We clear and jet storm and yard drainage across Boca Raton: surface grates and catch basins, buried yard drains, french drains, and downspout lines. It is separate work from your sanitary sewer, and getting it flowing before hurricane season is a lot cheaper than pumping out a flooded garage after.
Signs your storm drainage is clogged
- Standing water in the yard hours after the rain stops
- Water pooling near the foundation, garage, or driveway
- A catch basin or yard grate that overflows in a downpour
- A french drain that no longer seems to do anything
- Downspouts backing up or overflowing at the gutter
- Erosion or mulch washing away in heavy rain
What's included with storm / yard drains
No vague “we'll take a look.” Here is exactly what a storm / yard drains visit from Rapid Drain Clean Florida covers:
- Tracing the system — grates, catch basins, buried pipe, and where it discharges — to find the real blockage
- Jetting out the sand, silt, leaves, and roots that pack storm and yard lines
- Cleaning accumulated sediment from catch basins so they work as designed
- Clearing french drains and downspout lines where access allows
- A flow test to confirm the system actually carries a South Florida downpour
- A heads-up on any spot where the drainage is undersized or damaged for your rainfall
How we handle it, step by step
Every job follows the same honest sequence: diagnose first, clear with the right tool, then verify and explain. Here's what that looks like.
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Trace the drainage
We follow the system — grates, catch basins, buried pipe, and where it's meant to discharge — to find where it's blocked, because standing water at the grate can mean a clog well downstream.
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Clear the sand and debris
Storm lines clog with sand, silt, leaves, and roots. We jet them out, restoring the pipe so it can actually carry a South Florida downpour.
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Clean catch basins
Catch basins collect sediment by design. We clean out the accumulated sand and debris so the basin and its outflow work as intended.
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Confirm it flows
We run water through to confirm the system carries it away, and point out any spot where the drainage is undersized or damaged for the volume you get.
Why Boca yards flood
Boca Raton sits low, with a high water table and sandy soil, so there is not much ground to soak up a heavy rain — the drainage system has to carry it. Dune and yard sand constantly migrates into storm and yard drains, and leaves and landscaping debris pack the grates. Over a couple of seasons a line silts up until it cannot keep pace with the rain, and the water backs up onto your property.
Get ahead of hurricane season
The worst time to discover your yard drains are clogged is during a tropical storm. Clearing storm and yard drainage in the spring — before the June-to-November season — means the system is ready when you actually need it. It is routine, inexpensive, preventive work compared to the cost of water reaching your slab or garage.
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(614) 830-0578What storm & yard drain cleaning costs
Storm drainage is priced by the system size and how much sediment it holds:
- Jetting a clogged yard or storm drain line: within the jetting range
- Catch basin clean-out priced by size and debris volume
- French drain clearing depends on length and access
- Multiple drains or a full-property system quoted together
- Pre-hurricane-season preventive service is the cheapest option
Note: Preventive clearing before the rainy season costs far less than dealing with a flood after.
Why choose Rapid Drain Clean Florida for storm / yard drains
Your yard drains are the only thing moving a summer downpour away from the house, so we clear them before hurricane season instead of pumping out a flooded garage after.
- A real person answers 24/7. Nights, weekends, and holidays — with a typical 60–90 minutes response across Boca Raton and the immediate area.
- Camera-verified work. You see the actual condition of the line, so you are paying to fix the cause, not to repeat the same job next month.
- Upfront pricing, in writing. We diagnose first and quote before we start — no surprise line items and no invented emergencies.
- Licensed & insured, honest about scope. Cleaning is our lane; pipe repair goes through our licensed Florida plumbing partner under permit — ask for the DBPR number.
Storm / Yard Drains across Boca Raton & South Florida
We are based in Boca Raton and run storm / yard drains calls the same day across Palm Beach County and north Broward — including Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Coral Springs, and West Palm Beach. If your address is farther out, call and we will tell you honestly how fast we can reach you. See every community we serve.