Garden Drainage in Wimbledon Village that stops waterlogging, protects foundations, and keeps lawns usable year-round. We design and install French drains, soakaways and discreet channel drainage with minimal disruption. Fast response from Norbury, around 25 minutes away.
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Standing water after heavy rain is common around SW19, especially where patios, paths and compacted lawns push run-off into low spots. Our drainage solutions are designed to suit the slopes and planting found near Wimbledon Common and Cannizaro Park. We tackle persistent puddling, saturated borders and damp patches that can lead to moss, lawn failure and slippery paving. The aim is simple: move water away safely and invisibly.
Wimbledon Village features large detached houses, Georgian properties and luxury apartments, often with mature gardens and premium hardscaping. These gardens can hide old land drains, clay-heavy subsoil and areas altered by extensions or new terraces. We regularly work on properties off Wimbledon Village High Street and in nearby Southfields, where access and finish quality matter. Every design is tailored to protect existing trees, lawns and high-value surfaces.
We start with a site assessment and, where needed, CCTV surveys to pinpoint collapsed pipes, silted runs or poor falls. Then we specify the right combination of grading, French drains, channel drains, catch pits, soakaways or pump systems, with clear options and tidy reinstatement. Work is scheduled to minimise disruption and keep your garden usable. Homeowners trust us for transparent recommendations, neat workmanship and a 10-year warranty on installation.
In the London Borough of Merton, gardens often sit on heavier ground that holds water after storms, especially where lawns are compacted by foot traffic. Wimbledon Village also brings practical constraints: narrow access, controlled parking, and the need to protect mature planting and tree roots. We plan spoil removal, deliveries and reinstatement carefully, and we design falls and outfalls that work with existing levels. The result is garden drainage that performs without compromising the look of your outdoor space.
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Costs vary with access, excavation depth and the solution required. As a guide, small fixes such as localised channel drains or a catch pit may start from around £900–£1,800. A French drain run across a lawn is often £1,800–£4,500. Larger schemes combining soakaways, multiple runs, grading or a pump system can be £4,500–£12,000+. We provide a written, itemised estimate after a site visit.
Most straightforward installations take 1–3 days, such as a single French drain line, a channel drain along paving, or one soakaway. More involved projects—multiple drainage runs, regrading, new outfalls, or reinstating premium paving—typically take 4–10 days. Timescales depend on ground conditions, depth, access for machinery, and whether we need CCTV surveys or to work around tree roots and existing services.
Most garden drainage works are usually permitted development, particularly when you’re improving drainage within your own garden and directing water to a compliant soakaway rather than the public sewer. However, rules can change for listed buildings, conservation considerations, or if works affect a boundary, highway drainage or protected trees. We’ll advise on best practice, check any relevant constraints, and can help you understand when approvals or permissions may be required.
Yes. We provide a 10-year warranty on our drainage installation workmanship, covering defects in installation and system performance issues caused by incorrect fitting. It includes items such as pipework layout, connections, gradients and properly installed catch pits or channel drains. The warranty doesn’t cover damage from third-party works, misuse, or exceptional events such as flooding beyond design assumptions. We also recommend periodic maintenance to keep gullies and channels clear.
We offer several options depending on aesthetics and performance: French drains with clean gravel finishes, land drains for larger lawn areas, channel drains with discreet grates for patios and drive edges, catch pits for silt control, and soakaways using modular crates or traditional rubble. Where gravity falls aren’t possible, we can specify pump systems. We’ll help you choose based on levels, soil type, planting, and how visible you want the drainage to be in the final design.
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