Retaining walls and drainage solutions protect a Grafton, OH, backyard from the two forces that damage outdoor living spaces most often: slope and standing water. When these two systems work together, a yard that once pooled water after every rain or dropped off at an unusable angle becomes a stable, functional extension of the home. 

1st Impressions designs and builds both, and the pairing shows up in nearly every high-end backyard transformation across Northeast Ohio.

In Northeast Ohio, where the rainfall is consistent, the clay soils are heavy, and the freeze thaw cycle shifts the ground for five months of the year, drainage is not a secondary consideration in any landscape project. It is the foundation. The patio, the walls, the plantings, and every other feature on the property depend on water being managed correctly. When it is, the landscape performs. When it is not, everything that was built on top of the drainage problem eventually shows the damage.