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Very happy with Luke’s service and would recommend to anyone requiring pressure cleaning.

Clean skylight. Flat roof, single level home

$150

Good worker. Would hire him again.

Levelling garden beds

$200

At the last minute his labourer called in sick. However Mostapha was quick to contact me and he had a replacement labourer on his way. The job was completed as requested to a high level.

Backyard piles of soil need levelling, front garden dug out to150mm.

$250

Great cleaners , will use again :)

Deep clean one level house 1 bathroom 2 bedrooms neutral bay

$130

Alex has an amazing work ethic and nothing is too hard for him to take on. Would highly recommend and use again.

Clean out & level yard

$200

Excellent communication and excellent completion of task.

Clean gutters on the ground, level semidetached house in Manly

$100

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$150

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$260

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$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

Level uneven dirt front lawn and put grass on dirt patches

$85

Panania, New South Wales

12th Jul 2025

Level the uneven dirt, fill in holes, put grass on dirt patches Type of gardening: Garden cleanup, Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Levelling backyard with excavator

$600

Menai NSW, Australia

12th Jul 2025

I have put in a new retaining wall in my backyard and need to level the backyard using an excavator. Looking for an excavator and operator to do so.

Level out backyard will need small dingo

$350

Bulimba QLD, Australia

12th Jul 2025

Need a s dingo with operator to level out backyard. Not a huge area. Have under house access 2.2m

Clean up garden and level out dirt

$150

Gladstone Park, Victoria

12th Jul 2025

Clean up garden bed and back yard. Remove any rubbish/materials from back yard and garden bed. Supply crushed rock to garden bed. About 2m high. Clean up back yard weeds and level out dirt. Type of gardening: Garden cleanup, Weeding Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Planting, hedging, turf, garden beds, pavers, levelling, cupboard

$7,500

Heidelberg Heights VIC 3081, Australia

12th Jul 2025

Keen for some advice and inspiration for our very bare 1950s front and backyard. We would like hedges/perimeter planting, perhaps a garden bed in the front yard, some pavers/stepping stones from driveway to front door, levelling of backyard. Want to bring some green to the garden but also conscious that we may well extend in the next 5-10 years so don’t want to overdo it if it will end up needing to be ripped out then. I want to keep the hills hoist whilst the kids are young . (It will no doubt go when we renovate down the track). Also require a small cupboard space in the kitchen to be transformed from wine storage to bin space. Many thanks , Anna and Mark

Mop my house now - one level - 100m2 or less

$65

Ermington NSW, Australia

12th Jul 2025

I’ve vacuumed floors. Need someone to do a proper deep mop. Type of clean: Regular Number of bedrooms: None Number of bathrooms: None Equipment and supplies: I can provide

Backyard levelling and turfing

$300

Hoppers Crossing VIC, Australia

12th Jul 2025

Remove weeds and uneven soil Levelling up and turfing Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Clear back yard and level soil

$200

Clyde VIC 3978, Australia

11th Jul 2025

Clear garden and level soil. No need to move bricks. We can move them ourselves. Type of gardening: Garden cleanup, Weeding Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Removal of sand we had put down to level an above ground pool.

$150

Cranbourne North VIC, Australia

7th Jul 2025

Removal of sand Either take away or spread evenly around garden and lawns

Very punctual and communication was great.

Cleaning and organise top level of house

$150

Oakleigh South VIC, Australia

1st Jul 2025

Hi need someone to do clean and organise of upstairs 2 bedrooms/bathroom of house and be done before 1 today

Great efficient and lovely

Level, rake, lay and roll 50m2 of turf to front yard

$220

Burleigh Waters QLD, Australia

26th Jun 2025

The soil has been layed but needs raking and levelling. Builders have been walking all over it. The turf arrives some time before noon Friday. The turf (which is supplied, and positioned nearby on footpath) needs laying and rolling. The tasker will need to supply all necessary tools, rollers, etc

Worked hard, polite and did a great job. Also cleaned up job site well

Labour to spread and level soil for a lawn

$600

Balwyn North, Victoria

23rd Jun 2025

Use a wheel barrow to move, spread and level approximately 10m3 of soil for a new lawn. Area to cover is 86m2 at a depth of 10-15cm. This is for labour only. Soil will be delivered to site. There are 2 steps down the garden to navigate. I can put a piece of timber as a makeshift ramp. Soil will be delivered to the nature strip and distance to the garden is less than 10 meters

Great job by Ashton. Thank you!

Soil removal and leveling of driveway and front yard

$1,500

Elwood VIC, Australia

22nd Jun 2025

Looking for someone to do the following, the sooner the better: 1. Soil removal/levelling of driveway soil to depth of 8cm (area approx 7.5m x 3.5m) 2. Soil removal/levelling of front yard soil to slightly above driveway level (whole area approx 11m x 6.7m, excluding concrete pathway) 3. Removal of 3 x small tree trunks

Matt worked so hard to remove the soil, which was much more than we had both expected. Such a friendly, helpful bloke. I would recommend him to anyone.

Ground leveling and paving

$300

West Croydon SA 5008, Australia

11th Jun 2025

A small pool pump shed 1.5m x1.5 is going in in our back yard. We would like the ground leveled, appropriate sand/gravel down, and installation of provided brick pavers for base of shed. The pad will be approximately 1.7 x 2.1m and must be level. We supply the brick pavers, you supply the sand base.

Tyler has great communication and completed the job to a good standard. Would recommend

Require a labourer to remove all rubbish and level out some yard space

$500

Alexandra Hills QLD, Australia

8th Jun 2025

Require a laborer to remove any rubbish and clean up the yard and then level out the yard space to be flat. This is the perimeter of a house build. To be ready for new soil and turf to be laid on top. Also some branches to be pruned as per photos.

Glenn provide professional service. Great job

Hedge Cutting back and levelling off

$50

Wakerley QLD, Australia

6th Jun 2025

I need front hedge cutting back both sides and levelling off to fence level. Can use green bin for waste any extra must be removed . Type of gardening: Hedge trimming Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Fantastic Job , even mowed the lawns at no extra costs will be using again. Thank you.

House cleaner - 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom single level home

$130

Battery Hill QLD, Australia

3rd Jun 2025

Hi there, looking for a general house clean. Vacuuming, mop, kitchen, bathroom and general wipe down.

Thank you so much, really appreciate your help cleaning our place :)

Level my entry way ground

$200

Ferny Hills QLD 4055, Australia

24th May 2025

I need someone to level this area inline with the drain so we can lay rocks and pavers

Raymond was great to work with! Prompt, knows his stuff and provided great advice!

Front yard clearing & levelling

$400

Beechboro WA, Australia

22nd May 2025

Completely clear this front yard and level the main area. Includes a 1m x 5m approx area on the RHS of the driveway I have sprayed a lot of the grass and it’s mostly dead / gone. Main pavers are staying for now, but need the rest of the area cleared including the garden bed areas. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Wonderful communication & great work ethic. Highly recommend!

Moving mulch, levelling soil, garden edging

$200

Mayfield NSW, Australia

22nd May 2025

Levelling soil for driveway Helping move 4 m3 mulch Help laying 25m garden edging (pine sleeper) Need help today (Thursday) Paying $50 per hr, min 4 hrs work Type of gardening: Other, Garden cleanup Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes

I highly recommend Adam, very hard working and reliable. He dug 50m of trench and moved a truckload of mulch during pouring rain without pause. Easygoing and a pleasure to work with.