Softscaping & Turf Management
Site Grading & Drainage Solutions in McKinney, TX
Water is the thing that quietly ruins North Texas yards and foundations. Poor grade, compacted clay, and blocked runoff turn into pooling, soggy lawns, eroding beds, and water against the foundation. Durascapes does site grading with a mini skid steer and installs drainage solutions across McKinney and Plano — French drains, swales, surface drains, and grade reshaping — that redirect stormwater away from the house and protect your hardscape, sod, and plantings instead of undoing them every time it rains.
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What's Included
The grading & drainage scope
- Mini skid steer site grading and leveling
- Grade reshaping to direct stormwater away from the foundation
- French drains and subsurface drainage installation
- Surface drains and channel drains for hard runoff areas
- Swales and dry creek beds for natural water movement
- Erosion control on slopes and bare areas
Our Process
How we build grading & drainage
Read the water
We walk the lot in the rain pattern, find where water enters, pools, and exits, and map the fix before any equipment moves.
Grade with the skid steer
We reshape the grade with the mini skid steer so runoff sheds away from the foundation and toward drainage, not into low spots.
Install drainage
French drains, surface drains, swales, or channel drains go where the water actually flows, tied to the grade so they work in a real storm.
Test & restore
We test the drainage flow, restore sod, beds, or mulch over the work, and confirm the water goes where it should.
Diagnostic
Signs you need grading & drainage
- Water pools on your lawn, patio, or against the foundation after storms
- Soggy, mushy areas that never dry out, killing grass and plants
- Erosion channels or washed-out mulch on slopes after heavy rain
- Water in or near the foundation, slab, or crawl after a North Texas storm
Local relevance
Grading and drainage in McKinney and Plano is non-negotiable because of the heavy Collin County clay that holds water and the flat suburban lots where runoff has nowhere natural to go. Durascapes uses a mini skid steer to reshape the grade and installs French drains and surface drains that move stormwater off the lot and away from the foundation — the work that keeps patios, sod, and walls from failing.
Questions
Grading & Drainage questions, answered
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