Meridian Backyard Drainage & Grading
We are a drainage and grading company in Meridian, Idaho. Standing water is the quiet killer of backyards — it drowns lawns, floods patios, breeds mosquitoes, and over time threatens your foundation. The fix is making sure the ground moves water where you want it to go. We re-grade yards, install French drains and catch basins, and solve the soggy spots that never seem to dry out. Free estimates throughout the Treasure Valley.
What You Can Expect
Proper Slope
The first line of defense is grade. We shape the soil so water runs away from your home's foundation and off the usable parts of the yard, not toward them.
French Drains
For chronic wet spots we install gravel-and-pipe French drains that collect subsurface water and carry it to a safe outlet, drying out ground that never used to.
Catch Basins
Surface basins capture runoff from downspouts and low areas and pipe it away, so heavy storms don't turn the lawn or patio into a pond.
Downspout Lines
We tie roof downspouts into buried lines that discharge well away from the house, instead of dumping gallons right against the foundation.
Clay Solutions
Treasure Valley clay drains slowly. We account for it with the right gravel, fabric, and outlet design so the system actually moves water in our soil.
Foundation First
Keeping water off your foundation protects the most expensive part of your home. Good drainage is cheap insurance against a very costly problem.
Sump & Outlet
Where gravity alone won't move water, we add a sump or pop-up emitter and plan the outlet carefully so collected water actually leaves the yard instead of resurfacing downhill.
Restore the Lawn
Trenching tears up turf, so we backfill, re-grade, and re-sod or seed the disturbed areas, leaving the yard looking finished rather than scarred by the drainage work.
Why Drainage Comes First
Drainage is the step nobody photographs, but it's the one that protects everything else. There's no point laying fresh sod, building a patio, or planting a tree in ground that holds water — the lawn rots, the pavers heave, and the roots suffocate. That's why we sort out grade and drainage before the visible work goes in. Get the water right, and the sod, rock, plants, and hardscape we install all last the way they're supposed to.
Solve Standing Water in Your Meridian Yard
If your backyard stays soggy days after a storm or water pools against the house, don't build over the problem — fix it. Call Backyard Grass Installers Meridian for a free drainage assessment. We grade and drain yards across Meridian, Boise, Nampa, Eagle, Kuna and Star.