Water Pooling in Your Yard? Fix the Grade, Not the Symptom.
When a Scottsdale yard holds water, floods after a storm, or sends runoff toward the house, the ground is sloped wrong. We regrade it so the water leaves. Uneven, bumpy yards get leveled the same way.
- Arizona commercial contractor, ROC #365816
- Licensed, bonded, and insured
- Veteran-owned and operated
Get a Free Estimate
Tell us what your yard is doing. We'll call you back and set up a time to come look. No charge, no obligation.
Four Signs Your Yard Needs Regrading
If you recognize one of these, the ground is moving water the wrong way.
Water sits after it rains
Puddles still there a day or two after a storm mean the yard has nowhere to drain. Standing water kills grass and breeds mosquitoes.
Water runs toward the house
The expensive one to ignore. Ground should fall away from the foundation. When it falls toward it, water ends up where it does real damage.
The yard is bumpy or sunken
Low spots, ruts, and soft patches make the yard hard to mow, hard to use, and easy to twist an ankle on.
Soil washes out
Dirt moving downhill after every storm, exposed tree roots, or a driveway that gutters out. The water has picked its own path.
What We Do in a Residential Yard
Same crew and equipment we run on job sites, scaled to a house.
The Work
- Regrade the yard so water drains away from the house
- Level uneven ground, low spots, and ruts
- Shape drainage paths so runoff has somewhere to go
- Prep ground for grass, turf, pavers, or a patio
- Regrade driveways and side yards that wash out
- Haul dirt in or out, depending on what the yard needs
Where We Work
Scottsdale, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek, Fountain Hills, Mesa, and Tempe.
What Sets the Price
Four things: the size of the area, how far the ground has to move, whether dirt comes in or goes out, and how easy the yard is to reach. We look at all four on site and give you the number before anything starts.
Monsoon Runs June 15 to September 30
Every year the Valley gets storms that drop a lot of water fast. A yard that drains correctly handles it. A yard that doesn't sends the water somewhere you don't want it.
Before the season
Spring is the calm window to get the slope right and clear the paths water is supposed to take. You're fixing it on your schedule instead of during a storm.
After a storm
If this monsoon showed you exactly where the water goes, that's the information we need. Tell us what you saw and where it went.
How It Works
Tell us what you're seeing
Call or send the form. Describe where the water goes or what the ground is doing. A photo helps.
We come look
We walk the yard with you, check the slope and the access, and mark irrigation and anything you want protected.
You get the estimate
A clear price and a timeline, free and with no obligation. Nothing starts until you say so.
We do the work
Most yards are one to two days. We clean up and walk it with you at the end.
Who You'll Work With
Nick Hammond, owner
U.S. military veteran, in Arizona construction since 2005. Nick oversaw more than $100 million in U.S. State Department construction overseas before founding Diamond West Construction in 2021. He is the qualifying party on Diamond West Civil's Arizona contractor license, ROC #365816.
Diamond West Civil handles the site work: excavation, grading, and retaining walls. Our sister company, Diamond West Construction, builds custom homes and commercial projects.
Tell Us What Your Yard Is Doing
Free estimate, no obligation. Veteran-owned, licensed, bonded, and insured in Arizona.
Get a Free EstimateFrequently Asked Questions
It depends on the size of the area, how much the ground has to move, whether we bring dirt in or haul it out, and how easy the yard is to reach with equipment. We look at those four things on site and give you the number before any work starts. The estimate is free and there is no obligation.
Usually yes. We run compact equipment for backyard work and choose the machine after we see the access. If the gate is too narrow, we'll tell you what it would take before you commit to anything.
It depends on how much soil moves and whether the work changes drainage across a property line. Scottsdale and Maricopa County both have grading requirements for residential lots. We check that for your address before we start and tell you where you stand.
Most residential yards are a one to two day job once we mobilize. Larger lots, or jobs that need dirt hauled in or out, take longer. You get the timeline with the estimate.
For a small low spot, a shovel and a few bags of soil can work. Regrading a whole yard is different: the slope has to be right across the full run, or the water finds a new place to sit, sometimes against your foundation. Getting it wrong costs more than doing it once.
We walk the yard with you first and mark irrigation, lines, and anything you want protected. Tell us what stays and what goes before we bring equipment in.
Yes. We do site work for builders and developers, and we also take homeowner yards. Same crew, same equipment, same license.