Grading & Drainage for Idaho Falls properties
Idaho Falls is new subdivisions, shop and outbuilding pads on acreage, and a lot of utility and drainage work on ground that freezes hard. Basements are standard here, which means foundation dig-outs and backfill done right.
Rough and finish grading, lot leveling, and moving water away from buildings before it does damage. Idaho Falls is the farthest we go from Burley. We take jobs there on a scheduled basis and are honest about lead time - it is a route day, not a same-week call.
Slope away from the building
Ground should fall away from a foundation for the first several feet, every direction. Settled backfill that now slopes back toward the house is one of the most common and most fixable causes of a wet basement.
Finding where the water actually goes
We walk the property and look at where water stands, where it's cutting and where it's supposed to be leaving. That drives the plan — moving dirt without knowing that just relocates the puddle.
Swales instead of pipe where possible
A shaped swale is cheaper than a buried drain system, doesn't clog and is easy to maintain. Where the fall exists to make one work, that's usually the right call.
Estimates
Free on-site estimates, in writing
Four things set the price on excavation work. We walk the property, look at all four, and hand you one written number before anything gets dug.
- AccessCan the excavator and dump trailer get to the work without wrecking the yard? Tight lots and soft ground add time.
- Soil and rockMagic Valley ground goes from sandy loam to basalt a foot down. Rock changes the machine, the pace and the price.
- Haul-off and materialsDirt hauled away, gravel and road base hauled in, concrete to the recycler. Distance to the pit or the dump sets the cost.
- Permits and locatesSeptic permits, inspections and utility locates are part of the job and part of the estimate, not an add-on at the end.
How it works
Four steps, no surprises
- 01Call or text
Tell us what you need done and where. Photos of the site help, and a rough sketch of what you have in mind helps more.
- 02We walk the site
Free on-site estimate. We look at access, slope, soil, what is buried and where the water goes, then give you a written number.
- 03Locates and permits
Utility locates are called before any digging. Septic permits and inspections are scheduled with the health district.
- 04Dug, graded, cleaned up
The work gets done to grade, compacted where it needs to be, and the site is raked back so it is ready for whoever comes next.
Everything else we do in Idaho Falls
- Septic System Installation in Idaho Falls
- Gravel Driveways & Driveway Prep in Idaho Falls
- Building Pads & Site Prep in Idaho Falls
- Foundation & Basement Excavation in Idaho Falls
- Trenching & Utility Lines in Idaho Falls
- Land Clearing & Brush Mowing in Idaho Falls
- Small Demolition & Debris Haul-Off in Idaho Falls
Questions
Grading & Drainage in Idaho Falls: common questions
Can you fix drainage at my house in Idaho Falls?
Yes. Most water problems are grade - the ground slopes at the house instead of away. We regrade and cut swales so water goes where it should.
Do you do finish grading for lawns?
Yes - rough and finish grade, topsoil spread and the lot left ready for seed or sod.
How do you price grading?
By the job after seeing it. Free estimate, written, no surprises.
Serving Idaho Falls from Burley
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Call or text for a free on-site estimate. Licensed and insured. Serving Idaho Falls, Twin Falls, Burley and all of the Magic Valley and Southern Idaho.