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Edison Excavation

Diagnose, Then Dig

Yard Drainage Repair in Edison, NJ

Edison Excavation fixes yards that hold water, starting with diagnosis rather than digging. Standing water always has a reason: grade sloped the wrong way, downspouts emptying at the foundation, a clay layer that won't drain, or runoff coming from uphill. We trace where the water starts and where it belongs, then build that specific fix instead of reaching for a single product.

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A precast catch basin connected to corrugated drainage pipe in a freshly dug trench.
Start with the cause

Start with the cause

Drainage jobs often get the wrong fix the first time because no one asked why the water was there. That question comes first.

Follow the Water, Then Plan

We walk the lot, ideally after rain, and track the water: where it lands, where it pools, and where the grade sends it. The plan comes from what the site shows, not a standard package.

Restore Positive Pitch

The most common cause is soil that has settled back toward the house. Rebuilding pitch away from the foundation with laser grade control is often the entire fix, with no pipe at all.

Route Water That Must Move

When runoff needs a path, we build one: shallow swales across the lawn, catch basins at collection points, buried downspout lines, curtain drains to cut off uphill flow, and dry wells where nothing can daylight.

A stormwater chamber set on clean stone and wrapped in fabric, ready for backfill.

The right tool for each kind of water

Each drainage method solves a different problem. A swale carries sheet runoff across a lawn. A catch basin takes water that pools in one spot. Buried downspout lines move roof water that clay can't absorb at the foundation. A curtain drain intercepts groundwater moving downhill from the next lot. Pitch any one of them as a cure-all and the yard floods again next spring. Diagnose first, and the fix is often simpler and cheaper than a one-size quote.

  • Where we work

    Across Edison, Metuchen, and Piscataway, the ground often sets the rules: heavy clay or old fill over a seasonal high water table means water soaks in slowly, so most fixes route it away instead of trying to infiltrate it. Compact machines cut swales and set basins in finished, fenced yards without tearing them up, and NJ One Call (811) marks the utilities before any of it begins.

What happens after you call

From the site walk to the final cleanup

  1. 1. Site Walk

    We visit the property by appointment, check access and any constraints, and go over your plans or what you have in mind.

  2. 2. Marking & Layout

    The layout is set on the ground with laser accuracy. Depths, lines, and elevations are marked before any digging starts.

  3. 3. The Work

    The right machine for the access comes in, ground protection goes down where needed, and disturbance to lawns, trees, and hardscape is kept to a minimum.

  4. 4. Clean Handover

    You're left with a site ready for the next step and a yard that's still in one piece.

Frequently Asked Questions

Around here, clay is the usual reason. Water moves through it slowly, and a seasonal high water table in spring makes it worse. If the surrounding grade also pitches toward the low spot, the water has nowhere to go. The right fix depends on which factor is doing the most damage, and the walk-through sorts that out.

Edison, Metuchen, Piscataway, Woodbridge, and nearby Middlesex and Union County towns north of the Raritan.

Done with the yard turning into a pond? Have us out to trace the water.

Site visits are by appointment. Share a few details about the project and a time gets set to walk the property together.

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