Property Grading

Get your property ready for landscaping and a lawn

We Specialize In Property Grading Services
We'll get your property ready for a lawn and landscape

Properly grading your property is an important step when looking to install a new landscape, or a new lawn, a patio, a driveway, and more.

Property grading refers to the process of shaping and sloping the land around a building or property to improve its appearance, direct water away from structures, and prevent soil erosion. It involves moving soil and grading it to create a level base for construction or to enhance the aesthetics of a landscape.

This process is critical for ensuring the proper drainage of water and preventing water damage to buildings and other structures. A well-graded property is important for the stability of foundations, the preservation of landscaping, and maintaining the overall health of the property.

Why Do You Need Your Property Graded?

  • Do you have water leaking into your basement?
  • Do you have water pooling up around your home when it rains?
  • Are your gardens or lawn areas getting muddy?
  • Does your property have lots of lumps and bumps you want to smooth out?

Environments By Design is an excavating contractor based out of Bolton, MA.  We provide services in the surrounding area including Harvard, Boxborough, Lancaster, Hudson, Marlborough, Maynard, and Worcester County.

We specialize in property grading services.  Whether you're clearing a site to build a new patio, or you want to clear out the brush on your property and reclaim lost land, or you're getting ready to install a new lawn we can help prep and grade your site for proper drainage.

Lot and Property Grading Services

  • Driveway clearing
  • New lawn area grading
  • Grading for hardscape installations
  • Berm or bank creation
  • Landscape material spreading

What To Know About Final Grading Your Property

#1.  Grading For Proper Drainage

The primary reason for property grading isn't just to make everything level and uniform.  The real purpose for property grading is to provide proper drainage by sloping the grade away from your home or other out-buildings and landscape elements.  This is called "positive" grading and it works to direct water away from your structure.  If the grade is sloping towards your home this would be considered a "negative" grade and would lead to water pooling up around your structure which is not a good thing.

#2.  Soil Conditions

The condition of your soil can make an impact on how your property is graded.  Usually the layer of topsoil will need to come off to expose the soil underneath.  This is where we use a machine to actually level and "shape" your property with the desired slope.  If you have very hard clay-based soil (hardpan condition) then this will need to be addressed.

#3.  Matching Existing Fixtures With The Final Grade

This is where it takes a little finesse and a lot of experience with property grading!  You want to make sure your final grade matches your existing landscape fixtures.   You don't want to step off your back patio and drop down a foot onto your lawn.  Ideally your property is graded so the final grade can match up with your existing fixtures but at the same time allowing for the proper slope to prevent water from pooling up and directing into a drainage ditch, swale, or other drainage system.

If you'd like to schedule a consultation with us to discuss property grading we'd be happy to meet with you.  Please call (978) 549-7328 or fill out our online form and we'll get right back to you.

What Our Customers Say...

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Dominic has a unique and diverse array of skills to help solve drainage problems. We had a drainage issue in our driveway that was causing water to back up into our garage. We needed to create a new drain to divert water to the back of the property as the existing one was incapable of handling heavy loads of water. Despite having several obstacles in our way, involving well water lines, cable lines and asphalt pavement, Dominic was willing to take on the task and brought speciality tools needed to get the job done. I was impressed with his skills and ability to operate excavators/heavy equipment. Dominic was a great communicator throughout the process and it was a pleasure working with him. He has a strong work ethic and was able to overcome all obstacles in his way to make the project a success. Thank you Dominic and the Environments by Design team!

Brian Mahoney November 3, 2023
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Dominic is a great person to do business with. He is helping us keeping our drive way clean during the winter time for the last two years. I am planning to work with him for the other services his company provides.

Cuneyt Mertayak July 24, 2023
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Dominic is very knowledgeable, personable and easy to work with. He is dedicated, hard-working pays attention to details. In addition he plows my driveway in the winter. I highly recommend him.

Stephen Garner June 4, 2023
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Dom is a great guy very professional and hard working guy he’s my go to for years now! Definitely recommend

Joe cody May 2, 2023
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Dominic removed a double fence for us. A true professional, he works quickly and meticulously. He also makes sure he cleans up, leaving your yard neat and clean. In addition to the fence, he dug up some very heavy stones for us and stacked them beautifully to be put back in the ground later, after we have our well drilled. He's a pleasure to work with as well. I highly recommend Dominic!

Leslie Higley December 16, 2022
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Dominic saw my request on NextDoor and kindly helped us out with an urgent need. He acquired a bobcat to help us prepare the site of a new shed, and did a lot of extra things to make the area look nice. He really did a great job and was very prompt and responsive. I'll be calling him the next time I need any landscaping help!

Lori Fassman October 24, 2021
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He can do it all, and very high quality work!!!

Bobby Panagiotopoulos October 21, 2021
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Dom has been so great to work with. He's been plowing for us for a couple years now. He is always on time and very thorough. He also recently helped us with some heavy brush removal from our backyard. Great prices, very professional, and goes the extra mile. Looking forward to working with Dom again soon!

Patrick Myles October 20, 2021
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Dom and his company environments by design performed excavation for my new home and now they provide landscaping and snow plow services at a great price. Highly recommend!

David Radovsky October 20, 2021

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