Specialist Drainage Contractors in West Cornwall
From a soakaway for a new driveway to a wet paddock that never dries out, drainage decides whether your ground works for you. As specialist drainage contractors, we set the falls, dig the runs and install soakaways, septic tanks, land drains and surface water systems for homes and farms across West Cornwall.
CHAS accredited
Constructionline Gold memberConfined space trainedCPCS-carded operatorsFully insured Drainage Installed by Experienced West Cornwall Contractors
Drainage is the system of pipes, trenches, chambers and soakaways that carries surface water and wastewater away from buildings, driveways and land to a place it can safely and legally go. When it is designed and laid well, you never notice it.
That is the standard we work to. Every run is laid to a fall, every soakaway is planned around how freely the ground drains, and every connection is made with the long term in mind.
As drainage contractors, Luna Maintenance Ltd installs domestic, farm and land drainage across West Cornwall, from a single soakaway to the drainage for a whole yard. We dig it on our own machinery, lay it ourselves and reinstate the ground afterwards.
The Drainage Work We Carry Out
Soakaways
New soakaways for driveways, roofs, patios and yards, sited and sized around how freely your ground absorbs water.
Septic tanks
New and replacement septic tanks, installed with the outlet arrangement your site and the current rules require.
Land drainage for wet fields and yards
Land drains laid to fall across wet paddocks, fields and yards, carrying water to a ditch, outfall or soakaway. On a farm, it can run alongside our agricultural groundworks.
French drains
Gravel-filled trenches with a perforated pipe, collecting water from the foot of a slope, the side of a wall or a waterlogged lawn. Our guide to french drains explains how they work.
Surface water drainage
Channel drains, gullies and soakaways for driveways, yards and hardstanding, so water leaves the surface instead of standing on it.
Foul and surface water runs
New drainage runs and inspection chambers for homes and outbuildings, laid to fall and connected with care.
Drainage within a groundworks job
Drainage laid as part of a wider project, so the foundations, base and surface all go in with the water already handled.
Our Drainage Work
Our drainage work ranges from deep pipe runs and domestic chambers to french drains wrapped in membrane and the drainage channels beneath new horse arenas. Every photograph on this site is our own team on our own work.
What Our Customers Say
In our customers' own words:
"I was very happy with the work carried and I would certainly use him again. He is a consummate professional at what he does."
"Their time management, cost structure and quality of work has been excellent and I would be delighted to recommend them."
"They did the project promptly and charged exactly what they quoted, even doing a few extra bits for me whilst they were on site."
What Expert Drainage Does for Your Property
Dry, usable groundLawns, paddocks and yards that drain freely stay usable through the wetter months, instead of turning soft every time it rains.
Foundations and surfaces protectedWater carried away from walls, slabs and driveways keeps the ground beneath them stable and the surfaces on top in good condition.
Drainage that meets the rulesSoakaways, septic tanks and surface water installed to the Building Regulations and the Environment Agency rules that apply to them.
One contractor from dig to reinstatementWe excavate, lay, backfill and reinstate the ground ourselves, so there is no gap between the drainage going in and the surface going back.
How a Drainage Job Runs, Step by Step
Every drainage job follows five steps:
Get in touch.
Call 07460 077745 or send the form, telling us where water is collecting or what you need drained.
Free site visit.
We look at where the water comes from and where it can go, the falls, the ground and the access for machinery.
Written quote.
The drainage layout, the specification and the price, set out in writing before any work starts.
Excavate and install.
Trenches dug to fall, pipes, chambers, soakaways or tanks installed, and every run checked before it is covered.
Reinstate and hand over.
The trenches are backfilled, the surface is reinstated, and we walk you round the finished system.
Why Choose Luna Maintenance for Drainage
Building Regulations Approved Document H sets the standards for drainage and waste disposal in England. For rainwater, it sets an order of preference: an adequate soakaway or other infiltration system first, then a watercourse, and a sewer only where neither is reasonably practicable. That hierarchy shapes every surface water system we plan.
Confined space trained. Our team is trained for work in chambers and deep excavations.
The right machine for the ground. 2-tonne minis for gardens and tight access, and the 14-tonne excavator for long land drainage runs.
Farm and domestic experience. From septic tanks and soakaways at home to land drainage across fields and yards.
Accredited and insured. CHAS accredited, a Constructionline Gold member and fully insured.
Your Contractor: Ross Kitto
Ross Kitto, director of Luna Maintenance, has 29 years in the trade and formed the company in 2023. He leads a close team of five that digs, lays and reinstates its own drainage, on its own machinery, for homes and farms across West Cornwall.
The team is CPCS-carded on plant and confined space trained.
“Drainage is the part of a job nobody sees once it is finished, so we hold it to the same exceptional standard as the surface on top,”
says Ross Kitto, director of Luna Maintenance Ltd.
Drainage Across West Cornwall
What Your Drainage Quote Covers
Every drainage job is priced after a free site visit, because the ground and the route the water takes decide the work. Your written quote sets out:
If the ground needs something different once it is opened up, we talk it through with you before carrying on.
Drainage Questions
What is a french drain and do I need one?
What drainage work do you do?
Do you install soakaways?
Do you install septic tanks?
Can you drain a wet field or yard?
Where can surface water go legally?
01French drains guide
How french drains work, when you need one, and where the water can go.
Our guide to french drains
02Agricultural groundworks
Farm drainage alongside yards, tracks and building bases, planned around the working farm.
Agricultural groundworks
03Groundworks
Site clearance, excavation and foundations, with the drainage built in from the start.
Groundworks
04Retaining walls
Walls that hold back sloping ground, with the drainage behind them designed in from the start.
Retaining wallsReady to Sort Out Your Drainage?
Tell us where the water is collecting or what you need drained, and we will come and look at the ground with you. The site visit and the written quote are both free.
Call Ross on 07460 077745·Book a free site visit online
Based in Hayle, working across West Cornwall
Phone: 07460 077745
Email: office@lunamaintenanceltd.com
Hours: 7am to 7pm, 7 days a week
Last updated: 20 October 2026