Fine Landscaping are trusted Drainage Contractors in Herne Hill, solving persistent garden flooding and surface water issues. From French drains to soakaways and CCTV surveys, we design systems that work with your property and soil. Expect tidy workmanship, clear pricing, and long-lasting results across SE24.
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If your garden is holding water after rain, pooling near patios, or sending run-off towards the house, we can help. Our drainage team works across SE24, including streets near Brockwell Park and routes around Herne Hill station. We install French drains, land drains, channel drains and surface drainage to move water safely away. Where the cause isn’t obvious, CCTV surveys pinpoint collapsed pipes, silt build-up or misconnected runs.
Herne Hill’s Victorian terraces, Edwardian houses and period conversions often have compact rear gardens and older drainage layouts. That can mean limited fall, shared boundaries, and downpipes that discharge into tired soakaways. We’re used to working in the drainage contractors herne hill area, including Dulwich, Brixton and Tulse Hill, where access can be tight and finishes matter. Our solutions are designed to protect paving, lawns and planting without overbuilding.
We start with a site visit to map levels, identify water paths, and check existing gullies and gutter drainage. You’ll receive a clear recommendation—often combining surface drainage with a soakaway or land drain—plus an itemised estimate. Our team protects your home, keeps disruption low, and leaves the site clean and usable. Homeowners choose us for straightforward communication, proven methods, and a 10-year warranty on installed drainage systems.
Herne Hill sits across the London Borough of Lambeth/Southwark, so we plan work with local constraints in mind. Many streets have restricted parking and narrow side access, so we schedule deliveries and spoil removal carefully. Period properties can have older clay runs, shallow gradients and mixed pipework from past alterations. We design drainage that fits the site levels and avoids undermining boundaries or mature planting.
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Costs vary with access, depth, and how much excavation is needed. As a guide in SE24, small surface drainage fixes or channel drains often start around £600–£1,500. French drains and land drains are commonly £1,500–£4,000 depending on length and reinstatement. New soakaways are often £1,800–£5,500, especially if space is limited. CCTV surveys typically range from £180–£450.
Many jobs are completed in 1–3 days, such as adding channel drains, improving gutter drainage, or installing a short French drain. Larger projects—like a new soakaway with multiple runs or extensive land drainage—often take 3–7 days. Timescales depend on access through the property, depth of digging, ground conditions, and how much paving or lawn needs reinstating. We’ll confirm a schedule after the site assessment.
Most garden drainage works are permitted development, particularly where you’re improving surface water management within your boundary. However, rules can apply if you’re altering a driveway, working near a public highway, connecting to a public sewer, or if the property is listed or in a conservation area. As drainage contractors in London Borough of Lambeth/Southwark, we check the likely requirements and advise on compliant discharge methods before work starts.
We provide a 10-year warranty on our drainage installations, covering workmanship and the correct functioning of the system as designed (for example, French drains, soakaways, land drains and channel drains). The warranty assumes normal use and that gutters and gullies are maintained to prevent avoidable silt and leaf build-up. If an issue arises, we’ll inspect promptly and put it right where it relates to our installation.
We tailor the design to your garden and finishes. Popular options include perforated land drain pipe in gravel with geotextile wrap, French drains with decorative stone, polymer concrete or uPVC channel drains, and crate or rubble soakaways depending on space and soil. We can also upgrade gutter drainage with new downpipe connections and rodding points. After assessing levels and runoff, we recommend the most effective and discreet specification.
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