Drainage in New Holland, PA

Lancaster French Drain handles drainage problems for homes in New Holland, PA. We work from our Lancaster base and drive out for each visit. If water sits in your yard or basement after rain, we will look at where it comes from and tell you what we would do about it.

Why water collects around New Holland homes

New Holland sits on a low ridge in eastern Lancaster County, and that ridge decides where rain goes. The north side of the borough drains through Groff Creek and other small streams toward the Conestoga River. The south side drains to Mill Creek, which also runs west into the Conestoga. A ridge sounds like good news for drainage, and for a lot near the top it often is. A lot lower on the slope catches the runoff from everything above it.

The borough is small and sits as an enclave inside Earl Township, so many properties are close together. Roof water, driveway water and runoff from next door all have only so many places to go. When there is no clear path away, the water settles against the foundation or in the lowest corner of the yard.

Drainage services we offer in New Holland

We offer three main services here, and most New Holland jobs fall under one of them.

French drain installation is the core of our work. A French drain is a trench with perforated pipe, surrounded by washed stone and wrapped in filter fabric, sloped to carry water to a safe discharge point. It covers curtain drains, foundation drains, interior French drains and dry wells. We use it where groundwater or a high water table is the cause.

Basement waterproofing covers wet basement repair, sump pumps, foundation crack repair and crawl space waterproofing. We start by finding out whether the water comes through a crack, a joint, the floor seam or a window well, because each one needs a different answer.

Yard drainage deals with water on top of the ground: regrading, downspout drainage, catch basins, channel drains, swales, erosion control and culverts. Many wet basements start as a yard problem, so the two are often worked on together.

Repair or replace: what usually makes sense

A drain that has silted up or a downspout that dumps at the foundation can often be repaired or rerouted without digging up the whole system. A pipe that has collapsed, crushed under a driveway, or been laid flat with no slope is usually better replaced. We will tell you which case you have after we see it, and we will say so plainly if a smaller fix will do the job.

What a drainage visit in New Holland looks like

You call or send a request, and we find a time within our hours: Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, and Saturday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. We are closed Sunday and we do not offer emergency or after-hours service.

On site we walk the property with you. We look at the downspouts, the grade along the foundation, low spots in the yard, and the basement or crawl space if water gets inside. We ask when the water shows up: during rain, a day later, or in spring. That timing tells us a lot about whether it is surface runoff, groundwater or a pipe problem.

After that we explain what we found and what we would do, in plain terms. You decide what to do next. If the work involves digging near a neighbour's line or a shared slope, we talk through that with you before anything starts.

How to book a visit from Lancaster

We are based in Lancaster, PA. We do not have an office in New Holland. We travel to you along Route 23, which runs through the borough as Main Street, and we serve the borough and the surrounding area.

To book, call (717) 696-1707, email info@frenchdrainlancaster.com, or use the Request a Drainage Visit button on this site. Tell us the address, where the water shows up and how long it has been happening. Photos of the wet area help us prepare before we arrive.

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