When it comes to property improvement, it doesn’t take long to get lost in the sea of technical terms that come with transforming your new house into a dream home. Whether you’re thinking about installing a new driveway or building a new home from the ground up, you may have heard the term “land grading.”
What Is Land Grading?
Nobody likes slanting floors. However, they do happen, especially when the foundation has settled and is no longer level. Land grading is an early part of the construction process that seeks to avoid angled floors and many other problems in the future by making sure the ground is smooth and level before any part of laying the foundation begins.
Problems Avoided
Land grading can save you a lot of headaches in the future, helping you dodge serious problems like
- Basement flooding
- Foundation instability
- Noncompliance fines from local building code enforcement
- Moisture damage
Essential Early Steps
Land grading can’t be skipped in the construction process. So how does it work?
Once you’re ready for land grading, give us a call at Dewey’s Septic and Grading. We’ll level the soil, compact it to prevent uneven settling, and can even help you start on your landscaping by planting vegetation to prevent erosion.
We’ll grade your soil so the area under any new construction is level enough to support your foundation, and we’ll ensure there is at least a 2% grade away from the foundation to draw away water runoff and prevent any future moisture damage. You won’t have to worry about failing to meet construction land grading requirements, and you can say goodbye to leaky basements and uneven floors.