Land Clearing
We clear overgrown lots and sections of a yard down to open ground. Stumps get ground out, and fill dirt goes where the ground needs building up.
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Yard drainage trouble shows up after a hard rain. Water stands in the same low spots for days, or it runs toward the house. GBS Sod and Landscape fixes the ground itself. We specialize in grading and drainage, and the work starts at the surface of your yard.
We regrade yards so the ground falls away from the house, and we raise low spots with fill dirt. Where the grade alone cannot move the water, we install French drains, swales, catch basins and drainage pipe with grates. Graded ground is also the first step of sod installation in Ormond Beach, and we lay the sod too. Call or text (386) 238-9215 for a free quote anywhere in our Volusia and Flagler service area.
Tell us about the sod, pavers or drainage work you need and where it is. We look at the job and put your free quote in writing.
Rain is the first reason. NOAA's long-term average for Daytona Beach International Airport is about 51 inches of rain a year. More than half of it falls from June through September.
The USDA soil survey puts much of the Ormond Beach mainland on poorly drained flatwoods sand. The city's most common soil is Myakka fine sand. In most years, its water table rises within 18 inches of the surface for 1 to 4 months. Rain then has little room to soak in, so it ponds on top.
The beachside is different. Its dune sand has a water table more than 5 feet down, and rain drains away fast. There, standing water often comes down to the grade. Anywhere in the area, soil packed hard during home building slows how fast water soaks in, the UF/IFAS Extension says.
Next to the house, Florida's residential code calls for at least 6 inches of fall in the first 10 feet. Across the rest of the lawn, UF/IFAS suggests a 1 to 2 percent slope away from the house. That is about half a foot to a foot of fall over 50 feet.
Low spots get raised with fill dirt and smoothed into the yard around them. On a big regrade, UF/IFAS says to set the topsoil aside and spread it back over the rough grade. Where brush or stumps cover the ground, lot clearing and fill dirt delivery comes first.
Steep ground is hard to keep in grass, and mowing it can be dangerous. UF/IFAS advises against mowing slopes steeper than 3 to 1, a foot of drop over 3 feet. Where the yard has to drop faster, a retaining wall holds the grade.
Some lots are too tight for 6 inches of fall near the house. The code plans for that: where lot lines or walls block the fall, drains or swales carry water away. New Smyrna Beach defines a swale as a shallow ditch shaped so water soaks in or flows away. UF/IFAS says steep swales should be sodded or lined to hold up to the moving water.
A French drain is a trench filled with gravel, usually around a pipe with small holes. Water seeps into the gravel, and the pipe carries it to a lower point. A catch basin is a box with a grate, set in a low spot and tied into drainage pipe. Each one needs a lower place to empty, and that spot decides which fix fits your yard.
Under Florida law, the contractor doing the digging contacts Sunshine 811 at least two full business days ahead. Utilities mark only their own lines, so show us where your sprinkler lines and lighting cable run.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 30 miles around Ormond Beach across Volusia and Flagler counties.
(386) 238-9215From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (386) 238-9215, or use the form. Tell us what the yard needs and the town the house is in.
We look at the yard and where the water goes. Point out any sprinkler lines or lighting cable, since utilities mark only their own lines after an 811 call.
The quote comes to you in writing, with the work spelled out. Once you say yes, we set a date.
The old lawn or the worn-out beds come out first. Then we grade the ground, and pavers get a compacted base.
We lay the new sod and water it in, or set the pavers and sweep in the joint sand. Then water new sod every morning for its first two weeks.
Common questions about grading and drainage around Ormond Beach and across Volusia and Flagler counties. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We clear overgrown lots and sections of a yard down to open ground. Stumps get ground out, and fill dirt goes where the ground needs building up.
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We fix broken sprinkler heads, cracked pipe, stuck valves and controllers that quit. We also install new irrigation systems, with separate zones for the lawn and the beds.
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Fresh-cut St. Augustine, Zoysia, Bahia and Bermuda sod, sold by the pallet. Pick it up yourself, or we deliver it across Volusia and Flagler counties.
Learn MoreStanding water and low spots are grading problems. We fix the grade before new sod or pavers go down.
We sell St. Augustine, Zoysia, Bahia and Bermuda sod, fresh cut. Buy it by the pallet for pickup or delivery, or have us lay it.
The company that lays your sod also builds paver patios and retaining walls. Irrigation, rock and mulch beds, landscape lighting and yard cleanouts are part of the work too.
Call or text and tell us what the yard needs. We look at the job first, then put your free quote in writing.
Real reviews of our sod, paver and drainage work, 37 reviews on Google.
My experience was excellent. Cesar was punctual and did an outstanding job installing a stone retaining wall in the front of my house. He completed the job in a very professional manner. He takes pride in his work and the finished product is beautiful. I would recommend Cesar and GBS Sod and Landscape to anyone who needs a retaining wall installed.
Caesar and Hugo did an awesome job in getting my front and backyard looking beautiful. They stripped my backyard and my front yard, put in new irrigation, border paving, weed block, seashell, along with new sod. My beach house now looks like something that belongs in a magazine. I can’t thank them enough for what they have done for me. GBS sod landscaping was fair priced, worked on time, and completed my job in a very quick time. I highly recommend GBS Sod and Landscaping for all your yard needs.
Wonderful experience working with GBS sod and landscaping !They installed new Sod, pavers and irrigation system in our yard after we had to put in a new septic system. Front yard looks amazing. Highly recommend.
Tell us about the yard and the work you have in mind. Call or text (386) 238-9215 or use the form, and we will set up your free quote.
Tell us about the sod, pavers or drainage work you need and where it is. We look at the job and put your free quote in writing.
