Drainage - Landscaping & Hardscaping Service
Yard Drainage and Grading Solutions
Protect your home from an expensive flooding disaster!
With Over 45 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 45 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
Expert Drainage Systems Built for High-Stakes Conditions
Drainage problems are rarely minor—and when they’re handled incorrectly, the consequences compound over time. Saturated lawns, erosion, foundation stress, and recurring water issues are signs of systems that were never designed or executed with the precision required.
Our drainage systems are engineered to move water below grade, away from the home, and into durable underground dispersal systems designed to perform under real-world conditions—not ideal ones.
This is permanent drainage infrastructure, built with expert precision and proven to perform for decades.
With 45 years of experience and more than 10,000 successful installations, we are often the last call homeowners make when drainage must be done correctly—with zero room for error.
Precision-Engineered Solutions — Not Surface Fixes
During heavy rain events, hundreds or thousands of gallons of water can move across a property in minutes. If that water isn’t intercepted, controlled, and redirected precisely, it will always find the path of least resistance—toward foundations, structures, and low points.
Our systems are designed to intercept water at multiple collection points and convey it underground using laser-guided measurements, exact elevations, and proven drainage methodologies. Water is then dispersed in controlled locations where it can safely percolate back into the soil without resurfacing or oversaturating critical areas.
This is expert drainage engineering—not guesswork.
Designed for Municipal Constraints & High-Visibility Conditions
Every property presents constraints. As part of our process, we coordinate with local engineering and building departments to evaluate all drainage options, including public sewer or storm tie-ins when available.
In many communities—including Park Ridge—no accessible public drainage infrastructure exists within neighboring yards. When tie-ins are not an option, systems must be engineered to operate independently, with sufficient capacity and redundancy to handle extreme weather events.
These are high-stakes systems with zero margin for error—and they must be designed and executed accordingly.
What Goes Into a Professional-Grade Drainage System
Our drainage systems are comprehensive, precision-built networks that may include:
- French drain systems engineered to manage groundwater
- Solid PVC conveyance lines for long-term durability
- Buried downspouts to remove roof runoff from foundation zones
- Catch basins and drainage grates for surface water interception
- Channel and trench drains along driveways, patios, and walkways
- Flow wells and underground dispersal systems for volume control
- Pop-up emitters and controlled discharge points
- Laser-guided grading and surface restoration
Each component is selected, placed, and installed with expert precision, ensuring the entire system functions as a single, durable solution.
Installed by Our Full Expert Drainage Team
Drainage systems of this caliber are installed by our full drainage team, including:
- Our drainage design engineer
- Our drainage foreman with over 25 years of experience with our company
- Dedicated drainage crews trained specifically for high-stakes installations
All work is completed under standards refined through 45 years of hands-on drainage experience, using proven methods built for durability, performance, and longevity.
Civil-Engineer-Grade Experience — When It Has to Be Right
We are regularly engaged for civil-engineer-grade drainage projects, including systems mandated by cities, municipalities, or counties due to failure, complexity, or regulatory oversight.
These projects demand absolute precision, strict adherence to engineered plans, and flawless execution. That level of discipline carries through every drainage system we install—whether municipal oversight is present or not.
When drainage carries long-term risk, regulatory visibility, or structural implications, experience and precision are not optional.
Why Execution Is Everything
Drainage systems either work—or they fail.
When installed incorrectly, failures often don’t appear immediately. They surface years later as recurring water problems, turf loss, or system collapse that requires excavation and replacement.
A significant portion of our work involves correcting systems that lacked the expertise required at installation. Our approach eliminates that risk by executing the system correctly the first time.
Our Objective
Our objective is simple and uncompromising:
to deliver a precision-engineered drainage system that protects your property and does not need to be revisited.
With over 45 years of experience, expert execution, and zero shortcuts, we build drainage systems designed to last.
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
- Emergency / Expedited Drainage
- Drainage
- Sump Pump Solutions
- Basement Waterproofing
- Grading and Regrading
- Landscape Design
- Landscape Installations, Plantings
- Lawn Maintenance
- Spring Cleanup
- Stump Grinding
- Tree Triming, Tree Removal, Stump Grinding
- Artificial Turf Installations
- Pool Removal
- Planters
- Irrigation and Sprinkler System
- Seasonal Planter, Potted Plants
- Cemetery Management
- Outdoor Design & Build: Full Outsource Project
- Custom Putting Greens
- Summer Makeover
- Trimming & Pruning
- Lighting
- Mulch
- Waterscaping
- Fall Plantings
- Fall Cleanup
- Seasonal Color: Fall and Holiday
- Holiday Decor, Holiday Lighting
- Snow and Ice Management
We Offer Emergency / Expedited Drainage Service
