Drainage Solutions in the Houston Area

Houston's heavy black clay holds water for days after a storm, and on a flat lot that water usually has nowhere to go — it sits against the foundation, drowns a corner of the lawn, or turns a side yard into mud until it finally soaks in on its own. Jose Bulnes has been fixing that for around 14 years: French drains that carry water off the property, catch basins set where it collects, and downspout lines that carry roof runoff away from the house instead of dumping it at the foundation.

Jbulnes Landscaping serves Houston, Katy, Cypress, Sugar Land and Richmond, and every job is priced and planned around the specific yard — where the water comes from, where it pools, and where it can actually drain to. Owner-operated, bilingual in English and Spanish. Call or WhatsApp Jose at (346) 609-4851 for a cotización sin compromiso — a no-obligation quote.

What's included

French drains dug and piped to carry standing water off the lot
Catch basins set at the low corners where water collects
Downspout lines extended and buried away from the foundation
Regrading and drainage swales so water sheets away from the house
Fixes built for Houston's clay soil, which holds water for days
Serving Houston, Katy, Cypress, Sugar Land and Richmond

The work starts with reading the yard: where water sits longest after rain, which way the ground actually slopes, and where a downspout is dumping straight onto the soil. From there Jose trenches a French drain — buried perforated pipe wrapped in gravel — to carry water from the wet spot to a lower point on the property, sets a catch basin where surface water needs to enter the system at a low corner or drainage swale, ties buried pipe into downspouts so roof water travels away from the foundation before it hits the ground, and regrades soft or sunken areas so water sheets off the lawn instead of pooling in the same spot every time it rains.

How we work

See the yard

Jose walks the property to see where water collects, where it comes from, and where it can drain to.

No-obligation quote

You get a no-obligation quote based on the drainage the yard actually needs, in English or Spanish.

Dig and pipe

The drain line gets trenched, catch basins are set, downspouts are tied in, and everything is backfilled and leveled.

Walk the result

Jose walks the finished yard with you and shows exactly where the water exits the property now.

Common questions

How do you know where to put the drain?

Jose looks at where water actually sits after a storm, which way the yard slopes, and where downspouts are discharging, then routes the drain from the wet spot to the lowest usable point on the property.

Where does the water actually go once it leaves the drain?

It's carried underground to a lower point on your own property — often the street side of the lot or a natural low spot — instead of sitting against the house or in the middle of the yard.

Can you fix a downspout that dumps water right at the foundation?

Yes — that's one of the most common calls. The downspout gets tied into a buried line that carries the water out to a lower point instead of letting it soak in against the house.

Will this stop my yard from flooding for good?

Every yard and every storm is different, so Jose won't promise a number. What a properly placed drain or regrade does is give the water a faster way off the lot instead of leaving it to sit for days.