Driveway Drainage Solutions. in Edison and Middlesex County
Edison Driveways solves driveway water problems across Edison: the sheet of rain that runs down the driveway into the garage, the pond at the apron, the ice rink at the front walk every January. Pavement and water are in a permanent argument, and drainage design is how the pavement wins.
The three classic failures
Driveway pitches at the garage
Common on driveways that settled over the years: the low point migrates to the garage slab, and every storm delivers a stream to the door. Fixed with regrading, a trench drain, or both.
Ponding and birdbaths
Depressions that hold water become ice in winter and base damage year-round. Fixed by releveling the section or cutting fall to an edge that can take the water.
Runoff to the neighbor or the foundation
A driveway is an impervious channel; where it aims matters. Redirection through swales, channel drains, and downspout coordination keeps the water where it belongs.
The toolbox
Trench drains across the garage line, grated and rated for vehicle loads, catch the water the pitch cannot be talked out of. Catch basins collect low-point water and pipe it to daylight or a drywell. Channel and curb details steer sheet flow to the lawn edge that can absorb it. And on new work, the cheapest drainage of all: correct pitch designed in from the start, two percent away from structures, so the water never needs catching. Every solution ends somewhere legal and sensible, which in most towns cannot be the neighbor’s yard or the sanitary sewer.
Drainage with, or before, the paving
The best time for drainage work is during a replacement, when the ground is open and pitch can be rebuilt wholesale. The second-best time is before winter, as a standalone: a trench drain retrofit at the garage or a catch basin at the low corner is a one-day job that ends a decade-old annoyance. If your basement takes water on the driveway side, start with the driveway; it is the largest funnel on the property and the cheapest one to point somewhere else.
What is included
Get a free written estimate
We will come look at the base and the drainage and give you a written estimate either way.
What moves the price
Every driveway is quoted after we see it. These are the things that change the number, and we will point out which ones apply to yours while we are there.
Square footage and shape
Turnarounds, aprons, and odd corners cost more per foot than a straight run.
Surface material
Asphalt, concrete, and pavers sit at three different price levels.
Base condition and depth
How much stone the driveway needs, and whether we have to dig out soft subgrade.
Drainage work
Trench drains, piping, and regrading are separate line items on the estimate.
Edges and block
Belgian block, curb work, and apron replacement each add scope.
Access
Tight side yards, steep grades, and trees close to the drive slow the work down.
Estimates are free and in writing, with the depths and materials listed. For more on how the numbers come together, read the driveway cost guide.