and why it’s collecting, and recommend the appropriate drainage solution to properly manage and redirect water away from problem areas.