Stacked stone water feature set into a gravel dry creek bed

Bay Area design-build

Irrigation & Drainage

Keep water where it belongs. We design irrigation and drainage systems that protect your yard, plants, patios, and home.

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Best timed: Before pavers or turf
Systems: Drip, zoning, controllers
Fixes: Standing water, erosion
Consultation: Free

Grey paver patio bordered by a raised planter bed and a wood fence

Irrigation & Drainage with Visionable

A beautiful yard fails fast if water is handled poorly. Visionable Landscaping designs and installs irrigation and drainage improvements for Bay Area homeowners who want landscapes that stay healthy without wasting water or creating puddles, erosion, or foundation risk.

Designed and built by an NDS certified professional drainage contractor
Protects patios, turf, planting beds, and foundations from water issues
Supports low-water, drought-conscious Bay Area landscaping

Side yard with artificial turf, redwood raised planters and a paver walkway

How we build it

Our irrigation work focuses on efficient, practical systems: drip irrigation for planting beds, smart controller coordination, low-water landscape layouts, and zone planning that matches plant needs. For drainage, we look at the entire property, slope, soil, downspouts, hardscape edges, and low spots, before recommending French drains, catch basins, grading adjustments, permeable surfaces, or discharge routes. We are an NDS certified professional drainage contractor.

Pairs naturally with paver, turf, retaining wall, and remodel projects
Can include drip irrigation, smart controllers, grading, French drains, and catch basins
Reduces muddy areas, standing water, erosion, and plant stress

Curved concrete patio with a lit low retaining wall and gravel border

What to expect

Irrigation and drainage are often built into larger projects like paver patios, artificial turf, retaining walls, and complete backyard remodels. Handling them during the design-build phase prevents expensive fixes later and gives every surface, plant, and structure a better chance of lasting.

Recent irrigation & drainage projects

Builds from across the South Bay and Peninsula where irrigation & drainage is part of the work.

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Turf lawn with concrete stepping pads leading to a built-in bench along the fence — Built-in bench with stepping pads across turf

Flagstone patio with a floating cantilevered concrete bench — Flagstone patio with a floating concrete bench

Curved white seat wall with built-in lights around an artificial turf lawn and stamped concrete patio at dusk — Lit seat wall around a turf lawn at dusk

Stacked-stone water feature with a lit spillway in front of a horizontal redwood fence at night — Stacked-stone water feature with lit spillway

Tiered bowl fountain on a stone-veneer seat wall against a cedar fence with lattice top — Bowl fountain on a stone seat wall

Before & After

See the yard change before your eyes.

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Outdoor Living Build after Visionable landscaping work

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Irrigation & Drainage questions, answered

The things Bay Area homeowners ask us most before starting.

Common signs include standing water, muddy areas, sinking pavers, water near the foundation, erosion, dying plants in low spots, and runoff from downspouts that has nowhere to go.

Yes, and that is usually the best time. We can correct grading, add drains, and route water properly before the final pavers or turf are installed.

Yes. We commonly use drip irrigation, zone planning, and controller coordination to keep planting beds healthy while reducing water waste.