Water is one of the most destructive forces your property has to deal with. When water consistently collects around a house, settles in a lawn, or remains trapped behind a retaining wall – it can cause serious problems.
At Integrity Land Works, we provide excavation and drainage services throughout Lebanon, PA and the surrounding Central Pennsylvania area. Our team brings more than 30 years of combined experience in landscaping, horticulture, hardscaping, grading, excavation, and property maintenance.
We look at drainage problems as part of the larger landscape. Rather than treating only the visible symptom, we evaluate how water is moving across the property and determine what changes can help direct it where it belongs.
Our Excavation and Drainage Services
Every property has different drainage conditions, so the appropriate solution depends on the site. Our excavation and drainage services include:
Grading and Excavation
Proper grading gives water a path to move across the property instead of collecting in low areas or flowing toward the house.
We use excavation and grading to reshape areas of a property when the existing slope is contributing to drainage problems. Our mini excavator allows us to perform this type of work as part of a larger landscaping or hardscaping project.
Drainage Solutions
Some properties need more than grading to manage water effectively. Depending on the conditions, we can incorporate drainage features that collect and redirect water to a more appropriate location.
Potential solutions include:
- French drains
- Rain pits
- Piping and other drainage systems
Downspout Drainage
Gutters and downspouts collect a significant amount of water from a home’s roof. If that water is discharged too close to the foundation or into an area where it creates a problem, changing the drainage path may help.
We can incorporate downspout drainage into a larger property drainage plan, including routing water away from foundations, walkways, and other areas where runoff can cause problems.
Retaining Wall Drainage
Drainage is an important consideration whenever a retaining wall is constructed.
Water that collects behind a retaining wall can create additional pressure on the structure. When appropriate, we incorporate drainage piping and other measures behind retaining walls to give water a path to move away from the wall.
Patio and Walkway Drainage
Hardscape construction also has to account for water.
Patios and walkways need appropriate pitch and drainage so that water does not remain on the surface or flow toward the house or other problem areas. When we combine hardscaping with landscaping and drainage work, we can consider how the entire area will function together.
Drainage and Landscape Improvements
Sometimes a drainage problem is closely connected to the landscape itself.
Planting beds, lawns, retaining walls, patios, grading, and other features all influence how water moves across a property. Because Integrity Land Works provides both landscaping and hardscaping services, we can address drainage as part of a larger landscape improvement rather than treating it as an isolated problem.
What Makes Integrity Land Works Different?
There are many companies that perform individual excavation or drainage tasks. What distinguishes Integrity Land Works is the broader experience we bring to the property.
More Than 30 Years of Combined Experience
Our team has more than 30 years of combined experience across landscaping, horticulture, hardscaping, grading, excavation, and property maintenance.
That background allows us to understand how different parts of a property interact. A drainage problem may involve the slope of the lawn, the location of a patio, the discharge point of a downspout, or the construction of a retaining wall.
We consider those factors together.
We Look for the Cause of the Problem
Standing water is a symptom. The important question is why the water is collecting there in the first place.
A low area in the lawn may need to be regraded. A downspout may be discharging too close to the foundation. A retaining wall may need drainage behind it. A patio may not have the appropriate pitch.
Our approach starts by understanding the conditions on the property so that the recommended solution addresses the underlying drainage issue rather than simply treating the place where water happens to collect.
Horticultural Knowledge
Drainage does not exist separately from the landscape.
Our team has professional horticultural education and experience that helps us understand how grading and drainage interact with plants, planting beds, trees, shrubs, lawns, and other landscape features.
Gavin Witmeyer, CEO and head of sales at Integrity Land Works, graduated from the Professional Horticulture Program at Longwood Gardens.
That horticultural background is particularly valuable when drainage work is part of a larger landscape project. The goal isn’t simply to move water—it is to create a property where drainage, plants, hardscape, and the surrounding landscape all work together. For example, adding rain gardens help manage groundwater – and also look beautiful while doing it.
Landscaping, Hardscaping, and Excavation Under One Roof
Drainage problems rarely respect the boundaries between different types of contractors.
A grading project may affect a planting bed. A retaining wall may require drainage. A patio may need to account for the property’s overall water flow. A drainage solution may require excavation and then landscape restoration.
Because we provide landscape design, landscaping, hardscaping, excavation, grading, drainage, and property maintenance, we can coordinate these different elements as part of one project.
Excavation and Drainage in Lebanon, PA
If you are dealing with standing water, poor grading, runoff problems, water collecting near your foundation, or drainage concerns around a patio or retaining wall, the first step is determining what is causing the problem.
At Integrity Land Works, we combine excavation and drainage capabilities with landscaping, horticultural knowledge, hardscaping, and property maintenance.
That allows us to approach drainage problems from the perspective of the entire property.
Whether your project requires grading, excavation, downspout drainage, a French drain, a rain pit, retaining-wall drainage, or a larger landscape improvement, we can evaluate the property and help determine an appropriate approach.
If you’re looking for excavation and drainage specialists in Lebanon, PA, contact Integrity Land Works to discuss your property and your drainage needs.