Drainage Contractors in Filey

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping traced our puddles to a blocked run and planned a French drain. Clear advice, fair price and tidy work.

First heavy rain since and the lawn stayed firm. Relief at last.

We’re a family of five with a football mad spaniel. The lawn used to turn to soup every Saturday.

Dan fitted a French drain through the worst strip and connected a discreet soakaway under the goal. Backhouse Construction & Landscaping relaid turf tight and left the square looking like a bowling green. Two relentless showers later and it still felt firm. The dog came in clean. That alone sold us.

Dan handled our job with calm professionalism. He marked falls in chalk so we understood, explained why a soakaway beat another drain run, and checked our neighbour was happy before digging.

He left the place spotless and emailed aftercare notes that were easy to follow. The lawn feels firmer already.

Dan checked our neighbour’s level too so water would not be pushed next door. Simple decency.

The trench is invisible now the gravel has settled.

Dan arrived with dye and a hose to test flow rather than guess. He found a buried gully, regraded a short run and added a French drain through the lawn.

Clear steps, tidy finish and a follow up call two days later.

Dan used a string line to show fall. It clicked instantly.

He installed a compact soakaway and the clay patch finally behaves.

Dan turned up when he said he would, tested the fall with a level and explained everything in plain English. The soakaway went in neatly and the patio dries fast now.

After storms last winter the lawn squelched for days. The team dug test holes, checked soil and proposed a simple network.

Two weeks later the grass bounced back instead of bogging down.

Dan arrived on time, listened to the story of floods past and didn’t roll his eyes once. He found a low gully, corrected the height and installed a French drain through the worst patch.

He explained aftercare in simple words and followed up two days later. Courteous, thorough and reassuring from start to finish.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping gave a clear diagram with arrows for flow. Even I understood it.

Install day was calm, tidy and polite. We felt looked after the whole time.

We worried about sending water to the neighbour by accident. Dan measured both gardens, set the outlet sensibly and showed us on a sketch.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping worked with tarps and boards so nothing got churned up. They even rescued a robin’s nest by shifting a ladder. It rained hard the next day and not a puddle lingered. Honest guidance, careful hands and a result that just works.

Dan mapped the whole garden like a puzzle, even checked next door so we wouldn’t shift the problem. He fitted a channel by the conservatory, tied it into a soakaway and set the grates low enough to skim water cleanly.

He wiped the doors, hosed the path and left everything spotless. Proper job.

Our terraced yard became a shallow pond whenever the alley gulley blocked. Dan arrived with good humour, found the low point in minutes and designed a shallow channel to a tidy soakaway.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping kept the neighbours in the loop, worked quietly and cleaned the lane at the end. First proper rain and everything behaved. I’m chuffed with how simple the fix looks. It blends in like it was always meant to be there.

I suspected our old clay pipe had collapsed. Dan proved it with a quick camera check, then priced two options and let us choose without pressure.

We went with a new run into a soakaway wrapped in membrane so it won’t clog. Backhouse Construction & Landscaping worked steadily, kept the drive open for school runs and swept the road before packing up. The basement air feels lighter already. It is amazing what a calm explanation and correct gradient can do for your nerves.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping priced the job sensibly and stuck to the figure. They gave photo updates at each stage which was great while I was at work.

The finished trench is invisible now the gravel has settled and the grass is happier.