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House Cleaning-Single Level- 4bed-4.5Bath

$100

Great work will use again!

Clean out gutters split level house

$200

Ben did a great job removing the stump and laying pebbles. He went out of his way to help source the pebbles

Dig out and remove stump, level area, lay pebbles

$400

Great job ... very prompt .

Removing soil and leveling a garden bed

$300

Hughie did a great job paving my backyard. Great attention to detail on the edges and worked solidly all day. Highly recommended.

Paving after levelling ground

$240

Job well done. Would definitely recommend

Top Soil spreading and leveling

$300

low

$150

median

$257

high

$500

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Why book a leveling service through Airtasker?

Airtasker takes away the stress of booking yard leveling near you! Whether you want to prevent flooding, reduce drainage problems, build a retaining wall, landscape the slopes around your swimming pool, make raised garden beds, or improve your outdoor space’s overall appearance, Taskers can help with garden levelling in your area. When you use our platform, you can easily find someone offering land leveling near you.

Having an uneven lawn can make watering and fertilising plants unnecessarily difficult. The bumps can also leave distracting and unpleasant brown spots on lawns. But beyond the aesthetics, an uneven lawn can also be a safety hazard. The unseen low spots can roll ankles, and hidden mounds can trip people. This can be an embarrassing experience at the very least, and at most, something that could lead to severe injuries.

You can prevent this from happening by simply putting up a task for lawn grading near you! Once it’s posted, expect offers within minutes from Taskers taking on projects for garden levelling nearby. Chances are you’ll receive plenty of them, so you can check out their profiles, ratings, and reviews to know whose service to pick. Make some arrangements with your chosen Tasker, and the only thing you have to do next is to enjoy your newly levelled lawn!

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Top Levelling related questions

The cost of garden levelling can range from $500 to $6,000. This depends on multiple factors, such as the size of your garden, accessibility, slope, soil, terrain, your location, and the materials or equipment needed for the job. A sloping garden with a steep incline might cost more due to additional labour. If this will be part of a bigger landscaping project, expect landscaping rates to fall between $500 to $20,000. Be sure to include all the details about your task so you can get the right offers for garden levelling in your area.

There’s no need for you to head to your local garden centre to provide tools for your lawn leveling service! When you book a Tasker’s service, it also comes with professional tools and equipment so they can get the job done quickly and efficiently. They have different kinds of rakes, large push brooms, shovels, edgers, soil compactor, and wheelbarrows.

You can level a lawn yourself, provided that you’re willing to spend time and energy on this tedious task. Having a professional level your lawn allows you to do more critical tasks like your work or household chores. It also ensures that it will be done correctly and efficiently the first time around, saving you from mistakes and possibly costly repairs.

Most landscaping projects need permits before proceeding, but with levelling, permits are generally not required. However, keep in mind that some methods, like excavation, can require permits. If you're levelling an area to build retaining walls over 600mm, you'll need to get planning permission from your local council. Some local authorities may also need you to let them know that you will have your lawn levelled. For good measure, approach your local authorities before booking landscape grading near you to ensure you’re following protocols.

It depends on how big your lawn is and its condition. It can only take three to four hours if your lawn is in a relatively more workable condition. Naturally, it can take longer than that if your lawn has a steep slope, high bumps, or inch-deep low spots. The type of soil also affects the amount of time to level a lawn. Discuss these details with your Tasker so they can give you a more accurate timeframe.

What do levelling services include?

Yard levelling involves creating a smooth surface on your piece of land. It almost means the same as grading services, which refers to the sloping of a yard away from the foundation of a home. Both are important when you want to have a beautifully maintained lawn, and avoid soil erosion and other drainage problems in your garden space! 

There are different methods to level or grade your yard depending on its natural grading, soil makeup, vegetation, and general needs. Here are the most common ways that you can expect from yard levelling and grading services near you:

Soil mixture installation

For this method, you may need to have your grass mowed first and detach your lawn as needed. When it’s ready, your Tasker can dig up the grass in the sunken area of the lawn. They can mix topsoil, sand, and compost and then use this soil mixture to fill the sunken areas and holes. Once done with filling out the holes and divots, your Tasker can cover your entire lawn with about 1/4 to 1/2 inches of the mix to even out the land. Keeping this layer thin is important because putting too much can choke your grass. Then, you can run your sprinklers and water your lawn to help the soil mixture settle in, filling air pockets and revitalising your property. Taskers can use a soil compactor and make sure the underlying remains compact and keep your new lawn flat. 

Taskers can also offer sod installation to stimulate regrowth and make your lawn or yard look pristine again. You can use regular grass seed or topsoil for the aftercare, but it's better to ask if laying sods can be done, as well.

Bobcat machinery

When your Tasker uses a versatile piece of machinery like Bobcat for a garden levelling project, it allows them to scoop and move dirt easily. If you book yard grading near you, you may be required to put up barriers around the perimeter of your operation. When your space is ready, your Tasker can start using the Bobcat to shave off parts of your unlevel yard, starting at an area that is as level as possible. As your Tasker levels your yard, they can create benchmarks and check out its grading. If needed, they can adjust low spots with low soil, while the excess soil will be sent to the spoils pile. The Bobcat can still be used to tamp down the ground. Once done, your Tasker can call a dump truck to have the excess dirt removed. 

Excavation

Booking yard grading services near you may not just involve filling holes into level the land, especially if you’re planning to build a structure on it. Your Tasker can first clear out vegetation and tree roots. Then, they can start digging holes to create low-lying areas using a bulldozer or backhoe to be involved. The dirt removed while your Tasker is digging can be used to back-fill around the new structure. Afterwards, the richer topsoil that was also removed can be used to overlay the fill dirt, so that grass and shrubbery can grow well on your newly-graded yard. Take advantage of this method to remove unwanted or contaminated soil if needed.

Recent Levelling tasks

Clean downstairs level of town house for rental move out

$120

Surry Hills NSW, Australia

12th Jan 2025

Vacuum floor Mop floor Windowsills Laundry (small) - toilet, sink, mirror, floor Stairwell to garage - vacuum/mop Clean skirting boards

Spring clean of 2-level apartment

$300

Marrickville NSW, Australia

12th Jan 2025

General tidying, carpets (incl. stairs) and rugs vacuumed, floors mopped, wiping down ledges, cleaning balcony sliding doors and mirrors, scrubbing shower, bath, and toilets, wiping down all surfaces, spot cleaning and dusting of walls and appliances. Type of clean: Regular Number of bedrooms: 2 Number of bathrooms: 2 Equipment and supplies: Tasker must provide

Landscaping levelling

$200

Point Cook VIC, Australia

12th Jan 2025

I have a backyard with artificial grass, but part of the ground is uneven and sunked. I am looking to have the land leveled.

Bobcat and mini digger to level yard following rennovations

$1,500

Fairfield QLD 4103, Australia

12th Jan 2025

Mini digger to prep front fence and retaining wall. Some trenching to fill in with existing dirt. Bobcat to level/slope front, back and sides (approx size is 220m2). All materials will be removed, concrete slab will also be gone. Less than a days work.

Bedroom & bathroom bond level clean

$150

Burleigh Waters QLD, Australia

12th Jan 2025

We are leaving a co-tenancy and require a bond level clean of just 2 bedrooms a bathroom and toilet. One bedroom will just have a bed In and the other will be completely empty .

Level soil for new turf

$400

Waverley NSW, Australia

12th Jan 2025

Moving out of rental and new to lay new turf in sections my golden retrievers are ruined. I’ve got the grass but need help levelling the existing soil so the grass blends well with the existing undamaged areas. I’ve made a start but don’t have time to complete between work and kids. Also need to soil taken away so need an experience gardener/landscaper with a ute. This is for a rental we’re moving out of so it can be done quickly/doesn’t need to be perfect just enough to get our bond back.

Land leveling

$1,000

Wellard WA, Australia

12th Jan 2025

Land leveling Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: No

Soil leveling for turf installation

$300

Clyde North VIC, Australia

12th Jan 2025

Need to level top soil for natural turf laying at the front of house

Move soil and pots down 2 levels

$150

North Curl Curl NSW, Australia

31st Dec 2024

Need 4 x pots and 4 x tubs of soil moved down two levels There are two paths 1. Down two flights of stairs (hard) 2. Down 1 short set of stairs and then down a steep ish driveway Would potentially need two strong people and maybe a trolley that can hold a solid amount of weight. The pots are dense stone, so weigh a lot. Ask any questions you have!

Mike was amazing, on time, efficient and incredibly kind. 12/10

Need someone to level the backyard and do some clean up

$5

Woodcroft NSW 2767, Australia

30th Dec 2024

Need the backyard to be leveled and be cleaned up Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: No

He is very good at communicating and advising us regarding our backyard for leveling and gardening

Yard tidy up and ground levelled

$550

East Brisbane QLD, Australia

28th Dec 2024

Need our outdoor space tidied up. The holes in ground filled up and ground raked for future turfing. Extra awarded if you can dump scrap wood. The blue furniture is to stay.

Second time using Chris. Would recommend

Level out Dirt, remove rocks, ready for Turf

$300

Camden South, New South Wales, 2570 Australia

24th Dec 2024

Need to level out Dirt, remove clay chunks, make as level as possible for grass to be laid or grow through

Was expecting better, he still turned up and done the job half OK. But yea was just expecting a little better. Have had guys in the past on this app do a much better job

Need someone with ride on mower to mow level block of land at Kurnell

$20

Kurnell, New South Wales

23rd Dec 2024

Need someone with a ride on mower to mow a 2000 sqm level block of land at Kurnell. The grass cuttings do not have to be collected. please quote hourly rate. Type of gardening: Lawn mowing Size of garden: Above 300m² Has green waste bin: No

Great Airtasker. Great attitude. Very accomodating. Highly recommend.

Quick aerate, top soil, level & reseed of back lawn

$1,200

Red Hill ACT, Australia

20th Dec 2024

Need someone to urgently pre-Xmas help fix up my back lawn. Had a big tree removed during the week and it’s left some big holes and uneven terrain! Hoping someone can urgently give the lawn a quick aeration, pickup and spread some topsoil, level/flatten it out where the holes from the stump removal are, and then do a quick overseed. Would like it done this weekend so that we have a flat area for cricket/soccer on Xmas day. I will pay you separately for the cost of the topsoil & seed but you need to arrange it. Thanks. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes

CJ worked hard just before Christmas to help me get the lawn in shape.

Levelling and paving / landscaping

$500

Oatley NSW, Australia

19th Dec 2024

Levelling and paving , 5.4m x 3m area, 20 paver points needed to be perfectly level. Will require skill and experience with levelling and paving, plus your own tools

Asanka did excellent work in difficult and extreme heat conditions. The job ended up more complex than I had thought, Asanka came up with solutions and helped order the extra materials, never complaining. I’d highly recommend him and hope to work with him in the future.

Window cleaning. 1 level home

$200

Annandale NSW, Australia

12th Dec 2024

Clean all windows in 1 level 3 bed home inside and out. We have ladders. 2 higher windows. The rest is accessible.

10/10 best cleaning job I have ever had! Will re-hire him.

Garden bed leveled and mulched

$700

Rosebud VIC, Australia

10th Dec 2024

Garden bed to be leveled out dirt barrowed approx 6 meters away, 8 plants planted and much cover Want someone with gardening or landscaping experience Type of gardening: Garden cleanup, Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Great communication and work ethic

Clear and level small backyard

$1,000

Clyde North VIC 3978, Australia

10th Dec 2024

Need someone to clear and level a small backyard. It's currently got grass and soil, but will need to be ripped up and removed. Ideally, it should be flattened so we can build a small decked path. Photo attached of current yard.

Great work! Super efficient!

Landscaping. Raise, concrete and level pavers.

$350

Picton NSW, Australia

7th Dec 2024

I have 20 step pavers 600x400 that need to be raised up they have sunk into the lawn and when it rains they pool water. I need them lifted and concreted in. I have the concrete this will need to be mixed in a wheel barrow to the right consistency and the stone replaced and levelled. I want to steps to be the same height as the lawn. I have all the tools and materials just need the labor.

Great communicator, arrived on time and with the necessary skills and tools to complete the job. Completed the job according to the budget. A good bloke.

Weeds removed and ground levelled. Small area side of house.

$100

St Clair NSW, Australia

6th Dec 2024

Over grown weeds removed and ground levelled out. Type of gardening: Weeding Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

The transformation here is nothing short of spectacular! What was once an overgrown and cluttered area has been completely revitalised into a neat, clean, and functional space. The attention to detail in clearing out the weeds and debris is impressive, and the tidy finish leaves the area looking incredibly polished.