Yard levelling is corrective grading on an existing lawn — cutting down the high ground, filling the low ground, and re-establishing a consistent surface that drains and mows properly.
It is one of the highest-impact, lowest-cost improvements on most metro Atlanta properties, and it usually solves a drainage complaint at the same time.
Do you need this?
If any of these sound like your property, this is the service:
- The lawn is lumpy, rutted or full of dips
- The mower scalps high spots and misses hollows
- Low areas hold water after every rain
- Old stump holes, trenches or ruts have settled
- The ground slopes the wrong way near the house
How the job runs
- 1
Survey the surface
We walk it and identify the high and low points and, critically, which way water currently runs.
- 2
Cut and fill
High spots cut down, hollows filled, material balanced across the yard where possible.
- 3
Set the fall
Ground shaped so water runs away from the house and off the lawn rather than pooling on it.
- 4
Topsoil, seed and finish
Screened topsoil where needed, raked to a clean finish, seeded and strawed or sodded.
What affects your price
Most residential yards fall in this range. Larger lots, heavy fill requirements or imported topsoil push it up. Area, how much material has to move and whether topsoil and sod are included are the drivers.
We quote after seeing the site, and the price we give you is fixed and in writing. Estimates are free and there is no obligation.
Get a free quoteWhy it's different in Georgia
Georgia clay settles unevenly and holds water in every dip, so a lumpy lawn here is a wet lawn. Levelling and setting proper fall usually fixes the standing water complaint without needing a drainage system at all.