Drainage and Grading
Landscape Solutions has designed and installed landscape drainage systems in NJ for nearly 40 years, serving as a trusted grading and drainage contractor for residential and commercial properties.
Our drainage systems are installed to control the amount of water flow into your landscapes, gardens, lawns, and basement or foundation, offering an effective grading solution in NJ and long-term drainage repair support for properties throughout the state.
Drainage & Grading Projects Across NJ
The Right Amount of Water is Key
Effective drainage starts with understanding how water moves across your property. We provide three types of drainage solutions stormwater runoff management, surface drainage, and subsurface drainage. These address different water issues. After evaluating your property’s grading, soil, and drainage patterns, we recommend the right solution to protect your landscape and keep excess water away from your home.
Stormwater Runoff
Proper drainage plays an essential role in protecting landscapes and surrounding environments from the effects of stormwater runoff. When excess water is not properly managed, it can wear away soil, damage plantings, and carry sediment and pollutants into nearby waterways, ultimately affecting both property stability and water quality.
By working with an experienced drainage and grading contractor, property owners can implement landscape drainage systems designed to manage water efficiently. These solutions may allow runoff to absorb naturally into the soil, redirect water toward areas that benefit from additional moisture, or temporarily collect it for controlled release.
Water is essential for healthy lawns and gardens, but too much can quickly lead to root damage, standing water, and landscape deterioration. Professional landscape drainage solutions and yard drainage systems help regulate moisture levels so your property receives the right balance of water while preventing flooding, soil erosion, and plant stress.
Proper landscape grading and thoughtful drainage planning help control how water moves across your property. Skilled grading contractors understand how to shape the land to create the correct slope and drainage pathways, promoting healthier plant growth while protecting your home, landscape, and outdoor living spaces.
Surface Drainage
Surface drainage collects water from the surface and redirects it elsewhere. This drainage system typically collects rainwater before it has a chance to enter stormwater systems or pollute waterways.
Surface drainage requires some type of channel or ditch by re-shaping and grading the surface of the land to eliminate puddling and long-term saturation of the lawn or gardens.
The requirements for surface drainage vary depending on topography, soil, the amount and type of foliage, and the climate.
Careful planning and design are essential in a yard drainage installation in NJ to ensure proper water management for homes throughout Union, Essex, and Somerset counties and beyond.
Subsurface Drainage
A subsurface drainage system is installed beneath the soil surface and is typically used for landscapes, gardens, and behind retaining walls.
Pipes covered in geotextile fabric are designed to collect and move excess water away.
Creating a subsurface drainage system requires the planning and installation of an expert backyard drainage contractor. When they are well-planned and constructed with high-quality materials, they will function well for a long time.
The type of subsurface drainage is determined by the topography, soil, and the number of trees in the area to determine the best landscape drainage solutions for your property, whether you’re in Westfield, Summit, Madison, elsewhere in Union and Essex counties, or anywhere else in New Jersey. As a licensed contractor specializing in landscape grading and drainage work across the state, we tailor every subsurface system to the specific conditions of your property.
Land Clearing & Excavation
Before a new landscape or drainage system can be installed, the site must often be cleared. Landscape Solutions specializes in land clearing and excavation for both residential and commercial properties. We remove brush, trees, stumps, rocks, and any other obstacles that may hinder your project.
Whether you are preparing a site for new construction or addressing an existing drainage problem, we will clear the land thoroughly and efficiently, ensuring your project can proceed without delays.
We offer land clearing services year-round in Union, Essex, Somerset, and Morris counties, as well as throughout New Jersey.
Residential Yard Grading
Proper residential yard grading is often the first step in solving a drainage problem, not the last. Before any landscape drainage and grading system is installed, our team evaluates how your property’s slope directs water toward your home, away from it, or into low spots that never fully dry out. As an experienced landscape grading and drainage contractor, we reshape and level yards to correct poor drainage patterns, prevent pooling, and protect your foundation, lawn, and landscaping from long-term water damage.
“Landscape Solutions did extensive landscaping at our property including drainage so that both rainwater front and back and effluent from 2 sump pumps was shuttled to the street, installation of rock retaining walls, construction of a large backyard pond with waterfall, lighting front, side, and back, movement of prior plants and trees as well as installation of new ones around the pond, newly already present. Previously we had hired this company to till and grade the rear property following construction of a porch and expanded deck.
Throughout this process Landscape Solutions worked closely with us on the execution of various designs and architectural plans. The principal at Landscape Solutions, Bill Schau was prompt in responding to inquiries both by phone and by email and providing suggestions to resolve any issues arising and suggesting vendors for other services. He worked closely with his crew, and they were all very professional, neat, and thorough. We recommend them most highly.”
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