Drainage Contractors in Pickering

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping found the issue within minutes. The gullies were too high.

New covers, a proper fall and a short run to a soakaway. Garden usable again.

Dan turned up with dye, hose and patience. He traced water along the patio edge, then recommended a short run of perforated pipe with gravel that disappears under turf.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping worked neatly, lifted slabs cleanly and relaid them so the pattern lines up. After two heavy showers there’s no standing water, no slick patches by the door. Clear advice, tidy craft and a bill that matched the quote exactly. Feels like adulting done right.

Our veg bed drowned every shower. They added a shallow land drain behind it and a discreet outlet to the soakaway.

Dan showed me how to keep gravel breathing and left spare grid for the gully. First rain and the bed held shape. I’m genuinely chuffed. Feels like the garden can breathe again.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping rescued our new lawn after a builder left it sitting in a bowl. They regraded gently, added perforated pipe and gravel sleeves, then trimmed the edges crisp.

The difference is immediate. Water disappears, the dog comes in clean and the grass actually looks happy. Straight talking, sensible pricing, careful workmanship.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping priced fairly and stuck to the figure. The crew protected the borders with boards, washed down the path and left no scrap behind.

Communication was steady throughout which matters when you are nervous about digging near foundations. We feel reassured and the garden drains as it should.

Dan looked at the garden like a puzzle rather than a nuisance. He checked next door’s level, sketched a quick plan and talked through costs without fluff.

We agreed a French drain down the fence and a tiny gully by the step. The work itself felt quiet and methodical, with boards saving the borders from churn. The first soaking rain afterwards was the real test. Not a puddle left lurking, just grass that held its shape. I slept better that night than I have all winter.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping traced damp patches in our dining room to poor falls outside. They redesigned the patio edge with a discreet slot drain and tied it into a new soakaway.

Weeks on, the brickwork is drying and the white paint has stopped blooming.

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.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping traced our damp dining wall to a flat section outside the French doors. They cut a slim slot drain, matched the paving beautifully and linked it to an outlet under the lawn so nothing shows.

I appreciated the polite heads up before noisy bits and the way the lads stacked tools out of reach of the kids. The hallway already smells fresher. It is such a relief to walk out after rain and find no shine of standing water mocking you.

We’d had three quotes and too much waffle. Backhouse Construction & Landscaping were different.

Straight talk, clear drawing, sensible price. They put boards down to protect the lawn, dug the trench with care and left borders intact. Dan answered my daft questions cheerfully and even labelled a photo set for future reference. House smells fresh again after years of musty corners. That relief alone is worth the fee.

Landlord here. Needed a fix between tenancies.

They installed a small soakaway and cleared roots from an old pipe. Tenants moved in to dry paths and a happy agent.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping sorted our driveway where water always crept into the garage. They lifted one strip of blocks, set a channel grate dead straight and re laid everything so the line reads as if it was always there.

Even the sandy jointing matched. The site was swept, the kerb rinsed and the gate latched for the dog. Next storm the floor stayed dry and the car mats didn’t get splashed. I didn’t realise how much background stress that little flood caused until it stopped happening.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping handled our terrace flooding. They cut a neat slot drain along the edge, matched the paving and linked it to the downpipe.

Looks built in, not added on.

Backhouse Construction & Landscaping lifted an old patio strip, installed a channel drain and matched our weathered slabs beautifully. The join is invisible unless you knew to look.

Dan checked the neighbour’s level to avoid a row and sent a friendly follow up to make sure the first storm went well. It did. The kitchen door area is finally usable in winter boots without skating.

We’re landlords so timing mattered. Dan scheduled between tenancies, kept us updated with photos and finished a day early.

He corrected a backwards gully and tied it to a soakaway sized to the small garden. Backhouse Construction & Landscaping handover pack was neat and clear. New tenants moved in to dry paths and a happy agent. Value for money and zero faff.