Complete yard drainage for the Kansas City metro, engineered for KC clay: French drains ($25–$60/LF), buried downspout extensions ($300–$700/line), catch basins & yard drains ($350–$750 each), driveway channel drains ($1,500–$3,500), and dry wells ($800–$2,200). NDS-certified drainage contractor, every trench photographed before backfill, 10-year workmanship warranty.
Standing water isn't a lawn problem. It's a water-path problem.
Premier Gutters KC designs and installs complete residential drainage systems across the Kansas City metro. We're the gutter company that follows the water all the way to the ground: French drains for soggy yards and wet basements, channel drains for driveways, catch basins for low spots, buried downspout lines with pop-up emitters, and dry wells where they actually make sense in clay. One crew, one design, one warranty — and photos of every trench before it's backfilled, so you can see exactly what you paid for.
Most drainage companies sell the one thing they install. We install all of it, so the design starts with your water — not our product. Every system below is installed by our own crews and covered by the same written 10-year workmanship warranty.
Perforated pipe in washed rock and filter fabric, wrapped and sloped to a discharge point. The workhorse fix for saturated lawns and water pushing at the foundation. $25–$60/LF.
Linear trench drains cut into concrete where water crosses a driveway, patio, or garage entry. Grated, tied to a buried line, re-poured clean. Most driveways $1,500–$3,500.
Point-collection basins with atrium grates set in the low spot, piped to daylight or an emitter. $350–$750 per basin installed.
Underground storage that releases water slowly — the right call on flat lots with no daylight, and we'll tell you honestly when KC clay makes it the wrong one. $800–$2,200.
Underground lines that carry roof water 15–25+ feet from the house to a pop-up emitter or daylight. $300–$700 per line; whole-house $1,500–$3,500.
Buried exterior discharge runs that get sump water far from the foundation instead of dumping it right back beside it.
Kansas City sits on heavy shrink-swell clay. It barely absorbs water, it heaves when wet, and it shrinks away from foundations in drought. Drainage products designed for sandy soil fail here. Our systems are built clay-first: move the water to a real discharge point, don't hope the ground drinks it.
We walk the property in (or right after) rain conditions when we can, trace where water comes from and where it ponds, and shoot grades.
You get a specific design — which systems, where the pipe runs, where the water exits — with published pricing, not a mystery number.
Utilities located, trenches cut, pipe laid on laser-shot slope, and every foot photographed before backfill.
Backfill, compact, restore the surface, and water-test the system so you watch it work before we leave.
French drains $25–$60 per linear foot · yard French drain (40–80 ft) $1,500–$3,800 · buried downspout extension $300–$700 per line (whole house $1,500–$3,500) · catch basin $350–$750 installed · driveway channel drain $1,500–$3,500 · dry well $800–$2,200 · pop-up emitter add-on $150–$300. Free assessments; every quote from your actual yard.
We design the water path first, then dig. That means measuring roof and surface water, shooting grades with a laser, sizing pipe to the actual flow, and building every run to a continuous slope with a real discharge point - daylight outlet, pop-up emitter, or dry well. Premier is an NDS-certified drainage contractor, and every buried run is photographed before backfill so you can see exactly what is underground.
It depends on where the water comes from. Roof water needs buried downspout extensions. Soggy lawn areas and subsurface water need a French drain. Water sheeting across a driveway or patio needs a channel drain. Low spots that pond need a catch basin or yard drain. Most Kansas City yards need a combination, which is why we design the whole system in one free assessment instead of selling one product.
French drains run $25-$60 per linear foot installed. A typical yard French drain (40-80 ft) runs $1,500-$3,800. Buried downspout extensions run $300-$700 per line or $1,500-$3,500 for a whole-house system. Catch basins run $350-$750 each installed, driveway channel drains typically $1,500-$3,500, and dry wells $800-$2,200. Every quote is free and priced from your actual yard.
Exterior stormwater drainage on your own property - French drains, yard drains, buried downspouts, discharge to daylight - generally does not require a plumbing license or permit in the KC metro. Anything connecting to a sanitary sewer or public storm main is licensed plumber territory, and we will tell you honestly if your project crosses that line.
KC sits on heavy shrink-swell clay that barely absorbs water. Systems built for sandy soil - gravel-free French drains, undersized dry wells, flat runs - clog or back up here. Our default is to move water to a discharge point rather than hope it soaks in, using washed rock, woven filter fabric, and laser-shot slope. That is the difference between a system that works for 20 years and one that fails in two.
The deep-dive on our flagship drainage system for soggy yards and wet basements.
Where most drainage problems start: roof water dumped at the foundation.
The other half of water management — collect it before you move it.
Keep the system flowing without ladder time.
Tell us where the water stands and we'll design the fix — French drain, channel drain, catch basin, or all three. Free assessments across the KC metro, most quotes within 48 hours.
