French Valley, CA
Grading & Drainage Correction in French Valley
Looking for grading & drainage correction in French Valley? Temecula Valley Drainage Pros serves French Valley (about 10 miles north of downtown Temecula) and the surrounding Temecula area. Re-grading and surface-drainage correction that re-establishes positive slope away from the home and eliminates pooling in low areas of the yard. Yard grading and drainage correction in French Valley, for lots where the ground has lost its fall.
Grading & Drainage Correction for French Valley homeowners & businesses
Almost no house in French Valley predates current grading practice: 10,818 of its 12,000 housing units date from 2000 or later. Corrective work starts from an engineered pad, and County grading notes call for fall of one unit vertical in 20 units horizontal, five percent, perpendicular to the foundation for at least ten feet.
If the ground slopes the right way but still holds water, see Yard & Landscape Drainage in French Valley.
- Restores positive slope away from the foundation
- Fills and re-contours low, water-collecting areas
- Coordinates surface flow with subsurface drains
The ground slopes toward the house, or low spots collect water across the yard? Talk it through for your French Valley property.
About French Valley
French Valley is home to roughly 35,280 residents (2020), in Riverside County. French Valley is the most populous unincorporated community in Riverside County, a fast-growing area of newer subdivisions between Murrieta, Winchester, and Temecula at about 1,368 feet elevation. Geographically it is part of the broad valley plain that drains into the Temecula Basin through tributaries of the Santa Margarita River.
Local landmarks include French Valley Airport, Bachelor Mountain, Tucalota Hills.
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Grading & Drainage Correction questions from French Valley customers
- Our house is new. Why would the grading already be wrong?
- New is the norm here rather than the exception. ACS table B25034 puts 5,300 of French Valley's 12,000 housing units in 2000 to 2009, 4,163 in 2010 to 2019 and 1,355 in 2020 or later, with only 420 units predating 1980. Corrective grading in this community is almost always adjusting an engineered pad, not fixing decades of settlement around an old house.
- Can regrading push more water toward the street or the lot next door?
- County grading notes are explicit that drainage across property lines shall not exceed that which existed prior to grading, and that excess or concentrated drainage shall be contained on site. A separate note requires that all existing drainage courses and storm drain facilities shall continue to function. Redirecting flow toward a neighbor is the thing those notes exist to prevent.
- How much dirt can be moved before this becomes a permitted grading job?
- Riverside County Ordinance 457 exempts a fill less than one foot in depth, or less than three feet in depth where it is not intended to support structures, that does not exceed 50 cubic yards. Single-family grading under 200 cubic yards falls in the regular grading category, while 200 or more cubic yards is classed as engineered grading.
- What slope is a rebuilt bank behind the house allowed to be?
- County grading notes set maximum cut and fill slopes at 2:1, horizontal to vertical. Where fill is placed on existing ground steeper than 5 to 1, the notes require keying and benching with a bench at least 10 feet wide at the toe. Those limits shape how much of a drainage correction can be handled by reshaping ground rather than by piping it.
The ground slopes toward the house, or low spots collect water across the yard
Describe your French Valley property and we will connect you with a local contractor.