French Drains
Water standing in the yard or against the house needs a way out. We regrade the ground and put in French drains and pipe that carry it off.
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Erosion control keeps soil on your site instead of in the ditch, the creek, or the road below. We are based in Woodlawn, just west of Clarksville, and we work across Montgomery County and out toward Nashville. Wilson Forestry and Excavating is an approved erosion control contractor with TDEC and has done TDEC jobs. Call or text (931) 572-8673 for a free estimate.
Most calls come in for the same few reasons. Rain is cutting a slope, a ditch is silting in, or bare dirt is running onto a road. We set the measures that fit the ground and the grade. This work often runs alongside site prep and grading or fresh land clearing, since open ground washes first.
Tell us about the job and the ground. We will get right back to you.
A road washes when water runs down it instead of off it. The fix starts with the shape of the ground. We cut ditches that drain and set the crown so water sheds off the side.
Rock check dams go in the ditch to slow water before it can cut. Riprap goes at pipe outlets, where water leaves fast and lands on bare dirt. On gravel driveways and access roads, that shaping does much of the erosion control work.
Slopes get read the same way. We look at where the water comes from and how far it runs before it hits anything. Then we break that run up with a diversion or a line of rock. Matting and seed hold the face until it takes.
Middle Tennessee gets close to 50 inches of rain a year. A lot of it arrives in hard bursts instead of a steady soak. The ground here is clay sitting over limestone, and in places the rock is close to the surface.
Clay does not take water in quickly. Most of a heavy rain runs across the top instead of soaking down. On a wooded lot that runoff moves slowly, because roots and leaf litter hold it back. Strip that cover for a build and the same rain can cut a rut in an afternoon.
The land around Woodlawn rolls, with creek bottoms between the ridges. Clarksville sits where the Red River meets the Cumberland. Water off a new subdivision or a hillside pasture ends up in those creeks. It carries whatever soil it picked up on the way.
In Tennessee, construction that disturbs about an acre or more generally needs stormwater permit coverage from the state. Smaller lots can count when they are part of a larger development. Thresholds and paperwork change, so confirm the current rules with TDEC before a job starts.
Clarksville and Montgomery County also run their own stormwater programs. Local requirements can be tighter than the state minimum. Builders usually have a plan drawn that says which measures go where. We install what the plan calls for and keep it working while the job runs.
Farms and homeowners call for the same reasons at a smaller size. A farm road cuts deeper every spring, or a bank behind the house keeps giving way. When the trouble is standing water rather than moving water, that is yard drainage and French drains work. Either way, call or text (931) 572-8673 and we will come out and give you a free estimate.
Free, no-obligation estimates across Clarksville, Middle Tennessee and the Nashville area.
(931) 572-8673From the first call or text to the finished property, here is how it goes.
Call or text (931) 572-8673 with what you need done and where the property sits. Photos and rough acreage help us size the job before we drive out.
We come out and look at the ground, the access, and where the water runs. Then we put a price on the work and go over it with you. The visit and the estimate are free.
Once you approve the estimate, we get you on the schedule. Weather and ground conditions set which week works, and we tell you where you stand.
Equipment comes in and the job runs in order, from clearing to digging to final grade. We keep the site drained and passable while we work.
We go over the finished job with you before the equipment leaves. Anything that needs another pass gets handled while we are still on site.
Common questions about erosion control across Clarksville, Middle Tennessee and the Nashville area. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Water standing in the yard or against the house needs a way out. We regrade the ground and put in French drains and pipe that carry it off.
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We build new gravel driveways, farm roads and access roads across Montgomery County and out toward Nashville. The road bed gets cut and stoned, then crowned so water sheds off instead of standing in the tracks.
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We handle the dirt work before a build: building pads, cut and fill, rough and finish grading, and driveway cuts. The ground ends up level where it should be and sloped so water leaves the site.
Learn MoreWe are on TDEC's approved contractor list for erosion control, and we have done those jobs. That counts on sites where slopes, ditches, and roadways have to hold through a Tennessee rain.
Much of our work comes from builders and general contractors, on house builds and commercial buildings. The same names call us back for the next site.
The company started out cutting roads for a timber company's trucks and equipment. Farm roads, construction entrances, haul roads, and timber roads are still a big part of what we build.
Estimates are free, and we come out to the site to give you one. We cover Clarksville and Montgomery County out to Dover, Springfield, Dickson, Nashville, and Franklin.
French drains run about $10 to $100 per linear foot in 2026. See published yard and foundation drain ranges and what drives the price in Tennessee.
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Read more →Tell us what the job is and where the property sits, and we will get you an estimate. You can also call or text (931) 572-8673 if that is faster.
Tell us about the job and the ground. We will get right back to you.