Lavallee Landscaping LLC — Spencer, MA
Soggy yards, flooded areas, and pooling water are more than a nuisance — they damage your lawn, foundation, and property value. Lavallee Landscaping LLC designs and installs lasting drainage systems throughout Worcester County and Central Massachusetts.
10+
Years Experience
Lasting
Fix — Not a Patch
25mi
Service Radius
Free
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A soggy yard isn't just inconvenient — it damages your foundation, kills your lawn, and gets worse every year you don't address it. The key to a drainage fix that lasts is identifying where the water is actually coming from before deciding what to install. Lavallee Landscaping LLC assesses the full picture, then routes water off your property to a real discharge point — not just out of sight.
Schedule a Site AssessmentReal drainage and concrete removal work from completed projects in Spencer, MA and surrounding towns.
Full drainage system installation with loam finish to restore proper water flow and yard usability.
Concrete pad removal, French drain installation, and loam spreading to fully restore a backyard.
Excavation and compacted base preparation for a new paver walkway installation.
Every drainage problem is different — we assess the source and install the right solution for your property, not just the cheapest one that moves water temporarily.
The most effective solution for soggy yards and water-saturated soil. We trench, install perforated pipe in a gravel bed, and route water to a safe discharge point — eliminating standing water and soggy areas permanently.
Surface water pooling in one area? A properly placed catch basin with a solid pipe run to daylight captures and routes that water away. We size and locate them based on the specific low spots causing problems on your property.
Shallow, graded channels (swales) and raised earthwork berms redirect surface runoff around structures and low spots. A grading-based approach that works with the natural lay of the land — no pipe required in many cases.
Water collecting against your foundation wall is a serious problem — it stains, cracks, and eventually leaks. We regrade around foundations and install perimeter drainage to direct water away before it can build pressure against the wall.
Driveways that wash out or flood from road runoff can be fixed with proper grading, culvert installation, and stone-lined ditches. We design to handle the flow rates your driveway actually sees — not just trickle events.
Concentrated roof runoff from downspouts can saturate soil faster than it drains naturally. We install underground dry wells or pipe runs to distribute or route that water away from your foundation and yard.
Many drainage jobs involve identifying where water is coming from — not just where it's ending up. A soggy low spot might be caused by grading that directs roof runoff to one area, hardpan soil that doesn't drain, or a high water table spot specific to your lot. The fix changes depending on the cause.
We walk the property, identify the source, and install the right solution — whether that's a French drain, catch basin, regrading, or a combination. We don't install a system that just moves the problem 20 feet away. We move it off your property entirely to an appropriate discharge location.
Schedule a Site AssessmentSource Diagnosis
We find where water is coming from before recommending a fix
Off-Site Discharge
Water gets routed to a real discharge point — not just redistributed around your yard
Full Equipment
Tracked excavator and skid steer on site for efficient trench and grading work
Full Restoration
Loam and seed on all disturbed areas — your yard looks great when we're done
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We walk the property in detail — identifying water sources, flow paths, existing grade, and discharge options before recommending any solution.
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We design the drainage layout — trench routes, pipe sizes, catch basin placement, and discharge points — with grade calculations to ensure water actually flows.
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Trenching, pipe bedding, pipe installation, stone backfill, geotextile fabric where needed, and catch basin or outlet installation — all to spec.
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Final surface grading to match the drainage design, followed by loam and seed on all disturbed lawn areas. Clean site, dry yard — that's the goal.
Based in Spencer, MA, we install drainage systems throughout a 25-mile radius in Central Massachusetts. Wet yards are solvable — contact us to discuss yours.
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Several things can cause persistent wet areas — poor soil drainage (hardpan or heavy clay is common in Worcester County), incorrect yard grading that directs water to low spots, concentrated roof runoff from downspouts, a high seasonal water table, or water flowing in from neighboring properties or the road. The right fix depends on the cause, which is why we always assess before recommending a solution.
A French drain collects groundwater and subsurface water along its entire length through a perforated pipe surrounded by gravel — it's best for areas where soil stays saturated and water needs to be pulled out of the soil as it moves. A catch basin is a surface inlet that captures water pooling on top of the ground and routes it through a solid pipe. Most drainage projects use a combination of both.
Water needs to be discharged to an appropriate outlet — daylight at a lower elevation on your property, a roadside ditch, or in some cases a dry well or infiltration area if there's no slope to work with. We identify the discharge point during the estimate and size the system to handle your typical rainfall events without backing up.
French drain and catch basin systems can freeze in Massachusetts winters, which means they're most active during spring thaw, heavy summer rain, and fall. For year-round performance, discharge pipes should be buried or insulated at critical points. We account for this in our designs — the spring thaw is often when drainage is most critical, and a well-designed system handles it.
If water is pooling because it has nowhere to go on the surface — and regrading could direct it toward a lower area — regrading alone may solve it. If water is saturating the soil because it can't absorb fast enough, or if there's no natural slope to work with, a French drain is necessary. Often the best solution combines both: regrade plus drain. We'll assess and give you an honest recommendation.