cost of leveling a steeply sloped backyard
Lawn Resloping Average Costs. 1  HomeAdvisor.com puts the average national cost of lawn grading at around $1,500 to $2,500. 2  Expect to pay $500 to $1,000 per day (or $75 to $150 per hour) to hire an operator and a piece of heavy equipment (usually a skid steer loader or tractor with a scraper/planer attachment).