Yard drainage in Ortega, Jacksonville FL

Ortega is a peninsula between the St. Johns and the Ortega River, laid out in the 1910s and 1920s with large houses on wide lots under some of the biggest live oaks in Jacksonville. Ortega Forest, Ortega Hills, Ortega Farms and Venetia continue the pattern south through the mid-century. The drainage story is about water and trees. Many lots slope toward the river or a lagoon, and near the shore the water table is high enough in summer that the lower lawn stays soft for days after a storm. The oaks shade the ground so it dries slowly, drop leaves into every gutter and push roots under walks and driveways. Old buried drains are common and rarely mapped. Ortega jobs usually start with finding and testing what is already in the ground, then downspout lines and a French drain that intercept water before it reaches the house, with outlets placed so nothing is pushed onto the neighbor or into the water without the permit it needs.

Neighborhoods we cover in Ortega

Ortega Point, Ortega Forest, Ortega Hills, Ortega Farms and Venetia — if you are between them, you are still in the zone.

What we do most in Ortega

Ortega 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.