Wet yards, flooded basements, icy driveways — it’s all the same problem: water with nowhere to go. We give Belmont water a better path with grading, drains, and culverts that actually work.
Belmont is a working town, and most of what we dig here is practical: a garage pad and its frost-depth footings, a daylight-basement cut for a new build, a driveway widened so two cars actually pass. The low ground near the Tioga River holds water — some of those village-area soils are slow-draining, and a French drain or regrade to move roof and surface water away from the foundation is one of our most common Belmont calls. Along the Winnisquam shore off Route 3, lots are older and tighter than the big-lake towns, and anything within 250 feet of the water still runs through the state Shoreland rules even on a modest project. Four-foot frost is the design number for every footing in town. Plenty of do-it-yourself gravel drives here just need a proper base and crown to end the annual pothole ritual — a one-day fix done right.
Adding a garage in Belmont? Get the pad elevation right relative to your driveway and your neighbor’s runoff before pouring — a slab set even a few inches low collects everyone’s water forever. We shoot grades with a laser and set the pad to shed, not receive. Concrete is permanent; check the grade twice.
Most wet-basement and swampy-yard problems are solved outside, with dirt. We regrade so the ground pitches away from the foundation, install French and curtain drains that intercept groundwater before it reaches the house, day-light downspouts and footing drains so roof water leaves, and set culverts and swales that carry storm flow through the property instead of across your lawn.
On lake lots this doubles as shoreline stewardship — controlled infiltration instead of erosion channels cutting to the water. Perforated pipe in clean stone, wrapped, pitched, and day-lighted: boring details, dry basement.
French/curtain drain installs typically run $2,000–$8,000 depending on length and depth; regrading and downspout day-lighting often less. We find where the water comes from before quoting, and the quote is flat.
Often, yes — if the water is coming from surface or shallow groundwater on the uphill side, a curtain drain that intercepts it plus regrading at the foundation solves it outside. If the water table itself is high, interior systems may be part of the answer; we'll tell you which problem you actually have.
Snowmelt plus flat or bowl-shaped grading plus our hardpan soils equals standing water. The cure is a path: swales or drains that give melt somewhere to go. Most wet yards are fixed with a day or two of grading and pipe.
Work within the protected shoreland (250 feet of a lake) or touching wetlands can require NHDES permits. We flag it on the site walk and plan the job so it's done right and documented.
Free site walks, test pits before quotes, flat pricing, and a crew that knows Lakes Region ground.
Tell us where the property is and what you’re trying to do. We’ll walk the site, talk it through, and give you a straight, flat quote.
