Bay Area Drainage Inc

It took a while to schedule, but once the job started it went as quickly as the weather permitted.

The job went very well. They had to carry the dirt being removed from inside the crawl space to the outside of the house using 5 gallon buckets. This was tedious backbreaking work. They filled up 4 large dump trucks to cart this dirt away. Than they had to carry in rock using the buckets. They were very careful to keep everything as clean as possible. They put plastic down everyday and cleaned up every night. It is impossible to eliminate all the dust, but they did the best they could. So far we have not had any problems.

They examined all the house drains, not just the French Drain; replaced drain from yard sump to street with minimal disruption of landscaping;
Returned to repair buried sprinkler line which had been penetrated by their iron probe.
Later added change order for drain from downspout under sidewalk to sump at high cost.

This is a professional company from initial estimate through project management and work execution.  Knowledgeable workers who were timely, kept us informed, and kept the work site clean every day.

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We were very impressed with their work. They had to first cut through flatwork around most of the house, as well as work around pool equipment and plants we wanted to keep. They were very professional and kept the work site extremely clean. I would (and have) recommended this company to anyone who needs similar work done.

We couldn't be happier. They came on time, were courteous and respectful, cleaned up everyday, and finished on time and on budget. We would recommend they highly for the quality of work. We cannot comment on price because we like them immediately.

They did a good job. They came out right away and they were professional. They did clean up as well.

The owner came promptly and assessed my drainage needs. I decided to go with pavers instead of concrete. The workers were competent and completed the work promptly.

Bay Area Drainage Inc was good. It was fine. They were very good, they were fast, very professional and they cleaned up very well.

We
purchased a house and discovered that it had a drainage problem. We went with
Bay Area Drainage (BAD) to address the problem. The owner of BAD, Wayne Ortland,
was a pleasure to work with. He listened carefully to what we wanted to
eventually do with our house and yard and tailored his plan to our input. BAD
stuck pretty closely to the estimated work schedule and we were impressed with
how hard his crew worked. The work appears to be high quality, but we won't fully
know the results for several months while the moisture under the house dries.
We were very surprised to find that BAD had replaced some concrete that had to
be removed to access the excavation area behind our house. We had mentioned
that this would be desirable to us, but in the end we decided not to do it
solely because of extra cost. BAD did the work at no extra charge. This was
really beyond our expectations and greatly appreciated!
During their excavation, BAD discovered a leak in a waste water line leaving
the house. They held off on completion of the work until we could get a plumber
to fix the problem. They did this and they even dug out the area around the
leaking pipe to make it accessible. After the plumber fixed the leak they
returned to fill in the area.
Finally, BAD has been very responsive after completion of the work. When we
noticed that some of the grading they did appeared to be settling to leave a
gap giving access under the house, they returned promptly and regraded the
area.

They worked in concert with other contractors to complete the drainage job without interfering or delaying any of the other contractors working on the pool, plumbing, or landscaping. Very thorough, great follow-up, within the budget. I would highly recommend BAD.

I had several companies come out and look at my job. A couple of the companies did not even bother to give me a proposal, another company took two weeks to get a proposal back to me. Also another company cancelled an appointment last minute and was 30 minutes late to the next appointment. Bay Area Drainage was on time, very professional, had the proposal back to me in two days at a reasonable price. We selected a day to start and went over details. Bay Area Drainage was there everyday at the same time. The job went very smoothly and looked great at the finish. My house no longer has any water under it and the hardscaping looks great. Wayne, the owner, was very professional and communicated very well. I would definately use this company again.