American Fork, Utah
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Bare lot to finished yard for new American Fork homes. Topsoil, sprinklers, lawn, patio and planting, scheduled around your HOA and the city's water season.
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New-Construction Landscaping in American Fork
A new home in American Fork usually comes with a bare lot. The builder graded the dirt and left. What is on top is often subsoil from the basement dig, packed hard by trucks. On the lakebed silt common in the lower, western part of town, that ground drains slowly. Lawn laid on it without prep roots shallow and starts to struggle by its first July.
Newer homes near I-15 and the FrontRunner station, like the Edgewater area, often come with an HOA and its own landscaping rules. Many older parts of town have none. If you have an HOA, find out the rules and any deadline early. We plan the order of work so the front yard can be done first if the HOA asks for it.
Then the water. American Fork's pressurized irrigation runs April 15 to October 15 on meters, and a lot that is not hooked up yet pays a connection fee to the city. We design zones for your watering days, add the filter the city recommends and plant at the right time. The zone runs 6a to 7a depending on the lot, so tender plants wait for the last frost, usually around late April.
American Fork sits at the foot of Timpanogos where the river comes out of the canyon, so one town runs from soft lakebed silt that ponds and settles on the flats to boulder ground at the canyon mouth, all watered on the city's metered PI schedule.
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The American Fork challenges
Heavy trucks pack a new lot hard, and the top layer is often subsoil. We rip it up, bring in topsoil and grade it, so the lawn roots deep and the water soaks in instead of running down the street.
Rough grading can leave low spots or dirt sloping back to the foundation. On slow-draining silt, that means puddles and wet window wells. We check the grade with a level and fix it before topsoil, sod or pavers go on top.
Newer neighborhoods often have an HOA with rules on front yard plants, fences and finish dates. We read the rules with you and schedule the work so the parts with a deadline go in first and the rest follows without a rush.
Fences or walls over 48 inches need a plan and a permit before they go up. American Fork books inspections online at least one working day ahead, and a permit can expire after 180 days with no inspection. We keep the paperwork moving.
The J&H approach
We draw the whole yard while it is still dirt, which is the cheapest time to place sleeves, drains and power. Then we build it all at once, or in phases if that fits your budget better.
Rough grade, drainage, topsoil and the sprinkler main come first. We set up the system with a filter and zones for your watering days so new sod gets steady water from its first week on the lot.
Sod and plants go in when the weather allows, after the last frost for tender plants. Patios, walks and fences follow the plan so nothing gets dug up later to fix a mistake or squeeze in a pipe.
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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