Tulsa French Drain Installation
Water sitting in the yard for days after a rain? Water showing up along the foundation?
Green Country Drainage Co puts in French drains for yards and foundations, and runs downspouts away from the house. Send the form or Call (918) 770-4264.
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What we do
Yard drainage
a French drain out in the yard for standing water, soggy low spots and runoff that heads for the house.
Foundation drains
a deeper drain along the walls of the house, down at the footing, with a sump and pump if the water can't run off downhill.
Downspout drainage
getting roof water away from the house, with an extension or a buried line.
French drain cost calculator
a rough range for yard and foundation drains.
What will a French drain cost?
Downspout lines, dry wells, catch basins, and basement or crawl space drains are not included here and are quoted after inspection.
Enter how many feet of drain you need and you get a rough range, marked as an estimate, not a quote. No email needed. For help measuring, and for what the calculator leaves out, use the full French drain cost calculator.
What drives the price on any French drain: how deep it has to go, how long it runs, where the water can be let out, how hard the ground is to dig, and what is in the way. Tree roots, buried lines, patios and tight access all count. So does putting the lawn and beds back.
Why Tulsa yards hold water
Tulsa gets a lot of rain, and much of it comes hard.
- Rain in a normal year. The National Weather Service puts Tulsa's normal at 40.96 inches a year (1991 to 2020 normals).
- The wet months. May is the wettest month, with a normal of 5.73 inches. June and April come next.
- Heavy single storms. Tulsa's record for one 24-hour period is 9.27 inches, set in May.
- Flood history. By the City of Tulsa's own account, in the period leading up to the 1980s the federal government declared Tulsa County a flood disaster area nine times in a 15-year span, more than any other community in the nation.
When that much water lands at once, it goes to the low spots. If your yard has one, or the house sits in one, that is where a drain can help.
Check with the City first
Inside the City of Tulsa, a few City rules and services are worth knowing before anyone digs. This is general information, not legal advice. The rules below are the City of Tulsa's. Nearby towns have their own.
- The City's earth change rule. City rules say: "A Watershed Development Permit shall be obtained prior to the commencement of any development, redevelopment, building, earth change, excavating, grading, regrading, paving, landfilling, berming or diking of any property within the City." Ask the City whether your project needs one. The City takes these applications online through its Self Service Portal.
- Floodplain lots. The City's Floodplain Administrator looks at work on lots in or near a regulatory floodplain. The City will also tell you, on request, whether your property is in the Special Flood Hazard Area and which flood map zone it is in.
- City stormwater engineers. The City says it "has stormwater engineers available to make site visits and make recommendations on ways to solve private drainage problems."
- How to ask. The City takes floodplain determination requests through 311, by phone, by email or with an online ticket. Its floodplain determination page also has the stormwater engineers note, and 311 is the City's contact line.
- Buried utility lines. OKIE811 says anyone digging must contact OKIE811, and to enter a locate request at least 3 business days before you plan to dig. If you are digging anything yourself, start at OKIE811.
How it works
Call or send the form. Tell us where the water sits, how long it stays, and roughly how long a drain you think you need.
We look at the yard. Where the water collects, where it can be let out, how the ground slopes, and what is in the way: roots, lines, patios, fences.
Dig, pipe, gravel, restore. The trench is dug, the pipe and gravel go in, and the trench area is put back.
Check it after a rain. The next good rain is the real test. Look at the spots that used to hold water and tell us what you see.
Service area
Serving Tulsa and nearby towns:
- Broken Arrow
- Owasso
- Jenks
- Bixby
- Sand Springs
- Sapulpa
- Glenpool
- Catoosa
- Claremore
- Coweta
Ready for a quote? Call (918) 770-4264 or send the form.