Farmington's premier homes deserve outdoor living to match.
Farmington's east bench is where people go when they want a Davis County address and room to build something. The views are legitimately great — north toward Ben Lomond, south toward Salt Lake Valley, west over the lake. Properties up on the bench have the kind of outdoor potential that takes a skilled contractor to realize, because the terrain isn't flat and the drainage isn't simple. But that's exactly the kind of project we've been building throughout our career in Northern Utah.
What we see most often in Farmington is the combination of a significant grade change between the back of the house and the rear property line, combined with a homeowner who wants usable outdoor living space in what's currently a slope that you can barely mow. That's a retaining wall and terracing problem, and it's one we've solved on dozens of comparable Farmington properties. The goal is to create two or three usable levels — a main patio off the house, a lower entertainment area or lawn, and stabilized slope between them that doesn't erode.
Paver patios in Farmington command a design quality that matches the home investment in this area. These aren't entry-level projects. People who buy on the Farmington east bench are building their long-term home, and the outdoor space gets the same level of thought as the interior. We've done paver projects here with fire pit areas, built-in seating walls, pergola pads, and coordinated planting that make the backyard feel like an extension of the living space — because that's what it should be.
Station Park and the surrounding commercial development brought more visibility to Farmington, but the residential quality here has always been high. We've watched the east bench neighborhoods develop over the years, and the properties that invested in quality outdoor work early are the ones that photograph the best and hold value the strongest. That's not a coincidence.
Paver patios, terraced retaining walls, concrete driveways, landscape design, and outdoor living installation for Farmington properties from the valley floor to the upper bench.
Fire pit areas, outdoor living spaces, pool surrounds, and walkways built to outlast concrete in Utah's freeze-thaw climate.
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Block, boulder, and engineered wall systems that hold your slope, create usable yard space, and look like they belong there.
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Driveways, patios, walkways, and RV pads poured with proper depth and mix design for decades of Utah service.
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Full landscape design and installation — planting, sod, irrigation coordination, and outdoor environments that look intentional.
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Water-smart landscape design that looks genuinely good and reduces irrigation demand — not just gravel and neglect.
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Commercial plow routes and residential driveway service for Davis County properties. Seasonal agreements available.
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Farmington's east bench properties typically slope west toward the lake — which is the right direction for drainage if you design for it, but the wrong direction if you let it run unmanaged. We design all bench installations with surface drainage that channels water away from structures and toward drains or approved outlet points. The soil up here tends to be well-draining with gravel and cobble at depth, which makes base preparation relatively predictable once you're through the topsoil layer.
EC Scaping is based in Hooper, Utah — right in the middle of the Weber-Davis County market we serve. We\'re not a Salt Lake City contractor stretching north to fill capacity. Farmington is our territory, and we\'ve built enough projects here to know what works and what doesn\'t in this specific environment.
Over a decade of building in Northern Utah's freeze-thaw climate. We spec base depth, drainage, and materials for where we are, not a generic national standard.
We price jobs accurately the first time. What we quote is what you pay — no low-ball bids followed by change orders that get you where they planned to be all along.
Utah contractor's license, full general liability, and workers' comp on every project. Our credentials are available on request before any contract is signed.
We work throughout Farmington and the surrounding Davis County communities. If you don't see your neighborhood listed, call us — our service area extends throughout the region.
Yes — terracing steep slopes is one of our most common project types in Davis County. We design retaining walls at appropriate heights to create multiple level areas, tie them together with steps, and surface the patio areas with pavers or concrete. The result turns a slope you couldn't use into outdoor square footage that functions.
Terracing projects vary widely based on how much grade change you're working with, wall height and length, and what surface you want on the terraced levels. We provide detailed written estimates after a free site visit. Don't trust any contractor who quotes a terracing job without seeing the site.
We integrate low-voltage landscape lighting into hardscape projects — step lights, paver band lights, and bollard lighting in patio and wall features. Lighting is something Farmington homeowners use heavily given the outdoor living investment up here, and it extends your usable hours into the evening months.
A properly built concrete block or boulder retaining wall in this climate will outlast the house in most cases. The failure modes we see on retaining walls almost always come down to inadequate drainage behind the wall (hydrostatic pressure), insufficient base, or walls that were undersized for the load. We build with drainage fabric, gravel backfill, and weep holes on every wall to prevent those failures.
Yes. We work on new construction projects and coordinate directly with the general contractor or builder on scheduling, grading handoff, and utility marking. New construction in Farmington often involves coordinating around utilities that aren't fully mapped yet — we work carefully in those situations.
We focus on design and installation rather than ongoing maintenance, but we can recommend maintenance partners in the Davis County area. On planting installations, we also provide a care guide specific to what we've installed so you know exactly what each plant needs.
EC Scaping serves Weber, Davis, Morgan, Box Elder, and Summit counties. Explore our other service area pages — every community gets the same crew, the same standards, and the same commitment.
Free consultation, honest estimate, no pressure. We'll come to your property, assess the site, and give you a clear picture of what we'd build and what it costs.