Question 1

Can downspouts be buried in a drain line in Saint John?

Accepted Answer

Burying downspouts into a subsurface drain line is one way to move roof water away from a foundation, and the excavation side is digging and trenching. Whether Saint John's building department requires a permit for the drainage work itself is something to confirm directly with the City of Saint John, as we found no specific rule for this scope in the City's published information.

What shapes the cost and the dig

The machine time is the best-published figure for this kind of work. A mini excav

Question 2

Clogged weeping tile or high water table in Riverview?

Accepted Answer

What to Sort Out Before You Dig in Riverview

Published price guides read in September 2026 show excavation work of this kind is priced mainly on machine time: a mini excavator with operator runs $65 to $150 per hour, and a standard excavator with operator runs $150 to $250 per hour. Few New Brunswick prices for drainage trenching specifically are published, so machine hours plus trucking and any new material are the best guide to what a quote should be built from.

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Question 3

Why does my Moncton basement leak only in spring?

Accepted Answer

We found no public source that explains why a particular Moncton basement leaks only in spring, so the cause has to be judged on site by a contractor who can see the lot. The pattern, leaking in spring but not in summer or fall, is worth telling any contractor you call.

What to have checked

Ask whether the ground around the house slopes toward the foundation rather than away from it, and whether the weeping tile beside the footing is still carrying water away. Weeping tile can be crushed, sil

Question 4

Spring runoff floods my Sussex yard, what drainage fixes work?

Accepted Answer

Drainage Fixes for a Flooded Sussex Yard

For spring runoff flooding, the excavation side of the fix usually involves one or more of these approaches: regrading the lot to direct water away from the house, cutting drainage swales, installing weeping tile or a French drain, or a combination. Published price guides from September 2026 show few New Brunswick-specific figures, but machine time runs $65 to $150 per hour for a mini-excavator with operator, or $150 to $250 per hour for a standard mach

Drainage & Weeping Tile

Can downspouts be buried in a drain line in Saint John?

Clogged weeping tile or high water table in Riverview?

Why does my Moncton basement leak only in spring?

Spring runoff floods my Sussex yard, what drainage fixes work?