Land Grading in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | Florida’s Stump Masters
Ponte Vedra Beach sits a few feet above sea level on coastal sand. When the rain stalls — and along the A1A corridor it stalls a lot — the water has to go somewhere. Bad grading sends it under the slab, into the pool deck, or into the neighbor’s yard. Florida’s Stump Masters grades residential and commercial lots across PVB, Sawgrass, Marsh Landing, Palm Valley, Nocatee, and the rest of St. Johns County to fix drainage, prep new sod, level post-stump craters, and pull yards back to a buildable, plantable surface.
Ponte Vedra Beach Grading Has To Solve a Drainage Problem
Three patterns we see weekly in PVB:
- Negative slope toward the house. Older Old Ponte Vedra and A1A homes were built when grading standards were looser. We re-pitch the perimeter so water runs out, not in.
- Pool-cage and patio settling. Coastal sand compacts, settles, sinks. Pavers and pool decks dish out and pond water. We re-grade the perimeter and rebuild positive flow.
- Post-stump and post-storm pits. A stump grind leaves a depression. A hurricane uproot leaves a crater. Both need topsoil fill, compaction, and a graded transition into existing turf.
We don’t just dump dirt. We probe, fill, compact, and re-pitch — so the next storm doesn’t undo the work.
What We Grade in Ponte Vedra Beach
- Post-stump fill — backfill the grind hole, compact, crown above grade.
- Post-storm reclamation — Ian, Nicole, Idalia, Helene craters where root balls came up.
- Drainage re-pitch — perimeter swales, downspout extensions, surface flow correction.
- New-build rough grade — for builders prepping the lot for landscape package.
- Pre-sod fine grade — leveled, raked, and ready for Floratam or Palmetto same day.
- Pool-cage perimeter fill — settled pavers and dished-out edges.
- HOA and country club spot grading — quiet-hours, mat-protected, gatehouse-cleared.
Ponte Vedra Beach Land Grading Pricing
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Spot grade (post-stump or single low spot) | $250–$500 |
| Residential grading | $0.50–$2.00/sqft |
| Rough grading | $1,500–$5,000/acre |
| Drainage swale / french drain | Quoted per job |
| Topsoil fill (clean, screened) | $45–$75/cu yd delivered |
PVB pricing reflects the access reality: gated communities, long paver driveways, and limited equipment-staging room push the labor side of the quote up. We price honestly — you see the line, no hidden bumps.
Ponte Vedra Beach Neighborhoods We Grade
- Sawgrass / Sawgrass Country Club
- Marsh Landing
- The Plantation at Ponte Vedra
- Old Ponte Vedra and the A1A corridor
- Palm Valley
- Nocatee
- Vilano Beach / Mickler’s Landing
Affluent & HOA-Managed Grading Standard
Grading on a country club property is half dirt work, half access management. We carry COI for every gate-cleared community, run plywood mats anywhere a skid steer crosses finished turf, and tarp flowerbeds and pool decks before we move dirt. The neighbor’s lawn doesn’t get a tire track, and the HOA inspector doesn’t get a callback.
Hurricane Reclamation in PVB
After every named storm of the last three years we’ve done multi-day reclamation work in St. Johns County — uprooted oaks leave craters 6–10 feet wide, palms leave fibrous root mats, and pine windthrow pulls fill dirt and irrigation pipe out together. Our reclamation flow:
- Probe and clear residual root mass.
- Backfill with clean screened topsoil — not yard waste, not chip mulch.
- Compact in lifts so it doesn’t sink in next year’s rainy season.
- Re-pitch the surface to drain away from the house.
- Sod patch on request, same crew, same day.
Ponte Vedra Beach Land Grading FAQs
Do you grade for new home builds in Ponte Vedra Beach?
Yes — rough grade for builders, fine grade for landscape package, pre-sod prep. We coordinate with the GC’s schedule and work around finished-trade dates.
Is drainage included in standard grading?
Surface re-pitch is. French drains, swale cuts, downspout extensions, and pop-up emitters are quoted per job — they’re real engineering work, not a line item we hide in the grading number.
Do you haul fill dirt to Ponte Vedra Beach?
Yes. Clean screened topsoil at $45–$75/cu yd delivered, more for premium garden mix. Fill sand for under-paver work priced separately.
Can you handle post-hurricane and post-flood reclamation?
Yes — multi-stump and multi-crater jobs after Ian, Nicole, Idalia, and Helene have been the bulk of our St. Johns County work. We bundle stump grinding, grading, and chip haul into one quote.
What’s the minimum grading job in PVB?
$250 for a single spot grade — typical for a one-stump fill or a single dished-out paver edge. Larger work is per-square-foot or per-acre.
Do you work in Sawgrass and Marsh Landing?
Yes — vendor-cleared at both, plus The Plantation and the smaller gated streets. We follow community work-window rules.
Will the fill settle?
Properly compacted lifts crowned above grade settle to flat. We don’t dump and walk — every fill we put in gets compacted, and big jobs get a follow-up walk after the first heavy rain if you want it.
Do you protect the lawn during grading work?
Plywood and ground-protection mats run any wheel path across finished turf. Pool decks and pavers get tarped. Standard on every PVB job.
More Ponte Vedra Beach Services
- Ponte Vedra Beach service hub
- Ponte Vedra Beach Stump Grinding
- Ponte Vedra Beach Sod Replacement
- Ponte Vedra Beach Wood Chip Removal
- Land Grading (all cities)
- St. Augustine (sister St. Johns hub)
- Port Orange (home base)
Send a Photo, Get a Quote
Free photo quote — phone photo of the low spot or the post-storm crater, we come back with a real number, usually same day.
Get Your Free Ponte Vedra Beach Grading Estimate
Call (386) 248-5486 or get a free photo quote. Serving Ponte Vedra Beach, Nocatee, Palm Valley, St. Augustine, and St. Johns County. Licensed, insured, bonded.