Drainage - Landscaping Service
Yard Drainage and Grading Solutions
Protect your home from an expensive flooding disaster!
With Over 40 Years of Expert Drainage Experience and Execution – we get the job done right the first time – Don’t Compromise Your Home’s Safety and Foundation with Unproven and Inexperienced Providers!
- We are the best drainage solution provider in Chicago, backed by 42 years of experience and more than 10,000 successful installations.
- A large part of our business involves repairing or replacing faulty drainage systems installed by less experienced contractors (often cheaper options from contractors with little to no experience).
- Going with what appears to be more cost-effective option at the start can end up costing much more time and money later (possibly double or more), and can possibly put your property and your home’s foundation at risk.
- Choosing our team from the outset ensures that your drainage is handled correctly the first time, and also makes sure you are not having to call out an expert like us later on to come and repair a faulty drainage system installed by a contractor who has little to no experience.
- Here is the typical chronological order of the scenario we see and hear about from our customers that plays out over and over again, year after year from providers with little to no experience
- These inexperienced providers:
- quote cheap so they can get the business
- install the job improperly or incorrectly
- they get paid
- you find out the problem isn’t solved
- after you request they come out and repair it – they then stop responding to you and disappear
- you’re out all the money you spent, and you have a faulty drainage system that is harder to rip out, re-engineer, and replace than if we were to have come in from the get-go and do the engineering and installation
- now you have to pay someone to get the job done right
- You end up paying over double to get it done correctly when you factor in the first inexperienced provider who disappeared after you paid them
Client Testimonial:
“You guys did a great job on regrading and putting down sod last year. The new drain you put in is great because the back of the yard never floods anymore. I need you to look in the front of the yard because the previous contractor who put in the French drain under the pavers didn’t do it correctly. Then the other thing is I wanted to put a French drain beneath the sidewalk near the front stoop that currently has a gutter running across the sidewalk. “ – Laurie Hachmeister
Your grading and yard drainage issues will be addressed by our capable staff and we will work with you to develop a plan for water remediation If the slope of your yard is wrong you may have yard drainage problems caused by improper grading. After a hard rain or even watering, you may notice pools of standing water that are not readily absorbed into the ground. It’s not uncommon to have basement seepage and flooding or foundation problems caused by poor grading that allows the water to flow toward your building’s foundation. In these cases, Tommy Pollina’s crews will alter your yard’s grade in such a way to alleviate these problems.
Sometimes grading alone will not work, so our team of professionals at Tommy Pollina Landscape has extensive experience installing drainage systems. Drainage systems also factor in when grading alone will not solve the problems caused by water retention. You may have to consider installing drainage systems like:
- Surface drains
- Underground drain tile
- French drains
- Even connections to municipal drainage systems (where allowable)
The solution for your yard drainage problem can easily be incorporated into your yard’s overall landscape design because Tommy Pollina is a one-stop shop for all your landscape wants and needs. With our years of experience, proper equipment, and well-trained workmen, Tommy Pollina Landscape is prepared to solve any landscape problem.
Please call 847.698.6868 or Contact Us to discuss Drainage.
Tommy Pollina Landscape Company – serving Chicagoland since 1982.
Landscaping Services
- Drainage
- Emergency / Expedited Drainage
- Sump Pump Solutions
- Landscape Design
- Landscape Installations, Plantings
- Lawn Maintenance
- Spring Cleanup
- Hardscape: Brick & Stone
- Paving
- Outdoor Kitchens
- Pool Removal
- Grading and Regrading
- Planters
- Concrete and Brick: Sawing/Cutting/Disposal
- Tree Triming, Tree Removal, Stump Grinding
- Irrigation and Sprinkler System
- Seasonal Planter, Potted Plants
- Cemetery Management
- Outdoor Design & Build: Full Outsource Project
- Custom Putting Greens
- Summer Makeover
- Trimming & Pruning
- Core Aeration
- Lighting
- Mulch
- Waterscaping
- Power Raking
- Seasonal Color: Fall and Holiday
- Fall Plantings
- Fall Cleanup
- Holiday Decor, Holiday Lighting
- Snow and Ice Management
We Offer Emergency / Expedited Drainage Service
Another recent project in the Village of Riverwoods that required the expertise of multiple specialized crews working together to install a channel drain at the bottom of a brick driveway.
From sawing through brick to ensuring the system was flawlessly aligned for optimal water flow, every detail demanded precision and collaboration.
This type of job is where the skill and experience of the Tommy Pollina Landscape Co. Inc team really shines - where between the 2 foreman in charge there are near 40 years combined with our company.
The end result? A clean, professional finish and a drainage solution that will last for years. Proud of the hard work and craftsmanship involved!
To improve drainage in the southeast area of the backyard, 17 yards of soil will be brought in to fill low spots and fine-graded to direct water toward two oak trees. A swale will be installed in the middle of the low area, pitched from right to left to drain between the trees. To enhance water collection, an 82-foot French drain system will be installed, with one section running through the swale and another along the east side of the yard, starting 10 feet south of the fence and connecting to the first drain. The project will conclude with final grading to ensure proper drainage, leaving the area ready for seeding.
Northbrook Backyard Drainage Installation Plan: Catch Basin, French Drain Installation, Secondary Catch Basin Installation, Additional French Drains, Final Catch Basin & Solid PVC Drainage Installation, Lawn Restoration & Finishing Touches.
Today we started a project where we are burying the downspouts and sump pump discharge underground and engineering them to flow into one fully integrated drainage system. Instead of water running out onto the lawn and causing flooding, everything will be directed safely underground, keeping the yard dry and usable. By connecting the roof runoff and sump pump into one streamlined system, we’re preventing standing water, protecting the foundation, and following all city of Des Plaines guidelines. Solving Landscape and Outdoor Problems For 44 years
Transforming Flooding into Functionality: A Seamless Solution
Dealing with a downspout causing flooding can be frustrating, but with the right solution, it doesn’t have to ruin the high-value space in your yard!
We recently completed a project in the City of Park Ridge where a troublesome downspout was buried and redirected to prevent flooding. The results? A flawless, functional, and beautiful space that you’d never know required any work at all.
The first photo shows the installation process – carefully laying the groundwork to ensure proper water flow and long-lasting performance. The second photo reveals the final result: a seamless setup under a set of flagstone steppers. Not only does it keep the yard dry and safe, but it’s completely hidden, blending perfectly with your outdoor space.
Custom Drainage Solution Spanning Over Two Football Fields. At Tommy Pollina Landscape, we recently broke ground on a full-scale drainage project unlike any other—a custom system that extends the length of more than two football fields in durable PVC piping. Designed to eliminate chronic flooding and transform unusable outdoor space, this is a shining example of what 44 years of drainage expertise can achieve.
We have completed this property overhaul for a home in Barrington, and the results speak for themselves! This project was a true start-to-finish transformation, turning an overgrown, outdated yard into a clean, green, and beautifully functional landscape. Here’s what we are delivering: New Front custom Unilock Walkway, Complete Ivy Removal, Drainage System Installed, New Plant Material, Privacy Arborvitaes & Evergreens, Fresh Kentucky Bluegrass Sod. Every detail was carefully planned and executed to work together as a single, integrated outdoor system, built to perform, built to last, and built to impress.
We just finished up a big project in Buffalo Grove, and it looks amazing - each work area was designed to operate as one integrated system, designed and engineered to work together with precision.
Full Outdoor Drainage System, Arborvitae Privacy Hedge, New Sod Around the House, Playground Mulch, Motorized Pergola.
We just wrapped up the drainage and sod phase of a major outdoor transformation in Glencoe! This phase included:
Buried downspouts, French drains, Hundreds of feet of solid and perforated PVC, Brand new sod installed today
With a fully functional drainage system now in place and fresh green sod laid down, the foundation is set for what’s next.
Stay tuned—up next is the full landscape and hardscape installation, including trees, shrubs, and perennial plantings, all designed to tie seamlessly into the work we’ve already completed.
We’re almost done with our new construction project in the Village of Wilmette and it’s looking fantastic! The homeowner has been so happy with the results that we’re now adding even more, including a full landscape lighting design.
Here are some highlights from the completed work (landscape lighting coming soon):
