Protecting your home, enhancing your outdoors.
Expert Drainage & Irrigation Solutions for Older Homes
Older Home Specialists helps Sacramento-area homeowners protect their properties with reliable drainage, sprinkler, irrigation, and outdoor water solutions. From French drains and yard flooding repairs to sprinkler installation and maintenance, we design practical systems that keep your landscape healthy and move water where it belongs.
Local Expert
Proudly serving local homeowners since 2003.
Drainage & Irrigation Experts
Custom solutions for older homes and mature landscapes.
Built to Protect Your Home
Designed to move water away from your foundation and yard.
Our Services
How Can We Help?
Older Home Specialists holds a General Engineering Contractor classification, a CSLB license category for contractors whose work involves fixed systems requiring specialized engineering knowledge and skill.
For homeowners, that experience is especially valuable when solving complex drainage, irrigation, grading, and water-management problems. We look beyond the immediate symptom to understand how water moves across your property and develop practical, long-term solutions designed around your home, landscape, and site conditions.
Redirect standing water away from your foundation, lawn, and landscape with a properly installed French drain system.
Restore drainage performance with expert troubleshooting, cleaning, repairs, and system improvements.
Improve curb appeal and yard function with thoughtful landscape upgrades built around your property’s needs.
Reliable outdoor and residential plumbing support for water lines, drains, leaks, and system repairs.
Install an efficient sprinkler system designed to water your lawn evenly and reduce wasted water.
Fix broken heads, leaks, valves, timers, and pressure issues so your system runs properly again.
Drainage Solutions
High Flow Drainage Systems
Royal Blue solid and Royal Blue High Octane pipe
High-Flow HDPE System
Premium materials. Professional results.
We’re proud to offer Royal Blue dual wall and Royal Blue High Octane, eight slot high flow drainage pipe – designed for maximum performance and built to last.
Superior Water Flow
High-flow design delivers superior water flow and strength compared to standard drainage pipe.
Eco-Friendly HDPE
Made from premium-quality HDPE that is free from harmful chemicals and safe for plants, animals, and the environment.
High-Strength Construction
Dual-wall corrugated design offers exceptional strength for removing surface and ground water with confidence.
Complete System Compatibility
Fully compatible with ADS pipe and a complete line of accessories including catch basins, cleanouts, pop emitters, and more.
We stand behind our products and installation practices. Experience the French Drain Man difference.
Why Choose Us?
Experience You can Depend On
With over 20 years of experience, we know older homes and how to protect them.
Over 20 Years of Experience
Serving Greater Sacramento homeowners since 2003 with trusted drainage, irrigation, and landscape solutions.
High-Quality Materials
We use durable, professional-grade products designed for long-lasting performance and dependable results.
Honest & Reliable Service
Clear communication, fair recommendations, and no-pressure guidance from start to finish.
Custom Solutions for Your Home
Every property is different, so we design systems around your yard, soil, runoff, and home layout.
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Drainage Solutions in Action
Watch as we demonstrate how each product performs in real-world scenarios, explain where they work best, and highlight what to consider when planning your own drainage solution.
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From the owner
I believe to do unto others as I would want done to myself. I promise to treat every client with truthfulness, kindness, and respect. I want what’s best for you and your project, not my financial gains. It’s my goal to understand your particular circumstances and advise you in a direction that is beneficial to your needs. This will not always benefit myself, but will always benefit you.
I am not here to sell you something you don’t need, but to offer you a service that accomplishes your goals in the most cost effective way possible. I will always use the best materials and uphold the highest installation practices, and I am committed to continued education in my career to offer you the best options and protect your best interests. I will always go above and beyond the call of duty to make sure you are delivered a completed job that you are more than pleased with.
I want you to feel like you have someone on your side that is protecting you. I know my clients are trusting me to make educated decisions for their best interest, and I don’t take that lightly.
Brent Bennett
Owner, Older Home Specialists