Brent Nikolaus
5 Stars
In Mar 2021, our neighborhood experienced a significant rain event that resulted in water seeping in to the lower level of our split level house and ruining our flooring. The water in the house resulted from inadequate drainage of our yard and roof run off. Although there was existing yard and gutter drainage in place, it could not handle the volume of water that came so quickly in this rain event. I contacted a contractor friend of mine to evaluate the situation. He referred me to Todd Davis who had done work for him on some of his jobs. I contacted Todd and he came to our house, listened to our concerns, and discussed possible options to improve our drainage system. He was very easy to talk with and open to any suggestions we had as well. We hired Todd after consulting with him and getting an estimate of the proposed work. He began work shortly thereafter. His work consisted of replacing the existing 4-6 inch buried drainage pipes with 12 inch buried piping. Part of our roof downspouts and 3 new 12 inch yard drains were tied in to this 12 inch drainage pipe. He also graded part of the backyard for better above ground drainage and put in a 40 foot long, 12” culvert. Todd was great at communicating with us to keep us informed of the planned work and progress. Although we have not had a rain event like the one in Mar 2021 since the work was done, we have not had the pooling of water in our yard that used to occur with less severe rains. We are confident that our drainage improvements can now handle a rain event similar to Mar 2021 if it occurs. We thought Todd’s prices were reasonable and the quality of his work was great. He was a pleasure to work with and we would definitely recommend considering Todd Davis for similar work.