Garden Drainage in Shortlands that stops pooling water, protects patios, and keeps lawns usable year-round. From French drains to soakaways and pump systems, we design discreet solutions that work. Book a site visit in BR2 with Fine Landscaping.
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If your garden holds water after rain, the cause is usually poor falls, compacted ground, or an overwhelmed outfall. We provide targeted drainage upgrades for BR2 homes, from channel drains at patio edges to land drains beneath lawns. Many call us after repeated puddling near paths or damp patches creeping towards the house. We regularly work around Shortlands station and routes towards Bromley and Beckenham.
Shortlands has a mix of large Edwardian houses, Victorian villas and well-loved 1930s properties, often with mature gardens and older hardstanding. These plots can suffer from blocked legacy drains, sunken paving, or lawns that have been levelled without proper grading. We tailor solutions to protect period features while improving performance. Whether you’re near Ravensbourne or closer to Bickley, we plan drainage that fits the layout and access of your property.
We start with a clear diagnosis, using CCTV surveys where needed to confirm blockages, breaks or poor connections. Then we design the right combination of grading, catch pits, French drains, soakaways, channel drains or pump systems, with tidy reinstatement. You’ll receive a straightforward scope of works, realistic timescales, and photos of key stages. Local homeowners choose us for neat finishing, minimal disruption, and drainage that keeps working through heavy downpours.
Across the London Borough of Bromley, gardens can have variable soil and long-established landscaping that hides old drainage runs. In Shortlands, access can be tight on driveways and shared side passages, so we plan spoil removal and deliveries carefully. We also consider where water can legally discharge and whether a soakaway is viable based on space and ground conditions. Our designs suit larger plots near Shortlands Golf Club as well as smaller rear gardens closer to Beckenham.
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Costs vary with the cause and the solution. As a guide, minor fixes like adding a short channel drain or a small catch pit can start from £600–£1,200. A French drain run with reinstatement is often £1,500–£3,500, while a new soakaway system may be £2,500–£6,000+. Pump systems and CCTV surveys can add £250–£1,500 depending on complexity and access.
Most jobs take 1–3 days for a straightforward channel drain, catch pit, or short French drain installation. Larger schemes involving grading, multiple land drains, or a soakaway can take 3–7 days, especially if we need to lift and relay paving or work around mature planting. Timescales depend on access, depth of excavations, ground conditions, and whether we’re connecting to existing drainage runs or installing a new outfall.
In many cases, garden drainage improvements are permitted and don’t require planning permission, especially when they’re below ground and don’t alter the property’s appearance. However, rules can change if you’re working near boundaries, affecting a public sewer, or altering hardstanding drainage in a way that impacts surface water runoff. We’ll advise on best practice, check likely constraints, and recommend contacting Bromley Council or Thames Water if approvals are needed.
Yes. We provide a 10-year warranty on our drainage installation workmanship, covering issues such as failed joints, incorrect falls, or defects arising from how the system was fitted. It also includes remedial visits if a warranted installation underperforms due to an installation fault. The warranty doesn’t cover misuse, third-party damage, or blockages caused by external factors (for example, building debris introduced after completion), but we can maintain and service systems.
We offer several proven options depending on space and performance needs: perforated land drains with gravel backfill, French drains with geotextile wrapping, modular soakaway crates, channel drains with plastic or galvanised grates, and catch pits for silt collection. Where gravity falls aren’t possible, we can specify pump systems with alarms. We’ll recommend the best layout after assessing levels, soil, and where water can discharge safely and legally.
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