Sometimes nothing is broken and everything is wrong. No tree
down, no shed destroyed — just a yard that took two to four inches of rain
in ninety minutes and looks like it.
What a reset covers
- Debris — fronds, branches, blown-in rubbish, the
neighbour’s shade sail - Washed gravel — decomposed granite moved across the
drive, into the street, or piled against a wall, raked back or removed - Silt and mud deposited where the runoff slowed down
- Broken landscape material — snapped shrubs, split
agave, plants that were marginal before the storm and finished after it - Blocked drains and scuppers cleared so the next storm
drains instead of pooling - Gutters and roof valleys emptied of fronds and leaf litter
The part people forget: drainage
Runoff moves gravel, and gravel blocks drains. A yard that drained fine in
June can pond in August because the storm relocated an inch of decomposed
granite into the scupper.
Clearing that is quick while we are already there, and it is the difference
between the next monsoon draining away and standing against your foundation.
Why the whole yard in one visit is cheaper
Most of the cost in a cleanup is getting a crew and a truck to your address.
Once we are there, adding the gravel rake or the gutter clear is marginal. Two
separate call-outs is the expensive way to do it.
So tell us everything in the first message, even the small things.
Timing
Nothing here is an emergency, which means you have a choice. Cleanup prices
across the Valley run
20 to 50 percent higher in the first 48 hours
after a storm. If your yard is a mess but nothing is unsafe or blocked, waiting
three to seven days usually costs meaningfully less.
The exception is an HOA notice. If you are on a clock, the clock wins.
Common questions
What is a post-storm yard reset?
A single visit that clears debris, rakes washed gravel back, clears drains and gutters, and removes broken landscape material, so the yard is back to normal rather than just tidied.
Can you put the gravel back?
Yes. Washed decomposed granite is raked back into place, or removed if there is too much of it in the wrong spot.
Do you clear blocked drains and scuppers?
Yes, and it is worth doing. Storm runoff moves gravel into drains, and a blocked scupper means the next storm ponds instead of draining.
Is it cheaper to do everything in one visit?
Considerably. Most of the cost is getting a crew and truck to your address, so adding tasks once we are there is marginal.
Whole yard needs putting back? Text photos to 623-263-5172 with your suburb. We reply with a price and the soonest date we can be there. If you are working to an HOA deadline, say so and we will tell you straight away whether we can beat it.