Landscaping · Nashville, TN
Grading, Sod & Drainage in Nashville
Regrading, French drains and new sod for yards that hold water or send it toward the house.
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Grading, Sod & Drainage in Nashville, Tennessee
Regrading, French drains and new sod for yards that hold water or send it toward the house.
Nashville's Landscapers does grading, sod & drainage for homeowners across Middle Tennessee — licensed, insured, with the price in writing before the work starts. Landscapers who solve the drainage before they plant the bed, and put the plan and the price on paper first.
Why homeowners call
Signs the yard needs this work
- Yard has no plan to it
- Beds are overgrown or tired
- Water pools or runs at the house
- A slope you cannot use
- Want an outdoor living space
- New build with a blank yard
- Nowhere to sit and entertain outside
What is included
The scope of grading, sod & drainage, from base to finish
- Regrading so ground falls away from the house
- French drains, channel drains and catch basins
- Downspout extensions and underground tie-ins
- New sod or seeding after grading work
- Erosion control on slopes and newly cleared ground
- Discharge points that do not simply move the problem next door
Building grading, sod & drainage in Nashville clay
A great deal of what looks like a landscaping problem is a drainage problem, and a great deal of what gets diagnosed as a foundation problem is the same drainage problem a few years later. Correcting grade and getting downspout water away from the wall is cheap by comparison with either.
New sod on ground that was not graded first will follow the ground. Doing the grading, the drainage and the sod as one sequence costs less than doing the sod twice.
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More of what our landscape crews build
Landscape Design
Planting plans drawn for the light, drainage and soil your yard actually has, rather than picked from a catalog.
Learn morePlanting & Beds
Trees, shrubs, perennials and seasonal color chosen for Middle Tennessee heat, clay and winter lows.
Learn morePatios, Walls & Walkways
Paver patios, seat walls and walkways built on a compacted base so they are still level in ten years.
Learn moreRetaining Walls
Engineered where the height or the load requires it, with the drainage behind the wall that keeps it standing.
Learn moreOutdoor Living & Lighting
Fire pits, outdoor kitchens and landscape lighting, with the grading that makes the space usable after rain.
Learn moreWater Features & Ponds
Pondless waterfalls, fountains and koi ponds designed and installed to fit the yard, with the pumps and lighting to match.
Learn moreHardscaping & Pavers
Paver patios, walkways, seat walls and outdoor living areas built on a compacted base so they stay flat and level for years.
Learn moreService area
Landscapes we build across Middle Tennessee
We design and build in Nashville plus 64 more towns, 12 counties in all. The whole of Middle Tennessee within about an hour’s drive of Nashville is our ground.
FAQ
Yard by yard: grading, sod & drainage questions
Why does water pool in my yard after every rain?
Because it has nowhere to go. Middle Tennessee clay drains slowly, and a yard that is flat or falls toward a low spot holds water until it evaporates. The fix is grading that gives water a direction, a French drain where the grade cannot be changed, and downspouts that discharge well away from where the pooling starts rather than into it.
How do I stop water running toward my house?
Regrade the first six to ten feet so the ground falls away from the foundation — about six inches of drop over that distance — and extend the downspouts past it. That solves most cases. Where the yard falls toward the house from a neighboring lot or a hill, a swale or a French drain intercepts the water before it reaches the foundation.
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