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Assess Existing Slope and Plan Initial Grading

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What happens here

The project began with an assessment of the customer's backyard, which featured a nasty, wavy slope directly behind the back door, leaving no flat yard space. The original plan involved importing approximately 300-400 cubic yards of soil to create a gentle pitch off the back door, allowing water to shed effectively. To maximize flat yard space, this initial pitch was designed to transition into a maintainable 20-degree slope, suitable for mowing and establishing vegetation without significant erosion risks.

Goal: Transform a steep, wavy slope into a gentle, maintainable 20-degree slope with proper drainage.

Tools and materials

  • Soil N/A — Creating the new gentle pitch and 20-degree slope

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this customer's back door, he just had this nasty wavy slope going down. No flat yard space. All we had to do was import maybe 3-400 cubic yards of soil, create a gentle pitch off from his back door to be able to shed water down, and to maximize his flat yard space, we were then going to have a different change in the angle. And at this point right here, this was going to change to a 20° slope. This 20° slope is a maintainable

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