Highland, Utah
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When a Highland yard has failed, we tear it out, fix the grading and drainage underneath, and rebuild it so water, soil and walls stop fighting you.
“The job was completed quickly without sacrificing quality, and the results exceeded our expectations.”
“I will be using them for all of my landscape needs, a pleasure to work with!”
Backyard Rebuild in Highland
A rebuild is different from a remodel. A remodel adds to a yard that mostly works. A rebuild starts when the yard does not: water pooling against the foundation, a wall leaning out, a patio sunk in the middle, sprinkler lines breaking every summer. On a Highland lot, those problems usually trace back to the ground and the grade, so that is where the fix has to start.
The Highland bench is a delta of sand, gravel and silt laid down by the American Fork River and Dry Creek. The silty pockets hold water and move when they freeze. A patio or wall built without a base made for those spots is a common way yards fail up here. Near Dry Creek, the city flagged flood worries in 2023 and asked homeowners to check their property and keep storm drains clear.
So we take it down to dirt where we need to. We regrade so water moves away from the house and to a spot the city allows, rebuild walls with drainage behind them, and pour or lay new hardscape on a compacted base. Then the lawn, beds and sprinklers go back in. You end up with a yard that works underneath, and one that looks new on top.
Highland is the big-lot town on the bench above Lehi and American Fork, where many lots are an acre or close to it, courts and horse areas share the yard, deer browse the gardens and every retaining wall goes through the city first.
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The Highland challenges
Over the years, beds get built up, soil settles and a yard that once drained away starts tipping back to the foundation. In a wet spring on the bench, that water ends up in window wells. We shoot the grades and fix the slope so it runs the right way.
Older walls were often stacked with native soil packed right behind them. Water builds up, freezes and pushes. Highland now wants a drainage plan for walls 4 feet and up, and every wall needs city approval. We rebuild failed walls to that standard.
A patio that settled in the middle usually sits on too little base over soft, silty soil. Patching it does not last. We pull it up, dig out the soft spots, rebuild the base in compacted lifts and lay it again.
Years of untreated canyon water can leave lines, valves and heads packed with sand. Add tree roots and old patches, and the system breaks all summer. In a rebuild we usually replace it with a new, zoned system and a filter up front.
The J&H approach
We walk the yard, dig test holes and shoot grades to see why it failed. Ponding, settling and leaning walls all have a cause underneath, and the rebuild plan starts there. We show you what we found.
We remove what cannot be saved, haul it off and reshape the yard so water runs away from the house to a legal outlet. Where the soil is soft, we dig it out and replace it with compacted base.
Drain lines and sprinkler mains go in first, then walls and hardscape, then topsoil, lawn and beds. Doing it in that order means nothing new gets dug up to fix something else. We clean up as we go.
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What homeowners say
"We had a really big project (full lot project) and a crazy timeline, and Jackson and his team were awesome. They are very efficient, work hard to get things done quick, and the quality of their work is top-notch. Great company. Great guys. I would highly recommend them for any landscaping needs."
"Jackson and his crew did a phenomenal job on our back yard. I had a vision and they brought it to life. We had them do a retaining wall, grading, underground trampoline, sprinkler system, and sod. They met deadlines, communication was on point, and the whole crew was friendly.…"
"…The job was completed quickly without sacrificing quality, and the results exceeded our expectations. We would absolutely hire this team again and recommend them to anyone looking for landscaping help."
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