French Drains & Water Routing
For the flat lots that won't drain on their own.
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“Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.””
— Joshua 1:9 (WEB)
There's no shortage of "family-owned" grading outfits around O'Fallon — but good luck finding one that'll tell you whose family. I'm Brandon Bange. I fix drainage problems, dig French drains, and grade yards across the north St. Charles County area, and I come out and bid every job myself. You'll know exactly who's standing in your yard.
O'Fallon's a mix of established subdivisions and newer infill, and the standing-water calls I get here tend to be the same handful of problems: a back yard that ponds because the lot was graded flat, water sheeting toward a foundation because the grade tilted the wrong way, or a low corner that needs a drain to carry the water out to the street. The soil holds water, so the fix is always about giving the water somewhere to go — a slope, a pipe, or both. I'll tell you which one your yard needs and why.
I cover O'Fallon along with St. Peters, Wentzville, and the Lincoln County towns just north — close enough to get out fast.
O'Fallon is one of the largest cities in Missouri, a mature St. Charles County suburb between I-70 and Highway 40-61. Because so much of it was built out decades ago, a lot of the drainage calls here are the slow kind: a grade that's settled over twenty or thirty years until water finally found its way toward the house, or a flat back yard that's always ponded a little and has finally gotten bad enough to deal with.
On the newer infill and the edges where building's still happening, it's the familiar new-construction story — pad-graded yards that never got finished to drain. Either way, the clay underneath doesn't soak water up, so the answer is always the same principle: move the water away from the house and give it a real lower place to go. A regrade handles it when there's fall to work with; a French drain handles it when the lot's too flat or the water's trapped.
The thing folks tell me they actually want, more than anything, is a contractor who picks up, shows up, and tells them his name. That's the whole point of how I run this.
For the flat lots that won't drain on their own.
Learn moreSlope the standing water away from the house.
Learn morePower and water out to the shop or barn.
Learn moreRutted gravel drives and pads for shops and patios.
Learn moreReclaim the back acreage on the bigger lots.
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Real reviews from real neighbors are on the way.
I post them with a first name and a town as folks send them in — I don't run made-up quotes. Want to be the first? Book a bid and I'll earn it.
I bid most jobs the week you call, and every call gets answered, day or night. No voicemail black hole, no mystery crew — just me telling you straight what it'll take when I come bid it.
Depends on whether there's somewhere lower for the water to run. If there is, a regrade often handles it cheaper. If the yard's flat or the water's trapped, a French drain carries it out. I'll tell you which when I bid — I don't push the bigger job.
That's the whole reason folks call me. Every call gets answered — day or night, so you're never stuck in voicemail — I bid the job myself, and I show up when I say I will. The no-show contractor is exactly who I'm trying not to be.
Grades settle over the decades. A slope that drained fine when the house was new can tilt just enough over twenty or thirty years that water starts heading toward the foundation. Re-cutting that slope usually fixes it — I'll confirm when I walk it.
Usually the same week, work two-to-three weeks out, weather depending. Rather call or text a photo? (573) 754-2482.
O'Fallon's not the only ground I know. Here are the closest towns on my route — tap one for what the dirt does there.
Four fields. Under a minute. No sales runaround.
Name, phone, "O'Fallon," and a sentence (or photo) of the water problem. Email's optional. I come out and look at every job myself — no commercial site work, no landscaping pitch, just honest dirt work for homeowners. Serving north St. Charles County and Lincoln County.