Avg flood damage repair
Unusable outdoor space and dying turf every wet season.
Slowly soaking footings, slabs and weep holes.
Cracked slabs, movement, expensive structural repairs.
Hydrostatic pressure bulges and collapses walls.
Washed-out garden beds, sunken paths and driveways.
Internal flooding, ruined floors, contested claims.
Full-system stormwater drainage design and install, engineered for Brisbane rainfall and your block's slope.
Sized correctly, set to grade and connected properly so water actually leaves your property.
Heavy-duty grated channel drains across driveways, patios and pool surrounds.
Same-day jetter clearing and CCTV diagnostics on blocked stormwater lines.
Bog-prone lawns and soggy backyards diagnosed, designed and drained for good. No more mud pit every wet season.
Surface runoff captured and redirected before it reaches your house or retaining walls.
Downpipes correctly connected to the legal point of discharge — no more eroding garden beds.
Below-ground drainage to relieve water table pressure on slabs, footings and retaining walls.
Perforated agi pipe set in graded gravel — the workhorse of long-term yard drainage.
Whole-property flood mitigation for low-lying blocks and high-runoff zones.
Avg Brisbane response
Why Brown Arm Boys
We size systems for SEQ storms, not textbook averages. Your drains keep up when it really pours.
Connections to the legal point of discharge, every job, every time. No future surprises at sale.
QBCC licensed drainers with full public liability. Names and numbers on every quote.
Flooding now? We're on the way. Most Brisbane emergency callouts reached within 2 hours.
Tracked machinery on lawns, neat reinstatement, no mess. Your home, respected.
Fixed written quote after a real site assessment — never a vague guess over the phone.
Our 3-step process
We walk your property in the rain (literally if needed), map the runoff and identify exactly where water is going wrong.
Pits, channels, agi pipe, downpipe connections — engineered, council-compliant, installed to last.
Backed by our lifetime workmanship guarantee. Ongoing maintenance plans available.
Education
A well-designed stormwater system isn’t just about removing water — it’s about protecting every part of your home from the slow, expensive damage that bad drainage causes.
Keep water away from slabs and footings — preventing cracking, movement and costly structural repairs.
Systems designed to capture and discharge storm volumes before they enter your home.
Roof, paved areas and slopes correctly routed to a legal point of discharge — not your neighbour's yard.
Pits and channels stop water pooling on driveways, paths, lawns and pool surrounds.
Subsoil drainage relieves hydrostatic pressure so retaining walls don't bulge, lean or fail.
Compliant drainage protects your biggest asset and removes a major question mark at sale time.
Real Brisbane reviews
“We had an issue with water not draining away from our property during heavy rainfall. Gave these guys a call and they were able to fit us in within 24 hours. Noah was thorough and addressed our concerns. They booked in our drainage rectification promptly and we are feeling a lot more confident for when the next deluge hits. Highly recommend.”
Brisbane, Brisbane
“Noah from Brown Arm Boys came to our home last week and took the time to explain everything clearly. Friendly, efficient, and genuinely cares about doing the job properly. We’ll definitely be using Brown Arm Boys again.”
Brisbane, QLD
“Just want to give a huge thanks to the boys from Brown Arm Boys! Service is great, on time, and very friendly. Will definitely refer them to anyone that asks.”
Brisbane, QLD
Where we work
Inner-city & surrounding suburbs
The Gap · Chermside · Aspley
Holland Park · Mt Gravatt · Sunnybank
Springwood · Beenleigh · Browns Plains
Goodna · Booval · Springfield
North Lakes · Redcliffe · Caboolture
Cleveland · Capalaba · Victoria Point
Wynnum · Manly · Lota
FAQ
Water pooling hours after rain, a soggy backyard, water against the house or retaining walls, eroding garden beds, overflowing pits, downpipes dumping straight onto the ground. Any of these means your yard drainage is not keeping up. A proper site assessment tells you exactly what is wrong and what it costs to fix.
Yes. Stormwater must be directed to a legal point of discharge under council rules, not onto your neighbour’s block. Every stormwater drainage system we install in Brisbane is council-compliant and certified, so there are no surprises at sale or audit.
Usually, yes. Most backyard drainage fixes are surgical: a pit here, a channel drain there, agi pipe along the wet line. We design around your existing landscaping and reinstate neatly, so the fix does not cost you the yard.
For flooding emergencies we run 24/7 and reach most Brisbane properties within 2 hours. Standard yard drainage assessments are usually booked within the week. Call (07) 3524 0740 and we will give you an honest ETA.
Stormwater carries rainwater from your roof, yard and driveway. Sewer carries wastewater from inside the house. They are separate systems by law, and illegal cross-connections are a surprisingly common cause of the drainage problems we get called to fix.
Yes. Every stormwater drainage job carries our lifetime workmanship guarantee, in writing, on the invoice.
Yes. Brown Arm Boys are QBCC licensed drainers (licence no. 15512139) and fully insured, covering stormwater, yard and backyard drainage across Brisbane and SEQ.
It depends on the size of the problem. A single pit or channel drain is a small job, whole-property flood prevention is bigger. After a site assessment you get a fixed written quote, so the price you approve is the price you pay. Either way it costs less than another wet season of flood damage.
All day, every day. Soggy lawns, bogged-out backyards, water sitting for days after rain: we diagnose where the water comes from, design the fix and install it properly. Your backyard should be usable all year, not just through the dry.
It depends where the water comes from. Surface water wants pits and channel drains, groundwater wants subsoil agi pipe, roof water wants proper downpipe connections. Most Brisbane yards need a mix, which is why we design off a real site assessment instead of guessing.
All of Brisbane plus Logan, Ipswich, Moreton Bay, Redlands and the Bayside. Wherever your yard floods in South East Queensland, odds are we are local to you. Check the service areas above or just call.
Call directly for emergency flooding, or send your details and we’ll be in touch within 15 minutes during business hours.