North Carolina

Yard Drainage Cost Estimator

Pick the type of drainage and enter the run in linear feet. Between our red clay and heavy summer storms, standing water and wet basements are a common Triangle problem.

At a glance

Drainage type options
3
Typical per linear foot
$10 to $100

Typical Triangle-area range:

$500$1,500

Surface / yard drain · 50 linear feet

Per linear foot, installed. Depth, access for machinery, and where the water has to go (daylight vs. a dry well) drive the price. Grading the yard away from the house often comes first.

North Carolina

These are local problems with local prices

Crawlspaces, radon, septic, wells and yard drainage all trace back to the same Piedmont clay and humidity. National cost averages are close to useless here.

How this is worked out

No hidden fudge factor. This is the whole calculation.

  1. Pick a drainage type, which sets the low and high end of the typical range.
  2. Your drain run multiplies that per-linear foot range to give the spread you see.
  3. Both ends are typical Triangle installed costs gathered from published industry ranges. They are not quotes, and no number here comes from our own bookings.

Typical ranges by drainage type

Installed cost per linear foot for the Triangle area. Ranges, not quotes.

Drainage typeLowHigh
Surface / yard drain$10$30
French drain$25$60
Foundation / deep drain$50$100

Common questions

How much does a yard drainage cost in the Triangle?
Typical Triangle-area ranges run from Surface / yard drain at the low end to Foundation / deep drain at the high end. Use the estimator to price your specific option, then get real quotes. The exact number depends on your site and details.