Downspout drainage and gutter work in Mesquite

Mesquite shares the Blackland Prairie clay that runs under Dallas, soil that swells when wet and shrinks and cracks in dry spells. When a downspout empties right at the wall, that corner of the house stays wetter than the rest, and uneven moisture is what this clay turns into movement.

On flatter lots there may be no slope to carry the water away, so the fix depends on the yard: an extension where there is open lawn, a buried line to a pop-up or the curb where beds and walks are in the way, and a dry well or French drain where the yard itself holds water.