Yard Grading In Winnipeg

Dealing with drainage issues? Planning on building a new structure or modifying your landscaping? You need yard grading and we can help.

What Is Yard Grading?

A perfectly level yard is a problem; when your yard is completely flat, water can pool, creating puddles, killing plants, attracting pests, and eroding soil. That water will also freeze in the winter, creating holes. Water near your foundation can also freeze, expanding into and damaging your home.

Yard grading means gently sloping your yard so water drains away from your home or building. A gentle slope gives your soil the time it requires to absorb the water without too much water lying stagnant in one place.

There are several times when you might need to regrade your yard:

Water is pooling at the base of your home, shed, garage, patio, deck, or other structures
You’re building a new shed, garage, patio, deck, or other structure
You’re building new hardscaping features, like walkways and driveways
You’re removing your old lawn and installing a new lawn
You’re making other modifications to your landscape

You won’t always need to regrade your yard in all of these scenarios; how and when you should grade your yard depends on a number of different factors. The experts at All Around Property Maintenance can help you determine whether or not yard grading is right for your needs.

Our Process

We have a detailed, step-by-step process to ensure that your newly graded yard offers proper drainage—all while maintaining its aesthetic appeal.

Initial evaluation

We visit your yard to determine whether our grading services are right for you. We analyze the existing drainage pattern, check for any drainage problems, determine how changes to your yard might affect drainage, evaluate whether or not you’ll need retaining walls or other features to assist drainage and grading, and more. We’ll also look at your property line, gas lines and other underground utilities, and potential obstructions.

Planning

We use the information we gained in the evaluation to plan the grading project. We’ll determine how your yard needs to be sloped, and plan access points to get our machinery onto your property while minimizing disruptions.

Permitting

To make any changes to the grade of your yard, we may need to obtain a lot grading permit from the City of Winnipeg. A lot grading permit gives us permission to change the grade of your yard. We must submit detailed documents to the City showing how the final grading pattern of your yard will affect drainage.

Scheduling Our Grading Services

Grading typically takes 3-5 days. We’ll work with you to find the least disruptive time to begin the grading project.

Grading your yard

We grade your yard, removing your existing lawn and any obstacles that could prevent us from grading. Once the yard is cleared, we remove the topsoil, setting it aside. We then begin to cut and fill, removing soil from some parts of your yard, and using it to fill in lower spots.

Final touches and clean-up

With your yard properly sloped, we compact it to prevent erosion. We then add soil to ensure that the grade is perfect. We’ll then place the topsoil back, plant new sod, and reinstall rocks and hardscaping. We check the new drainage patterns on the finished grade to ensure that there’s no risk of standing water or other problems.

Tips For Yard Grading In Winnipeg

Here are a few things to consider when you’re thinking about yard grading in Winnipeg:

Your landscaping and plants affect your grading. Native plants with deep root networks can help stabilize soil and prevent erosion. Walkways and driveways modify drainage patterns. Everything on your property can affect how water moves—this is what makes grading so complex.

Working with a professional is the key to yard grading; without professional advice, equipment, and expertise, the project can be time-consuming and costly. Worst of all, you might make your drainage issues worse.

Why Choose All Around Property Maintenance

We have years of experience providing grading services in Winnipeg and the surrounding area. We take everything into account when planning our grading projects—from where surface water is likely to pool to how your roof downspouts might affect the flow of water.

Our team excels at solving drainage problems. We’re also experts at all things landscaping. Once your yard is graded, you can take advantage of our sod installation services to get a whole new yard. We can also install flower beds, sidewalks, patios, and more. By choosing us, we can tackle all of your landscaping needs in one go, completely renewing your lawn and bringing your dream yard to life.

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We offer yard grading Winnipeg homeowners and business owners can trust. All of our projects are planned carefully, and we obtain all of the permits on your behalf.

Dealing with drainage issues, planning on building a new structure, or making substantial changes to your landscaping? Call the team at All Around Property Maintenance today for a free yard grading quote!

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