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Standing Water In Gaithersburg MD Yard

If you have problems with standing water in your Gaithersburg, MD yard, it’s more than just an aesthetic issue. If the water is up close to your house, it could be a huge issue, because few things are as damaging to a home as water. It can seep into and under your foundation and ultimately destroy your home if it remains unchecked.

Even if the standing water in your Gaithersburg, MD yard is a “safe distance” from your home, it’s still problematic, because waterlogged lawn space is unusable. You paid good money for your home, and you deserve to use 100% of what you paid for. Drainage issues make that virtually impossible.

Fortunately, there’s a simple solution. One call to East Coast Landscape Design, and your problem is well on its way to being solved!

A family-owned company, we’ve been in the business since 1979, and have become one of the leading landscape design companies in the region.

We understand that there’s no such thing as a “one size fits all” solution to whatever draining problem you’re having. There are any number of things that might be causing a buildup of standing water in your Gaithersburg, MD yard, so our first step will be to assess your situation and discover the root cause.

We’ve got a Senior Geotechnical Engineer on staff whose job it is to do exactly that! If you decide to work with us, he’ll visit your property and professionally assess it. Some of the leading causes of lawn drainage issues include:

  • Soil composition – high concentrations of clay make for poor drainage
  • Improper grading – Ideally, your property will be graded such that the land slopes gently away from your home, using gravity to gently direct standing water away from your house and into a swale, dry well, or similar structure.

    Unfortunately, your property’s grading can change by introducing landscaping elements, the addition of new elements like improperly installed fencing, or even the passage of time.
  • There’s a problem with your existing drainage solution – Maybe when you bought the place, it had a working French Drain or other solution. Then, over time, it just stopped working as well as it once did.

The bottom line is, there’s a reason why you’re seeing standing water in your Gaithersburg, MD yard, and once we identify what’s causing it, we can craft a customized solution to fix it. That’s what we do.

Don’t just live with standing water issues that creates an eyesore, renders parts of your property unusable, and could potentially cause serious damage your home. Call on the area’s leading landscape design company. We’ve built our reputation by exceeding the expectations of every client we work with, and we’d love the chance to prove it to you.


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