Grading and Drainage
We regrade yards and install French drains, swales, catch basins and drainage pipe with grates. Each fix gives rainwater a path off the lawn and away from your house.
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Land clearing takes an overgrown lot or a section of your yard back to open ground. We clear out the brush and saw palmetto and take down small trees. Stump grinding takes care of the stumps they leave. Then fill dirt goes down where the ground needs building up, and we give the cleared area a rough grade.
GBS Sod and Landscape is based in Ormond Beach and works for homeowners across Volusia and Flagler counties. Once the ground is clear and graded, our sod installation can turn it into lawn. For overgrown beds and dead plants, a yard cleanout is the better fit. Call or text (386) 238-9215, and we will look at the job and put your free quote in writing.
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.
Lot clearing starts with the trees and palms you want to keep. We mark them first and work around them. The brush and undergrowth come out next, and then the small trees come down.
Myakka fine sand is one of the most common soils in Ormond Beach. It is a flatwoods soil, and USDA records list saw palmetto, running oak, inkberry and wax myrtle under its pines. We clear palmetto and thick brush like this with a skid steer.
Stump grinding cuts each stump down below the surface, so grass or fill can cover the spot. Before the grinder starts, show us where sprinkler lines and lighting cable run. Utilities mark only their own lines through Sunshine 811, and private lines like these go unmarked.
In Ormond Beach, the city's Neighborhood Improvement Division issues tree removal permits for homes. Its tree brochure says removing a protected tree takes a permit. That covers hardwoods and palms over 6 inches across and pines over 10 inches, measured 4.5 feet above the ground. Brazilian pepper, Australian pine, Chinese tallow and camphor are on its exempt list.
Outside city limits, in places like Ormond-by-the-Sea, Volusia County's tree rules apply. The county's tree FAQ says vacant lots need a tree removal permit. A residential lot with an owner-occupied home on it is exempt, except for trees in wetlands and upland buffers. Underbrushing needs no tree permit there, though it is not allowed in wetlands or their buffers.
Palm Coast, in Flagler County, allows tree clearing on a vacant lot in one case only. It must sit next to a lot with a permitted structure and the same owner, under a binding lot agreement. The city's permit page also says all disturbed areas must be sodded or seeded. Ask the city or county before trees come down, and we point you to the right office.
Clearing can leave holes where stumps and big roots came out. Fill dirt fills those holes and builds up low ground across the cleared area. Our fill dirt delivery includes spreading it, and a skid steer gives the area its rough grade.
The UF/IFAS Extension's lawn guide says the rough grade should match the final grade once topsoil goes back on. It also says watering can settle loose soil before planting. For a new lawn, you can lay sod by the pallet yourself, or we install it.
Ormond Beach says every property sits in a flood zone, and its Planning Department can tell you yours. If yours is a high-risk zone, such as A or AE, ask the city or county before fill goes down. Edgewater, for one, says any fill dirt in its floodplain needs a permit. If water stands on the yard after rain, grading and drainage work is the next step.
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 land clearing around Ormond Beach and across Volusia and Flagler counties. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We regrade yards and install French drains, swales, catch basins and drainage pipe with grates. Each fix gives rainwater a path off the lawn and away from your house.
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A yard cleanout clears overgrown beds and pulls out dead plants and old sod. Fresh topsoil goes in, and the yard is ready for new sod or new 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.
