Freshly graded lot with a low spot holding rainwater, new houses beyond

Drainage & French Drains · Glenpool

Yard Drainage Contractor in Glenpool, OK

Name: Earthworks by Justin
Address: OK, US
Telephone: (918) 240-3392

Backyards that stay wet, water that runs toward the house and shop roofs that dump on the lawn, sorted out in Glenpool. Justin walks the lot, finds where the water can legitimately go, and fixes it with grading, a swale or a drain.

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Drainage & French Drains · Glenpool

Drainage & French Drains in Glenpool

Glenpool sits on US-75 at the south edge of Tulsa County, on the eastern edge of the Cross Timbers, where the Great Plains start giving way to the foot of the Ozarks. Almost the whole town drains to Polecat Creek, which runs on to meet the Arkansas River at Jenks.

The town takes its name from the Glenn Pool oil field, which started with a gusher in November 1905. The calls today are about subdivision lots and small acreage on ground that was pasture not long ago: back yards graded flat, shops set on new pads, and yards that send water somewhere nobody planned for it to go.

The fixes are dirt work. Regrading puts fall back into a yard, a swale carries runoff around a house or shop, and a French drain or surface drain gives water from a low spot a route out. See French drain installation for drains on their own, and the Glenpool page for pads, drives and the rest of the work in town.

Earthworks by Justin is owner-operated. Call (918) 240-3392 or send the form, and Justin will set up a time to walk it with you.

Who to call about a wet backyard in Glenpool

For anything public, such as a street, a city ditch or a storm inlet that is not carrying, start with the City of Glenpool at city hall. Outside city limits, ask Tulsa County. If the lot is in a subdivision with a shared drainage area, the homeowners association may have a say in what drains where, so ask before work starts.

Water that sits on your own lot is private, and moving it is dirt work. Justin looks at the whole lot, not just the puddle: where the water comes from, which way the ground falls and where it can legitimately go. If regrading alone will do it, that is what you will hear.

What moves the cost of yard drainage in Glenpool

The fix is the first thing. Regrading part of a yard is a different job from a drain across the whole back of the lot. The second is the outlet: daylight at a low corner is a short run, while a route to the street or a roadside ditch is a longer one.

On small acreage, the length of the run and the condition of the ditches and culverts along the road come into it. On subdivision lots it is more about access through gates, fences and sprinklers, and how much sod and bed has to be put back. Justin prices it after he has seen it. The French drain cost guide covers the price drivers in more detail.

Shop roofs, downspouts and roof water in Glenpool

A shop roof is a big catchment, and a shop set on a fresh pad in former pasture can send all of it into the yard. The same goes for a house with downspouts emptying into beds against the slab. Taking that water underground to a lower outlet keeps it off the foundation and off the lawn.

The line has to fall all the way to its outlet so it empties between storms. See underground downspout drainage for how those lines are laid and what moves their cost.

Trench dug beside a gravel road with a large concrete pipe ready to go in

Main service page

Drainage & French Drains: Standing water moved away from foundations, yards and low spots.

Everything in Glenpool

What it includes

What that covers

Backyard regrading on newer subdivision lots
Swales around houses, shops and outbuildings
French drains and surface drains for low spots
Shop and house downspouts piped underground
Ditch and culvert work on small acreage
Ground put back and graded when the work is done

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Glenpool and nearby

Everything in Glenpool

Glenpool, OK

Glenpool sits south of Jenks on Highway 75, at the south edge of Tulsa County.

Town page Also in Glenpool

Shed, Garage and Barn Demolition in Glenpool, OK

See the page Also in Glenpool

New Gravel Driveways in Glenpool, OK

See the page The service

Drainage & French Drains

Standing water moved away from foundations, yards and low spots.

Main service page

Communities nearby

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How the work actually goes

You get Justin. Not a crew he sent.

You call

You call. Justin comes out and looks at the job with you, on the ground, rather than pricing it off a photograph.

A number first

You get a number before anything starts.

He runs the machine

Then he shows up and runs the machine.

Ground left usable

Voids get filled and the area gets graded back so you can pour, build or seed.

On the ground

Photos of his work.

These are photographs from actual jobs. See more recent work. Or read about the full drainage & french drains service.

Orange excavator cutting a ditch line along the edge of a yard

Excavation tight to an existing structure

Graded ground on a new lot with gravel piled ready to spread

Questions about this work

Questions people ask

Not seeing yours? Call (918) 240-3392 and ask Justin, or read the guides.

Answers & guides

All guides

Who do I call for yard drainage in Glenpool?

For water on your own lot, a drainage contractor such as Justin. For a street, city ditch or storm inlet, the City of Glenpool. Outside city limits, Tulsa County.

Why does water sit behind my newer Glenpool house?

Usually the lot was graded flat or settled after the builder left, so rain has no fall to follow. Regrading or a drain to an outlet gives it a route.

What changes the price of a Glenpool drainage job?

The fix chosen, the distance to an outlet, access, the state of any roadside ditch or culvert, and restoration. Justin prices it after a walk-through.

Can the roof water from a Glenpool shop be piped underground?

Usually, yes. Downspouts are tied into buried pipe and carried with steady fall to a lower outlet, as long as the lot has somewhere for the water to go.

Where can drainage water go on a Glenpool lot?

To daylight at a lower point, into a ditch, or into an existing storm outlet. If none of those is available, you should hear that at the walk-through, before any trench is dug.

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