Shaping the ground so that water runs where you want it to, which normally means away from the building. Grading is invisible when it is right and expensive when it is wrong, and it sits underneath most drainage complaints about patios, lawns and new beds — so it belongs in the scope rather than in the assumptions.
Related terms
- HardscapeThe built parts of a landscape — patios, walls, paths, steps, decks — as opposed to softscape, which is everything that grows.
- Cubic yardHow bulk material is sold — soil, mulch, gravel, sand, concrete.
- Scope of workThe written description of exactly what you are going to do, in enough detail that you and the customer are picturing the same job.
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