ABOUT
Jeffrey Scott Lockhart is a pioneer in stormwater management, sustainable construction, and civil consultancy, with over 40 years of boots-on-the-ground experience. As the founder of multiple groundbreaking companies, his work has shaped the land and infrastructure of Central Texas—and beyond—through innovation, integrity, and a deep, intuitive understanding of how water and earth move together in both natural and built environments.
In 1987, Scott founded Scott Lockhart Austin Drainage Specialists, Austin’s original stormwater management and drainage contracting firm. What began as a bold venture into an emerging field has grown into one of Central Texas’ most respected companies, with over 8,000 completed projects across residential, commercial, and municipal sectors. Today, Scott remains one of the region’s most experienced drainage contractors and stormwater consultants.
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Let’s build something that lasts.
Whether you’re protecting your home from water damage, restoring your land, or building and improvements for a resilient future—Scott Lockhart brings the experience, dedication, and vision to bring it to life.
SERVICES
Drainage Systems and Below Grade Waterproofing
Save your property from water damage! We handle residential and commercial drainage systems including French drains, area drains, regrading, sump pumps and below-grade waterproofing.
Landscaping and Hardscaping
Make your home or business look appealing from all angles. We do everything from design to build for residential and commercial landscaping and hardscaping, including living or artificial turf.
Consulting and Inspections
Hire an inspector you can trust. We do thorough residential or commercial drainage consulting and inspections including real estate drainage inspections and reports. We can help you find errors and omissions in construction, drainage issues or latent defect inspections.
Retaining Walls Structural, Engineered
Support your property structure with the right retaining wall. We manage engineered structural retaining walls, concrete retaining walls, masonry retaining walls, dry stack, wet stack and CMU.
Decorative
Retaining Walls
Give your home or business support and a stylish look with a custom designed retaining wall. We handle residential and commercial mortared rock and dry stack decorative retaining walls and garden walls.
Foundation Repair and Below Grade Waterproofing
If you have cracks in your walls, floor or ceiling or if you're experiencing moisture, wet basement or musty smells – we can help. We handle foundation repair and below-grade waterproofing for properties throughout Central Texas.
General Contractor
Looking for a general contractor you can trust? We also do residential and commercial general construction, including remodels, new construction and tenant improvement.
1984
Year Established
8,000+
Projects Completed
11+
Service Areas Covered
15,000
Inspections & Reports Conducted
PROJECTS
If you need a general contractor you can trust for your drainage, landscaping, hardscaping, retaining wall construction, foundation repair, or inspections, you can trust Scott Lockhart and team.
CONTACT
Need a Drainage Contractor?
Call 512-914-5177
or fill the form
With 41 years experience and over 8,000 successfully completed projects, there isn't a project we can't help you complete.
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Have a project for us?
We're expert problem solvers, please let us know about your drainage issues.
All questions and inquiries welcome below:
We've Got You Covered
Not in Austin? No worries, we cover most Texas metro areas, such as:
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Austin
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San Antonio
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San Marcos
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New Braunfels
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Boerne
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Fredericksburg
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Kerrville
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Kyle
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Wimberley
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Dripping Springs
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Lakeway