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Draper · 1,900 sq ft

1,900 sq ft walkout terrace and upper lawn in Draper, Utah

A representative 1,900 sq ft build for Draper — what it involves, how long it takes, and what it runs to.

Wide paver steps climbing from a walkout basement to an upper turf lawn, photographed in a Draper setting
The brief© 2026

What people are solving for

On a slope, usable flat ground has to be built rather than found. That means retaining, and retaining means drainage before it means blocks.

How it goes in

Grades are shot and the terrace levels set against how the yard will actually be used. Walls are built on compacted base with clean gravel backfill and a perforated drain line behind them, because water behind a wall is what pushes walls over. Turf and paving go on the finished levels.

Specification

City
Draper, UT
Size
1,900 sq ft
Turf
ForeverBlade or CloudLawn depending on whether the lawn is walked barefoot.
Base
Excavation to depth, geotextile over clay subgrade, then a crushed and refined granite base — screened, no oversized rock — laid in lifts and plate-compacted to grade.
Hardscape
Segmental block retaining walls with drainage, steps between levels, and a paver terrace.
Drainage
Clean gravel backfill and a perforated drain line behind every wall, plus a planned route for water off the finished levels.
Typical timeline
5–10 working days
Typical range
$34,000 – $53,000

Timeline and range are typical for a build this size, drawn from the same figures on our pricing page. Your yard gets a real number after we have measured it.

Next step© 2026

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