Garden Drainage in Holland Park that stops standing water and protects your home. We design and install French drains, soakaways and discreet channel drainage, backed by a 10-year warranty.
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If your garden puddles after rain or water runs towards the house, our drainage solutions are designed to fix the cause, not just the symptoms. We regularly work around Holland Park and near the Design Museum, where mature trees, compacted ground and older hard landscaping can slow drainage. From patios to lawns and side returns, we create tidy systems that keep surfaces usable year-round. Every job starts with clear diagnostics and a plan you can trust.
Holland Park’s large Victorian houses, mansion conversions and period properties often have layered soils, older paving builds and limited fall away from the building. In W11 and W14, we commonly see damp-prone basements, narrow access routes and courtyards that need careful detailing. Our team is used to protecting heritage features, stone thresholds and established planting while improving runoff. That local experience helps us specify drainage that performs without spoiling the look of the garden.
We begin with an on-site assessment, then recommend the right combination of French drains, land drains, channel drains, catch pits, grading or pump systems. Where needed, we use CCTV surveys to confirm pipe condition and pinpoint blockages before any excavation. Installations are completed with clean edges, correct falls and proper backfill to prevent sinkage. Homeowners choose Fine Landscaping for transparent scopes, tidy workmanship and a 10-year warranty on qualifying installations.
Working across the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea means planning for tight access, resident parking controls and careful waste removal. Around Kensington and Notting Hill, we often find compacted sub-bases and older paving that traps water, plus tree roots that influence drain routes. We adapt designs to protect boundaries, lightwells and mature planting, and we keep excavations controlled and tidy. Where gravity drainage is limited, we specify pump systems with serviceable chambers.
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Costs vary with access, depth, and how much water needs moving. As a guide, small fixes such as clearing and adding a short channel drain may start around £750–£1,500. A French drain run is often £1,800–£4,500 depending on length and reinstatement. Soakaways, catch pits and more complex networks commonly fall between £3,500–£9,000+, especially where excavation and premium paving reinstatement are required.
Most straightforward installations take 1–3 days, such as a channel drain along a patio edge or a short French drain with a catch pit. Larger projects—multiple runs, soakaways, grading, and reinstating stone or brick paving—typically take 4–10 working days. Timescales depend on access through the property, ground conditions, root presence, and whether we’re waiting on materials that match existing finishes. We provide a clear programme before starting.
Garden drainage is usually permitted development because it’s below ground and doesn’t materially alter the building. However, restrictions can apply if your property is listed, within a conservation area, or if works affect boundary walls, lightwells, or shared drainage routes. RBKC rules may also influence where water can discharge, as you should avoid sending runoff to the public sewer where possible. We check constraints and advise on compliant discharge options before work begins.
We provide a 10-year warranty on qualifying drainage installations, covering workmanship and the correct installation of specified components such as pipework, geotextiles, catch pits and soakaway structures. The warranty is designed to give confidence that the system will perform as intended when used and maintained properly. It doesn’t cover damage from third-party works, extreme events beyond design assumptions, or blocked systems caused by neglect. We’ll explain maintenance and provide aftercare guidance.
We offer several options depending on aesthetics and performance. Popular choices include gravel-filled French drains with geotextile wrap, modular soakaway crates, uPVC land drains, polymer concrete or stainless-look channel drains, and silt-trapping catch pits. Where gravity falls are limited, we can add pump systems with accessible chambers. We help you choose based on soil type, garden layout, paving style, and how visible you want the drainage to be once reinstated.
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