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Drainage Tile, French Drains & Yard Drainage — Central Illinois

Move The Water, Save The Ground

Standing water, soggy yards, blown-out tile, and saturated fields — fixed. Tile install, French drains, foundation drains, downspout tie-ins. Mattoon, IL — 60-mile radius.

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Drainage Work In Central Illinois

Water that sits causes problems. Yards that won't dry. Fields that won't farm. Foundations that crack. Driveways that wash. Drainage isn't glamorous work — but doing it right pays you back every spring.

Brohez Trucking installs and repairs drainage across central Illinois — yard drainage, French drains, foundation drains, downspout and sump-line tie-ins, and full farm field tile work. We dig the trench, set the pipe at grade, backfill correctly, and tie everything to a real outlet.

The fundamentals are the same whether it's a 30-foot French drain in a back yard or 1,000 feet of new field tile: find where the water comes from, find where it can go, and connect them with pipe at the right grade. Skip a step and the work won't last.

If you've got standing water that won't go away, broken old tile that's bringing fields back to wet, a basement that's seeing water, or a downspout dumping next to the foundation, we can fix it. One contractor for excavation, pipe, gravel, backfill, and finish grade.

Our Drainage Process

Whether it's a yard fix or a field tile run, the steps are the same.

STEP 01

Site Visit & Diagnosis

We come look at the site, find where the water is coming from and where it can go, and recommend the right approach — tile, French drain, swale, or a combination. Free estimate.

STEP 02

Locates & Layout

Utility locates get called before any digging. We mark the trench line so you can see exactly where the work goes.

STEP 03

Trench To Grade

We open the trench at the right depth and set the slope so water flows downhill the whole way. No flat spots, no reverse grade.

STEP 04

Pipe & Gravel

Perforated pipe (sock-wrapped where needed) goes in on a clean gravel bed and gets surrounded with washed stone so water can find it from all sides.

STEP 05

Outlet Tie-In

A drain that doesn't go anywhere isn't a drain. We tie into an existing tile main, ditch, low spot, or daylight outlet so the water actually leaves the property.

STEP 06

Backfill & Finish Grade

Trench backfilled in lifts, surface restored, and graded smooth. Yard work gets seeded; field work gets disced back ready for the next pass.

Every Kind Of Wet Spot

From a single soggy corner of the yard to running new tile across a whole field.

Yard Drainage

Standing water and soggy spots in residential yards solved with tile, French drains, or surface swales. Cleaned up so the lawn comes back.

French Drains

Perforated pipe in a gravel trench — the right answer for foundation perimeters, retaining wall backs, and short yard runs.

Field Tile Install

New field tile runs to dry up wet spots, get equipment off the road, and bring saturated ground back into production. Sized and graded to spec.

Field Tile Repair

Broken, crushed, or collapsed tile located, dug up, spliced or replaced, and tied back to the main.

Downspout & Sump Lines

Buried drain lines that take downspout and sump pump discharge away from the foundation to a real outlet — no more pooling against the house.

Foundation Drains

New construction or remediation perimeter footing drains to keep groundwater away from basements and crawl spaces.

Driveway & Lane Drainage

Cross-tile, swales, and grade work to keep water off and out of gravel driveways and farm lanes — so they don't wash out every storm.

Outlet & Tile Main Repair

Blown-out outlet pipes, eroded outlet rock, and lost main connections rebuilt and protected so the whole tile system keeps draining.

Drainage FAQs

How much does drainage tile installation cost?

Depends on linear footage, depth, pipe size, and access — a short yard run is very different from running tile across acres. Free estimate — call (217) 809-0779.

What's the difference between French drain and drainage tile?

Both move groundwater with perforated pipe in gravel. A French drain is shorter, often shallower, and used for yards and foundations. Drainage tile is the bigger version — longer runs, often deeper, common in fields.

Can you fix standing water in my yard?

Usually yes. Most standing-water problems come from a low spot with no outlet. We figure out where the water comes from and put in tile, a French drain, a swale, or a sump tie-in to move it.

Do you repair existing field tile?

Yes. Broken, crushed, or blown-out tile located, spliced or replaced, and tied back into the main.

Will drainage work damage my yard?

The trench line gets disturbed, but we backfill, grade smooth, and leave it ready for grass to come back. Big runs through field crops are timed around the season.

Can you tie downspouts and sump pump into a drain line?

Yes — combining downspouts and sump discharge into a buried drain line that empties safely away from the foundation is one of the highest-value drainage upgrades for residential.

What areas do you serve?

60-mile radius from Mattoon, IL — Decatur, Champaign, Effingham, Charleston, Urbana, Sullivan, Tuscola, Shelbyville, Pana, and Terre Haute.

Got A Wet Spot That Won't Dry?

Call us and we'll come look. No pressure, no obligation — just a straight number.

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Open daily, 7am–7pm · Mattoon, IL · 60-mile service radius