Peak Landscaping handles grading, drainage correction, and erosion control across Ashe and Watauga counties — the unglamorous work that decides whether everything else on your property survives.
Every problem lot we visit tells the same story: somebody fought the water instead of directing it. In mountain terrain, rain doesn't soak in politely — it moves, fast, downhill, carrying your topsoil and undermining your driveway on the way.
Good grading gives water somewhere better to go. That's the whole discipline, and we've built our reputation on it.
If you recognize your property in this list, the fix is usually simpler — and cheaper — the earlier it's addressed.
French drains, surface drains, and swales that intercept water before it reaches foundations, patios, and lawns — sized and sloped for mountain storm loads, not flatland averages. Where the problem is the grade itself, we regrade: cut, fill, and compact until the water reads the landscape the way you need it to.
A mountain driveway is a drainage structure you happen to drive on. We cut new driveways and rescue failing ones — crowning, ditching, culverts, and base material chosen for grade and weather. Done right, spring stops being repair season.
Silt fencing for active projects; terracing, stabilization seeding, and groundcover plans for the long term. On steep grades we combine structure and planting so the fix disappears into the landscape — which is the point.
If water sits against your foundation, pools in the lawn, or seeps into a crawl space, an intercepting drain is often the answer — but the right fix depends on where the water starts, not where it ends up. We diagnose the whole path on a free site visit before recommending anything.
Yes — washouts are almost always a drainage problem wearing a driveway costume. Crowning, ditching, and a properly placed culvert redirect the water; fresh base and compaction rebuild the surface. Fix the water and the driveway stops needing an annual rescue.
Grading shapes raw ground for a new use — a pad, lawn, or driveway. Regrading corrects ground that was shaped wrong or has settled: changing slopes so water moves away from structures instead of toward them. Most drainage complaints end in a regrade, a drain, or both.
Last updated July 2026
Based in Ashe County, serving West Jefferson, Boone, Blowing Rock, and anywhere within about 45 minutes. Estimates are free, honest, and delivered promptly.