On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:13:14 GMT, "James Lewis"
wrote:

Our house is on a slope of about 10 degrees and our west side is on the
uphill side. Each time we get a heavy rain, the rain from the houses west of
us drains down to our house and we causes water to seep into the west wall
and gets the carpets wet.

What kind of professional should I call to fix this? A landscaper? general
contractor? etc?

Mike


A trench, some perforated corrugated 4" black pipe, landscape fabric,
gravel, grass seed, straw. Where the water collects you want
perforated tube, the areas where it is carrying water downhill use
solid tube. You can do this yourself but a landscaper should be able
to handle the job. Note carefully where the water is collecting
during a downpour and let the installer know. A general contractor or
landscaper can slope the ground using a bobcat, but that may cause
extensive lawn damage that the landscaper can fix.