Our story
Why we build the way we do
This is not a tale about a truck and a dream. It is the reasoning behind the company. We believe outdoor projects in Northern Virginia fail because of what sits underneath them, so myYardPros is organized around getting that part right: residential work only, a service area we can know well, and drainage, structure and finish handled by one team.
What does myYardPros believe about outdoor work?
We believe most outdoor projects fail from the bottom, not the top. The pavers were fine. The decking was fine. What gave out was the soil that was never compacted, the base that was a few inches too thin, the footing that stopped short of frost depth, or the water that had nowhere to go.
Northern Virginia makes this worse than most places. Our clay drains slowly, swells when it is wet and shrinks when it dries. Winter freezes and thaws the ground again and again. A paver patio laid on a shallow base will show it. So will a retaining wall with no drainage stone behind it.
None of that is visible on the day the job is finished, which is exactly why it gets skipped. We built the company around not skipping it.
Why does myYardPros only work on homes?
We work only on homes because a home is a different kind of job. A commercial site is a schedule and a specification. A backyard is where your children play, where your dog runs, and where your neighbor's fence sits a few feet from the dig. The lawn has to survive the wheelbarrows. The driveway has to be clear by evening. The HOA has to approve the plan.
Crews that move between office parks and backyards have to relearn that care each time. Ours never leave it. Doing one kind of work, week after week, is how habits form: protecting what is already there, keeping a tidy site, and explaining things in plain language to the person who lives with the result. It is also why we turn down mowing, maintenance plans and tree removal. Those are good businesses. They are not ours.
Why stay inside four counties?
We stay inside Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William and Arlington counties, and the cities within them, because knowing a place is part of the craft. From Sterling, towns such as Ashburn, Herndon, Reston and Leesburg are close by, and the rest of our service area is a reasonable drive.
Staying close means more of the working day is spent on your project and less on the road. It means we already know how the ground behaves, which projects usually need a county permit, and what local HOAs tend to ask for before they approve a deck or a wall. A company that takes work everywhere learns each of those things on your job. We would sooner say no to a project outside our area than do it without that knowledge.
Why drainage, structure and finish under one roof?
Outdoor projects depend on each other, so we refuse to split the responsibility.
Drainage decides everything above it
A downspout that empties beside a new patio will undermine it. When the same team designs the drainage and the patio, the water is dealt with first, as part of one plan.
Structure carries the finish
Footings, framing, compacted stone and wall drainage are what keep the visible surface straight. We build both layers, so the one you see is never laid over a layer someone else rushed.
The finish is what you live with
Clean cuts, tight joints, level boards, healthy sod and well-placed lighting. Planting and lawn work come last, once the heavy work is done, so nothing new gets trampled.
One company answers for it
When three contractors share a backyard, each can point at the others. When one company does the grading, the building and the cleanup, there is nobody else to point at.
What does this mean for your project?
It means you get a contractor that asks about water before it talks about stone or lumber, and that writes the hidden parts of the job into your estimate where you can see them. Base depth, drainage, footing size and materials are listed, not assumed.
We would rather you test this than believe it. Read how a project runs, see who you will deal with, and check our standing on the licensing and insurance page. Then request an estimate or call (571) 200-9600. Walk the yard with us and listen to the questions we ask. They will tell you more about how we work than any story could.
Related services
Yard & Foundation Drainage
Yard drainage solutions collect and redirect surface water with grading, swales, catch basins, channel drains and dry wells so rain leaves the lawn and moves away from the house.
Paver Patios
A paver patio is an outdoor floor of concrete, porcelain or natural-stone units laid over a compacted stone base instead of a poured slab.
Custom Deck Building
Custom deck building is the design and construction of a new pressure-treated wood or composite deck sized to your house and yard.
Retaining Walls
A retaining wall holds back soil so a slope becomes level, usable ground.
More about myYardPros
About Us
You want a patio that stays level, a deck that feels solid underfoot and a lawn that dries out after a storm.
Meet the Pros
Letting a crew into your yard takes trust, and trust starts with knowing who is responsible for what.
Licensing & Insurance
Hiring someone to dig, build and pour at your home is a real risk if the paperwork is not in order.
Community
A project in your yard happens in front of your whole street.
Agents and Inspectors
You see the problems before anyone else does: water against a foundation, a deck that is past repair, a patio that has sunk, siding gone green.
Reviews
You want to know what it is really like to hire us, from people who have.
How It Works
You should know what happens next at every point of a project, and what it will cost before anyone picks up a shovel.
Let's talk about your yard.
Tell us what you have in mind. We will walk the property with you, explain your options plainly and put the scope and price in writing.
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