Keeping storm water out of the pool and off the deck
Tallahassee Yard Drainage Pool Deck Drainage in Tallahassee
A pool deck is a flat hard surface next to a hole full of water, often next to a house. When drainage around it fails, it fails in three directions at once.
- Tallahassee, Bradfordville and Crawfordville
- Written price before any digging
- Licensed, insured local contractors
- Priced for Red Hills clay and karst sand
Tallahassee Yard Drainage arranges pool deck drainage for Tallahassee homes where the deck puddles, sheds water toward the house, or lets muddy runoff from the lawn wash into the pool. It covers deck drains set into the concrete or pavers, and French drains around the outside of the deck, which is what most people mean by a French drain around the pool.
Fixing pool deck drainage typically costs $1,200 to $5,000; letting red clay runoff wash into the pool after every storm means drain-and-clean visits, chemical rebalancing and filter changes that add up past that within a couple of summers, before the deck itself starts to settle.
$1,200 to $5,000 for most pool deck drainage
Pool deck drainage in Tallahassee typically runs $1,200 to $5,000. Clearing and re-piping an existing deck drain sits at the low end. A new channel drain cut into the deck, or a French drain and swale around the outside of the deck with a long outlet line, sits at the high end.
Get a price: (850) 604-5871Signs your pool deck drainage is failing
- Muddy water flows into the pool from the lawn or beds during rain
- Puddles stand on the deck for hours after a storm
- The deck slopes toward the house, and water collects at the back door
- The existing deck drain overflows or stays full
- Pavers or deck sections are settling, cracking or lifting
- The pool level rises sharply in every storm
Three jobs the drainage has to do
- Keep lawn and roof runoff from reaching the deck and the pool
- Move rain that lands on the deck away from both the pool and the house
- Give the whole area an outlet that does not flood the yard beside it
Most failing pool areas are missing the first one. The deck is fine, but the yard around it slopes toward it, and every thunderstorm brings a sheet of water and red silt over the coping.
Deck drains
Many Florida pool decks have a narrow slotted deck drain running around the pool. Those clog with leaves, sand and pine needles, and their pipes are often small and long. Flushing the line and clearing the outlet sometimes restores them completely. Where a deck has no drain, or a section is pitched the wrong way, a channel drain can be cut into the concrete or set between pavers.
Not sure which of these your yard needs? Describe it on the phone and get a straight answer.
Call (850) 604-5871Around the outside of the deck
A shallow swale or a French drain just outside the deck edge intercepts runoff before it reaches the concrete. In the Red Hills, where the yard often falls toward the pool from the house or from the neighbor, this is usually the job that actually solves the problem. Downspouts near the pool should be piped underground past it.
Pool water, storm water and the outlet
Deck and yard drainage should never be tied into the pool's own plumbing, and pool backwash or drain-down water has its own local rules. For storm water, the usual outlets apply: a lower part of the yard, a pop-up emitter, a swale to the street or a permitted connection in the right of way through the City of Tallahassee, Leon County or Wakulla County. Utilities, including pool electrical and gas lines, are located through Sunshine 811 before any digging.
Red mud washing into the pool every storm?
That is almost always runoff from the yard around the deck, and it is fixable. Call and describe where it comes from.
Call (850) 604-5871Questions people ask
How much does pool deck drainage cost in Tallahassee?
Typically $1,200 to $5,000, from clearing an existing deck drain to a new channel drain or a French drain and swale around the deck.
How do I stop mud washing into my pool?
Intercept the runoff before it reaches the deck with a swale or French drain along the outside edge, and pipe nearby downspouts away.
Should I put a French drain around my pool?
Where the yard slopes toward the pool, a French drain or swale just outside the deck is usually the right fix.
Why is my pool deck drain not draining?
Usually leaves, sand and pine needles in the channel or a clogged or crushed outlet pipe. Flushing the line and clearing the outlet often fixes it.
What are the signs my pool area has a drainage problem?
Muddy runoff entering the pool, puddles on the deck, water collecting at the back door, an overflowing deck drain and settling pavers.
Often done together
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Channel and trench drains
Where water runs across a hard surface toward a garage, a door or a patio, a channel drain catches the whole width of the flow in a single line.
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Patio drainage
A patio added after the house was built often blocks the path the yard's water used to take. The water does not stop coming. It just stops at the patio.
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Drainage swales
A swale is a shallow, gently sloped channel in the lawn. It moves a summer storm's worth of surface water across a yard without a single buried part to clog.
Talk it through before anyone digs
Describe where the water sits and where it comes from. You will hear which fix fits the yard, what it usually costs, and whether you need one at all.
Call (850) 604-5871