We moved into our new construction and opted to do the landscaping at a later time. I have already put downspouts and extensions to get the water 20 ft away from the house. However, the way the land lays, water ponds up around our basement pretty bad. Is this a contractor issue or would it have been landscaping?
New construction, who is responsible for water drainage
drain
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Best Answer
Any contractor worth his salt would make sure that the site was graded to always slope away from the house. It’s part of keeping the house dry and I don’t think this aspect of the work falls under the category of landscaping. He should be responsible for correcting the problem.