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Exterior & Site Drain Clearing in NYC

Yard, area and courtyard drains that turn into lakes every time it rains.

The courtyard floods every storm. The areaway in front of the basement door fills like a bathtub. The parking area has a permanent lake. Site drains fail quietly for years — then one big rain makes them your emergency.

Exterior drains collect leaves, sediment and trash, and their buried lines clog with silt and roots. We clear the grate and basin, jet the underground run, and flow-test to the point of disposal so the next storm actually drains.

NYC's rains are getting heavier; a site drain that kept up ten years ago may need real cleaning — or a bigger fix — to keep up now. The camera tells us which, before you spend a dollar on the wrong answer.

Property managers: seasonal site-drain maintenance is the difference between a quiet storm and a night of flooded basements and tenant calls.

Flat pricing · standard hours

What this costs

Yard drain / parking lot drain$450
Window well drain$434

Flat rate during standard hours (Mon–Fri, 8–4); after-hours surcharges apply. See the full price list →

Straight answers

Questions we hear about exterior & site drains

Whose responsibility is the drain in front of my basement entrance?
Areaway and courtyard drains on private property are the owner's responsibility — the city's responsibility generally starts at the street. If you're not sure where your line runs, a camera trace answers it.
Can you clear a drain full of mud and silt?
Yes — that's a jetting job, often with vacuuming of the catch basin. A snake does nothing useful in silt.
The drain works but slowly — worth fixing now?
A slow site drain is a partially blocked site drain. Clearing it on your schedule costs less than clearing it during the storm that finds its limit.

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