Land Grading in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | Florida’s Stump Masters
St. Johns County coastal grading — salt-water-table aware, gated-community access, HOA-spec finish.
Ponte Vedra Beach lots sit on a salt-influenced water table that punishes sloppy grading. Backfill that holds water rots out roots; grade that doesn’t pitch correctly puts standing water against the foundation. Florida’s Stump Masters grades Ponte Vedra Beach with the right fill, the right slope, and the right access to get past the gatehouse and into your yard.
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Coastal Grading That Respects the Ponte Vedra Beach Water Table
Ponte Vedra Beach is barrier-island coastal — the water table sits high, salt-influenced, and unforgiving. A grading job that would be fine in inland St. Johns can fail here because the fill never fully drains. We grade Ponte Vedra Beach lots with porous, fast-draining fill, pitched aggressively away from the house, and tied into whatever swale or storm path the original site plan used. Get any of those wrong and you’ve built yourself a permanent puddle.
Most of our Ponte Vedra Beach grading work is in the gated communities — Sawgrass, Marsh Landing, Plantation, The Plantation at Ponte Vedra, Old Ponte Vedra. We pre-clear at the gatehouse, work to HOA finish standards, and leave the lot ready for sod or landscaping the same day. Hurricane-season jobs in Ponte Vedra Beach are different from inland Volusia work — the water doesn’t stand, but salt and surge can wash out a low spot in one storm. We re-fill, re-pitch, and the next storm drains.
What We Grade in Ponte Vedra Beach
- Coastal-spec post-stump fill. Fast-draining fill, tamped, pitched. Critical on lots where the water table is 18 inches down.
- Drainage swale re-cut. Salt-influenced swales silt and rot vegetation differently. We re-cut to original flow.
- Foundation-perimeter re-grade. Pulling water away from slabs and seawalls where prior landscaping let it pool.
- HOA-spec lot finish. Sawgrass, Marsh Landing, Plantation finish standards — we know what they want.
- Storm-surge low-spot fill. Re-fill, compact, re-pitch after coastal washouts.
- Pad prep for additions, decks, pavers. Level, compacted, ready for slab.
Ponte Vedra Beach Land Grading Pricing
Same pricing structure as the rest of our St. Johns County work. Firm number on the call.
| Job Type | Typical Price |
|---|---|
| Spot grade (post-stump, single low spot) | $250 — $500 |
| Residential grading (per sqft) | $0.50 — $2.00 / sqft |
| Rough grading (per acre) | $1,500 — $5,000 / acre |
| Drainage swale / coastal re-pitch | Quoted per job |
Full breakdown on our grading cost page.
Ponte Vedra Beach Neighborhoods We Grade
We grade across all the Ponte Vedra Beach gated and non-gated communities — Sawgrass, Marsh Landing, Plantation, The Plantation at Ponte Vedra, Old Ponte Vedra, Sawgrass Players Club, Sea Hammock, and the A1A corridor north of TPC. Same routing day covers Nocatee, Jacksonville Beach, and St. Augustine. ZIPs 32082 and 32004 inside our weekly St. Johns route.
Ponte Vedra Beach Land Grading FAQs
Do you grade for new builds in Ponte Vedra Beach?
Yes. Pad prep, rough grading, and final finish to builder spec — with extra attention to drainage because of the high water table. We coordinate with builders on benchmark and final elevation.
Is drainage included in standard grading?
Surface drainage (pitching grade away from the house, simple swales) is included. Engineered drainage — french drains, dry wells, downspout extensions — gets quoted per job because Ponte Vedra Beach water-table conditions vary lot to lot.
Do you haul fill dirt into Ponte Vedra Beach?
Yes — with porous coastal-spec fill that drains. Standard inland clay-heavy fill is the wrong product for a barrier island lot. We deliver, place in lifts, and tamp.
Can you work post-hurricane or post-surge?
Yes. Coastal washouts, foundation-perimeter erosion, swale damage from surge — we re-fill, compact, and re-pitch. Common Ponte Vedra Beach work after named-storm seasons.
What’s the minimum grading job in Ponte Vedra Beach?
Spot grades start at $250. Smaller fixes usually bundle into a stump or sod visit on the same trip — cleaner for everyone since the gate is already pre-cleared.
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Coastal water table, gated access, HOA finish — we handle all three on the same visit. Pre-cleared at the gate, finished to spec, ready for sod.
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