Grading / Drainage / Retaining Walls

Water is the homeowner’s secret nemesis. A poorly graded lot can send water into your home’s foundation or basement, wreaking havoc on the structure. It can erode your topsoil, pool on your lawn, expose tree roots and invite weeds and pests. Associated Environmental Landscape will help correct poor grading and drainage before they become real issues or correct conditions after they’ve become problems.

• Grading on a small scale or large scale requires the right equipment and expertise. AEL has both the grading equipment and the experience needed to properly grade for proper drainage or before construction of patios, walks or driveways
• Drainage systems can be put into place to collect or disperse water in a less harmful way. Those spots that flood or collect water during rains and the areas where two slopes meet where water rushes uncontrollably are good locations for drainage systems. We can recommend design and install the appropriate solution to your problem, whether it’s drainage pipe, geotextile, catchbasins, drainage gravel or other technologies.

Retaining Walls

Whether your problem is bad drainage, erosion on steep slopes, difficulty maintaining a steep lawn or a lack of usable yard space, your answer may be a retaining wall. Associated Environmental Landscape can design and install a variety of retaining walls to minimize drainage problems, reduce unusable sloped areas or simply to add visual interest to your landscape. A wide range of materials is available, making retaining walls available for virtually every taste and budget. Some of these materials include:

• Interlocking manufactured stone, concrete block or brick
• Pressure treated timber or crosstie walls
• Stone and rock walls or boulder walls

If you have issues or questions regarding sloping landscapes, drainage or retaining walls, please contact AEL today. We can help you solve or prevent problems, whether major or minor. And we’ll beautify your landscape at the same time!