Landscape Grading Near Burien

Most homeowners considering an exterior renovation are probably unfamiliar with landscape grading. However, this may be an essential service that optimizes lawn and home health. Learn how grading works and why you should consider it as part of a greater property renovation.

What Is Landscape Grading Near Burien?

Grading is the process of re-leveling a parcel of land. This is usually necessary if the home rests on the low end of a slope. The problem here is that water from rain flows down the slope and rests on your home foundation. Over time, this causes the soil to repeatedly contract and expand, in turn causing the foundation to shift. Eventually, the foundation cracks and splits apart. Water puddling can also damage concrete surfaces.

Grading levels the surface so water isn’t directed towards the house. Some landscapers may recommend or require grading before other services like rockery installation can be done.

How Grading Works

Light excavation is done to remove the topsoil. The soil beneath is graded to even out the surface. Before reinstalling the topsoil, landscapers may perform additional work, such as adding irrigation systems or geogrids. Depending on the layout of your property, the contractor may also suggest channel or French drain installations.

Does Your Lawn Require Grading?

A slope may not be visibly apparent. However, you may be able to feel the uneven ground by standing on certain parts of the lawn. You can also inspect the exterior after heavy rain. Are there water puddles forming around the perimeter of the home? If so, grading may be in order.

We Do Residential Grading Near Burien

Contact Eagle Rock Landscaping for an in-person evaluation. Upon surveying your land, our contractor will determine whether landscape grading for your Burien property is required before further renovation work can be done.

Residential Landscape Grading Experts Near Burien

Serving King County Areas including Seattle, West Seattle, Burien, Des Moines, Renton & Kent

Posted on August 7, 2022 | Published by Ignite Local | Related Local Business

Eagle Rock Landscaping

Based on 14 Google reviews

Bow Jones

2022-05-14

Eagle Rock was very responsive and gave fantastic advice on my project. Tim's experience and candidness were greatly appreciated. I hope to work with them once the site plan is completed.

Peter Sullivan

2021-09-19

We’ve hired Tim twice to complete rock retaining wall projects for our home. The first project was to restack an existing 35’ x 20’ rock wall that was poorly built by a prior owner and extend an existing wall along the sidewalk to the front yard. Tim did a masterful job of reusing the existing boulders and matching new boulders to restack the wall and restore integrity. He strategically positioned his truck and equipment to not impede traffic, completed the project on time, and left the jobsite spotless. We recently had Tim completed a second job to build a 50-foot-long new retaining wall along our sidewalk. He arrived on time to scope the project, provided a fair estimate, and was able to start and complete the project the next day! As with the first project, Tim did a great job matching existing boulders, completing the project on-time, and leaving a spotless job site

Carina Kuo

2021-09-11

We called to discuss a driveway issue we have with our home. After dealing with multiple construction companies who just are not interested in anything that isn’t multi million dollar projects, it was such a pleasure to speak to Eagle Rock Landscaping. They were able to tell us different ways to solve our issue, long term and short term solutions. Hopefully we will be able to find a way to work with them!

Shashi Karan

2021-07-31

One of the rocks in my 60-year-old rock wall was beginning to crumble. I called Eagle Rock for help and talked to Tim. He listened to me carefully and then asked me to send him some pictures of the wall and the damaged rock. He reviewed them and got back to me shortly with advice on what to do. Very practical and very courteous and all at no charge! Based on this interaction I know who I will turn to if I ever needed any real work to be done.

Whitney C

2021-05-17

Sometimes your landscaping is so FUBAR that the best way forward is to tear it all down and start from scratch. The last homeowners of our property had a broken water feature, a dying tree growing out of the existing retaining wall, no upper retaining all at all, and tons of ivy grown over everything, not to mention a questionable French drain situation. We found Eagle Rock online and it looked like they specialized in hardscapes, so we called and Tim came out for an estimate. We basically just asked him, "if this was your yard, what would you do?" We hit it off with him right away, and he came up with a good plan and a very reasonable estimate. He tore out the existing retaining walls and rebuilt with rock, including a completely new French drain. His work was very professional, and he managed to completely transform our backyard. He was great to work with and we would absolutely recommend him to anyone looking for hardscape or drainage work.

mrcasf1994

2021-04-30

Tim came out to consult on my yard, was very knowledgeable and had some great ideas as to how to improve my yard while improving the bang for my buck! Unfortunately my yard is too small for his work, but I appreciate him taking time to talk and to offer suggestions

Frank Woll

2021-04-23

Eagle Rock swooped in and saved the day for my backyard remodel. There were some water drainage issues from the alley and levels of elevations that they worked out with tiered retaining walls. The stone placement and detail of setting stones for a natural stair stepping for access was amazing to watch. A+

Sasha F

2021-04-20

I had a simple backyard grading project that other contractors estimated would take one day to complete. Red Flag number 1: No called and no showed to a weekend appointment for an estimate. We lost a whole Saturday waiting for Tim to show up and he didn't even have the decency or basic communication skills to text us and let us know he couldn't make it. Red Flag number 2: Shows up two days later claiming he was still 'hungover' Red Flag number3: While Tim was measuring for an estimate I told him I needed to move my car a few inches and would be right back. When I returned 2 minutes later he was gone. Without any explanation, he simply vanished and walked away from the estimate. Red Flag number 4: When I finally got in touch with Tim 5 hours later after many phone calls and texts for an explanation he said he wasn't interested in the job and proceeded to use foul language. Bottom line: Eagle Rock Landscaping are unprofessional, flaky and horrible communicators. If I could give them negative 5 stars I would. Complete waste of time and truly one of the most bizarre people I've had the displeasure of meeting in my life. I'm very thankful I will not be doing any business with this outfit.

Carla Janes-Heneghan

2020-11-13

I am a Senior and a woman. Trust is most important to me. Trust in the workmanship. Trust in that the cost will be fair. Tim Sayler's years of experience showed. My backyard with a water runoff problem and no landscaping was solved. The finished product was perfect. Weed covered mounds of uneven turf removed, a zen-like area put in and a rain-garden run-off addition solved all water problems. Now I have a place to entertain with almost zero maintenance. Fast, efficient the cost seemed a bargain.

Maddi V

2020-10-15

Tim cane in with great deal to fix my rock wall that was sliding into my neighbors yard. Not an easy task but he did it ! So grateful for the quick response thank you!

Eagle Rock Landscaping INC.

Hardscape Grading Near Burien: Does Your Yard Need It?

What Is Landscape Grading Near Burien?

How Grading Works

Does Your Lawn Require Grading?

We Do Residential Grading Near Burien

Residential Landscape Grading Experts Near Burien