Woodland Hills, Utah
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When a Woodland Hills yard is failing, with leaning walls, washed-out slopes or a patio sinking into the hill, we tear it out, fix the grade and drainage, and rebuild.
“The job was completed quickly without sacrificing quality, and the results exceeded our expectations.”
“I will definitely use you again for any future landscaping needs.”
Backyard Rebuild in Woodland Hills
Hillside yards fail in a few common ways. A dry-stacked wall starts leaning after a few winters. A slope under the lawn slumps after a wet spring. A patio built on fill drops at one corner and tips water back toward the house. In Woodland Hills, with 20 to 25 inches of precipitation a year and snow that sits longer than in the valley, these problems show up faster than they do down in Salem or Spanish Fork.
Some lots carry extra risk. The city maps hazards including landslides, slope stability, alluvial fans and fault rupture, and the burn scars left by the 2018 Pole Creek and Bald Mountain fires raised landslide and flood risk on some slopes. A rebuild that only patches the surface on that kind of ground is money you end up spending twice. Those lots get a closer look before we touch anything.
A rebuild starts with finding out why the yard failed. Then we tear out what cannot be saved, fix the grade so water leaves the yard, rebuild walls to the city's rules and put the yard back together on solid ground. It is less glamorous than a remodel. It is also the work that lets everything on top of it last.
Woodland Hills rises about 1,200 feet from its lowest homes to its highest, most lots run on septic, every yard drinks metered city water and the whole town is treated as wildland-urban interface, so a yard here gets planned around slope, drain field and fire before anything else.
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The Woodland Hills challenges
A leaning wall usually has no drain rock and no pipe behind it. Water builds up behind the wall, freezes and pushes. On a hillside lot, that wall may be holding up your lawn, your driveway or a neighbor's yard, so it is not something to wait on.
When a lot is cut for a house, the extra dirt often gets pushed downhill and left loose. Years later, patios and lawns built on top of it settle and crack. Rebuilding means digging out the bad fill and compacting new base in layers.
Settled patios and lawns often end up sloping back toward the house. Snowmelt then runs to the foundation and freezes at the back door. Regrading so every surface falls away from the house is usually the first fix in a rebuild.
A broken line under a slope can soak the ground for weeks, and on metered city water you pay for every gallon of it. Leaks and spray runoff on banks help slopes slump. We fix the sprinkler system as part of the same rebuild.
The J&H approach
We look at the wall, the slope and the water before we pick up a shovel. If the lot is steep or in a mapped hazard area, we bring in a geotech or engineer, because some failures need more than a new wall.
We remove failed walls, loose fill and broken hardscape, keep our equipment off the septic field and regrade so water runs away from the house to a safe outlet instead of pooling against the foundation or the back steps.
New walls over 4 feet, or steeper than 2 to 1, get engineering and city inspection, and every wall gets drain rock and pipe. Then we rebuild patios, sprinklers and planting on ground that will hold.
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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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