Leveling yard - newbie question

[Anonymous]

Is such a thing possible? Our yard has a very gradual slope and it makes me nuts. Alternately any ideas for how to landscape in terms of things to plant.

[Anonymous]

Retaining wall to level. If it is a slight slope grass will work fine, if you want lower maint go with some other ground cover interspersed with low growing juniper.

[Anonymous]

Retaining walls but above the feet requires permitting

[Anonymous]

Just put in a 3' retaining wall (no permit, I think the permit threshold is 40"). Now I have one flat level and one gradually sloped second level ( natural slope maintained to deal with runoff and direct it away from the house). Mine is 50' across with wooden ties and cost $4,500 to excavate, level, backfill, and seed. Love the results.

[Anonymous]

I paid a landscaping company to level my yard. The installed retaining walls to do so. I was very happy with it, the company was great too.

[Anonymous]

Most people think my backyard is unused, but it was beautifully landscaped prior to our purchasing. It has steps down to a large terrace with plants surrounding and a fountain. Then another level down with a few steps and the a final level that we had done by a landscaping company to put in a playground for the kids.

[Anonymous]

18:59 and 19:01 - can you give details of the landscaping company you used?

[Anonymous]

I'd like to know the name of the companies used, too.

[Anonymous]

18:59 here. We used hambletons. Really like the end product.

http://www.hambletons.com/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:18:59 here. We used hambletons. Really like the end product.

http://www.hambletons.com/

have you used their lawn service

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:18:59 here. We used hambletons. Really like the end product.

http://www.hambletons.com/

have you used their lawn service

I tried to but I was too far out of their lawn service area to make it worth it for them, which I completely understand. They did come to do two lawn services while I contacted and got back on the schedule of my old lawn guy. Needless to say, I am/was very happy with hambletons and had them do about $3k worth of landscaping/shrub installation in the Spring after my wall went in last Fall. I will continue to use them for more complex landscaping over my lawn service company.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:18:59 here. We used hambletons. Really like the end product.

http://www.hambletons.com/

have you used their lawn service

I tried to but I was too far out of their lawn service area to make it worth it for them, which I completely understand. They did come to do two lawn services while I contacted and got back on the schedule of my old lawn guy. Needless to say, I am/was very happy with hambletons and had them do about $3k worth of landscaping/shrub installation in the Spring after my wall went in last Fall. I will continue to use them for more complex landscaping over my lawn service company.

Did you deal with David?

[Anonymous]

In fairfax county, all walls taller than 2 feet requires permit and engineering design. You could terrace it 2 feet at a time if you wanted to.

[Anonymous]

Question for those that had this done - how did the company compact the dirt for the new grade ? Machine (w/ roller??) or hand tamped?

How much has the new grade settled lower, if at all, since the work was originally done?

[Anonymous]

Do you need to get a permit in Montgomery county MD ( the backyard is a hill and top trees so it's a ugly view, can I fixed)