Grading & Landscaping in Anniston, AL
Level ground, corrected slopes and water that drains away from what matters.
Grading & Landscaping
Calhoun County's red clay holds water and moves when it rains. A yard that slopes the wrong way sends that water toward your foundation, under your shed or across your driveway. In Anniston and the surrounding hills, that is not a slow problem — one good storm can put a lake in your yard or a gully across your drive.
Grading fixes the shape of the ground: we level low spots, correct slopes and set the grade so rain runs where it should. Then the yard is ready for sod, seed, a patio, a shed pad or a new driveway. Chris Densmore runs every job himself, so the person reading the slope on your lot is the one shaping it.
We grade residential yards and commercial lots across our 50-mile radius — from a small backyard that holds water to a building pad that has to drain right before construction starts.
Most yards around here were never graded to begin with — they were built on and left. So if your lot has never had its drainage shaped, the first real grade is the one that finally sends the water where it should go instead of wherever the dirt happened to settle.
Signs You Need Grading & Landscaping
Water pools in the yard after rain.
Water runs toward the house or garage.
Washouts and gullies keep coming back.
The yard is too uneven to mow.
You need a level pad for a shed, pool or building.
New construction left the yard rough.
The Process, Step by Step
Text us photos, ideally after a rain
Look at where the water goes
Free on-site estimate
Cut, fill and shape the grade
Final smoothing, ready for seed, sod or gravel
Choose the Right Approach
Drainage Correction
Reshape the ground so water runs away from your foundation, not toward it.
Yard Leveling
Fill low spots and level uneven ground so the yard is smooth and easy to maintain.
Building Pad Grading
Create a level, compacted pad for a shed, shop, pool or new building.
From the Field
Red clay is the whole story with grading in Calhoun County. It holds water, it gets slick when wet, and it shrinks and cracks when it dries. A graded yard needs a drainage path — a gentle slope that sends water off to a ditch or a low edge — or the water just sits and the low spot comes back.
We shape the grade so water runs away from the foundation and off the property, not into a pool in the middle of the lawn.
Grading price comes down to how much dirt has to move, the slope and size of the area, whether fill has to be brought in or hauled off, and access. A small backyard low spot is a different job from re-grading a whole hillside.
Drainage work — cutting a path for water to leave — is priced on its own when it is needed. We lay out exactly what the grade needs before we start.
If the yard needs fill brought in, the cost of the material and the haul add to the job; if we can shape what is already there, it costs less. We lay out both paths when we walk the lot so you decide with real numbers, not a guess.
Chris gives every estimate free, on site. See our what it costs page for what drives pricing, or text us photos for your free on-site estimate.
Most grading jobs are in the yard, which means compact equipment that fits through a gate. Full-size machines would tear up the lawn just getting to the low spot.
Text us a photo of the gate or access point and we will tell you if we can get in. Move vehicles, trailers and anything breakable out of the path before we arrive.
- 1Mark sprinkler heads, valve boxes and invisible dog fences.
- 2Point out septic tanks, wells and buried lines.
- 3Flag any trees or beds you want protected.
- 4Move vehicles, trailers and yard furniture off the work area.
- 5If you can, send a photo taken right after a rain so we see where the water goes.
When we leave, the ground is shaped and smooth — low spots filled, slopes corrected, and a drainage path set so water runs the right way. The yard is ready for seed, sod, gravel or a builder.
On bare red clay, seed and straw right away so rain does not wash the new grade before grass takes hold. If we graded a pad, it is ready for your shed or builder to set up.
Locally Owned. Run by Chris Himself.
Locally Owned in Anniston
Based right here in Calhoun County — we know the land, the clay and the rain.
Chris Does Every Job Himself
You talk to the owner, not a call center. Chris Densmore runs every job personally.
Alabama State License #2700106 · Insured - $1 million policy
Licensed and insured, in business since January 2023 with 5 years of hands-on experience.
Free On-Site Estimates — Text a Photo
Snap a few photos, text them over, and Chris comes out to look at the property for a free on-site estimate.
Residential & Commercial — serving a 50-mile radius around Anniston, 16 towns across East Alabama.
“Chris did an excellent job with grading and gravel on my side yard! I would highly recommend!”
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Based in Anniston, serving 16 towns across Calhoun, Talladega, Etowah, Cleburne & St. Clair counties.
Talladega County
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Cleburne County
St. Clair County
Ready When You Are. Text Us a Photo.
The fastest way to a free on-site estimate is a quick text with photos. Chris replies personally.