Once the water feature is installed it is important to add some flowers and shrubs around it to help it become even more natural. Adding a paver patio or walkway around the water features help make it stand out even more. A water feature is one of the best and most natural looking ways to add beauty to your home and its landscape.
Grading
Unfortunately water does not always go away from your house and where we want it in the yard resulting in wet basements and muddy yards. If the dirt along the foundation or in the yard has settled or worse yet was not graded properly when it was built it can create major issues especially if it is directing the water towards the house. Broken or disconnected gutter and downspouts as well as concrete settling and cracking are the other common ways water gets into the house. Often times wet basements can be prevented by regrading a section along the house or removing concrete that is trapping water by the house.
When we are grading an area it is very important to check everything with a laser level. This measures the different heights of the area so we make sure the water flows where it needs to.
Regrading with grass seed and erosion straw blanket in Little Canada MN
Side Of House Regraded In Saint Paul MN
Grading a hill with black dirt and sod in White Bear Lake MN
The most important part of any grading or regrading project is keeping the water away from buildings. In any situation at a home or business the water needs to flow away from the buildings and where it can be effectively managed.
There is more to regrading and grading and then just water management. Unusable areas can be graded into useable yard space and help expand available parking spots and parking areas too. Importing black dirt can be spread and graded out to help gardens grow better and improve the soil in the yard too.
Regrading along a house in Maplewood MN
Black Dirt Was Delivered And Spread In The Homeowners Garden To Improve The Water Retention
Regrading yard in Forest Lake MN
A Low Spot Is Regraded With Black Dirt In Roseville MN
Once the water is flowing where it needs to go we need to restore the area back to normal. If it is yard space we can install sod or grass seed to turn it back into grassy yard space. If we needed to remove a concrete patio or sidewalk we can install a new paver patio or walkway to give you a new, properly graded patio and sidewalk.
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