Yard Drainage in Ontario

Water that pools on a lawn after rain, runs toward the house or keeps one corner soft for days usually has to be fixed before new sod goes in, or the new lawn fails in the same spot. The sod installers on this page say they handle yard drainage: regrading, French drains, swales, catch basins or redirected downspouts.

Ask what is causing the water problem and how they plan to fix it, where the water will go afterwards, and whether the work means digging near buried lines, so a locate is booked before anyone starts. Ask how the drainage work and the new sod fit into one schedule.