Landscaping in Anniston, AL

The ground in Anniston

Anniston sits against the last ridges of the Appalachians, with Coldwater Mountain on one side of it. Rocky, sharply drained slopes above the town and heavier valley soil below, and the change between the two can happen inside a single street.

What that means for the build

Well-drained rocky ground is good to build on and hard to dig. Walls sit well and footings hold, but excavation is slower and should be priced that way. Below in the valley the usual clay problems return.

The properties

Historic neighborhoods with mature landscaping, plus newer building on the slopes.

What usually leads in Anniston

Every trade is available across the whole service area. These are the ones that tend to carry a Anniston project:

• Retaining Walls & GradingSegmental block walls, cut-and-fill grading and the drainage behind both. Georgia clay holds water and moves; a wall that was not drained is a wall that leans.
• Masonry & ConcreteAll applications of brick, block and stone, plus concrete work, laid by the same crew that runs the hardscape. Steps, veneer, columns, walls and the flatwork between them, built to match the house instead of fighting it.
• Hardscape & Paver TerracesPool decks, terraces, walkways and stepping-stone paths. Compacted base, screeded bedding, cut edges and a locked perimeter. The part nobody sees is the part that decides whether it is still flat in ten years.

All ten trades run in-house, so one crew and one schedule covers the whole job.

See the work

The featured jobs are documented before and after, from the same camera position. They are the honest version of what a finished project looks like.