Yard drainage in Fruit Cove

Fruit Cove is the St. Johns County suburb along State Road 13 south of Julington Creek: about 10,900 detached homes, 86 percent owner-occupied, a median build year of 2002 and a median value around $450,000. That profile — owner-occupied houses built in the same few years by the same few builders — is exactly where builder grading shows its age. The lot passed inspection when the sod went down; a few years of settling later the swale is flat, the back corner holds water and the downspouts still end at the wall. Fruit Cove sits on the same sand-over-hardpan ground as the rest of the county, with the water table rising toward the river. We do a lot of regrading and swale work here, downspout lines to the street in Durbin Crossing and Aberdeen, and French drains along fence lines where two back yards drain to the same spot. Paver driveways are standard in these subdivisions, so sealing is a steady second job.

Neighborhoods we cover in Fruit Cove

Julington Creek Plantation, Durbin Crossing, Aberdeen, RiverTown and Cunningham Creek — if you are between them, you are still in the zone.

What we do most in Fruit Cove

Fruit Cove prices follow our price guide: the inspection is $0, a French drain $20 – $45 / ft, downspout drainage $300 – $800 per point — written down before we dig. See typical French drain costs and rough out your yard with the calculator.