- 1-262-327-9847
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- Mon - Fri 7:00-5:00
- Wisconsin: Lake Geneva, William’s Bay
- 1-262-327-9847
- Mon - Fri 7:00-5:00
LandEx Company handles finish grading in Elkhorn, WI and across Walworth County, so water leaves your site and your lawn comes in even.
The tolerances are tighter than most people expect. A slope that looks flat to the eye can still be running water straight toward a foundation. We work to measured elevations rather than by eye, and we check the fall away from the building before topsoil goes back down, because that is the last moment it can be corrected cheaply.
Topsoil is the most valuable material on most parcels and the easiest to lose. Stripped and hauled away, it gets replaced with purchased screened soil that is usually worse than what was there. We strip and stockpile it, then respread it at a consistent depth so the lawn establishes evenly rather than thriving in some areas and struggling in others.
A good lawn starts with a surface that is smooth, firm and consistent. We prepare the seedbed or sod bed as part of the grade, and we can handle the seeding ourselves or coordinate with your landscaper, whichever you prefer. Either way the ground underneath is ready, so the money you spend on grass is not wasted.
Tell us the wet corner or the rough drive — estimates are free.
Most finish grading problems are drainage problems that were not visible until the first heavy rain. The minimum standard is positive fall away from the foundation for the first several feet, and a continuous path for water to leave the property without crossing a neighbor's line in a way that creates a dispute you have to live with.
Where a site cannot shed water by grade alone, the honest answer is that it needs a swale, a drain tile or a dry well. We would rather tell you that before seeding than come back after you have paid for a lawn twice. We handle drainage correction, driveway grading, gravel placement and culverts as part of the same job.
Correcting grading another contractor did is a common call for us, and it is nothing to be embarrassed about. Bring us the site and describe where the water goes after a storm. We will tell you honestly whether it is a grading fix, a drainage installation, or both, before anyone starts moving dirt.
We serve Elkhorn and the surrounding area, including Delavan, Lake Geneva, Burlington, Waukesha, Milwaukee, Grafton, Cedarburg, Mequon and West Bend. Work runs from the ground thawing in spring through the fall. Grading saturated ground damages soil structure and gives a worse result, so after prolonged rain it is better to wait a few days.
Tell us about your site and where the water goes, and we will tell you straight what it needs. Get in touch with LandEx Company today to talk through your finish grading, drainage or excavation project.
