Mulch, edging & bed rehab
Clean spade edge, weeds pulled to the root, shrubs shaped, and mulch laid at the right depth — not piled against the trunks. Includes plant and shrub installs when a bed needs filling back in.
00 Belleville, Michigan
We clear it out, haul it off, and fix what the water’s doing.
Behrendt Lawn & Drainage handles the whole outside of the property for homeowners around Belleville, Michigan — overgrowth and brush removal, junk hauling, mulch and bed work, hardscape, and drainage. One crew, one phone number, everything gone when we leave.
- The owner is on every job, start to finish
- Everything we cut or pull gets hauled away
- Written quote before a shovel goes in
- You approve the work before you pay
01 Services
Landscaping, cleanouts, and drainage in Belleville, MI
Most yards need more than one thing. Rather than send you to three different contractors, we do the removal, the hauling, the planting, and the water work in one visit.
Overgrowth & brush removal
Hedges reclaimed from the inside out, volunteer trees and sumac cut back, dead shrubs pulled, small trees dropped, and stumps pulled where we can get to them.
Junk & debris hauling
Brush piles, old landscape timbers, broken fencing, dumped fill, and the yard waste from our own work. It leaves on the trailer the same day — you don’t get a pile left behind for the next guy.
French drains & downspout lines
Trench, filter fabric, washed stone, and 4″ perforated pipe pitched to daylight. Buried downspout extensions out to a pop-up emitter to get roof water off the foundation.
Walkways, patios & walls
Pavers and block set on a compacted base with edge restraint and polymeric sand, so it doesn’t sink or spread apart after three Michigan winters. Steps and small retaining walls included.
Cleanups & ongoing maintenance
Spring and fall cleanups, leaf removal, and grading out low spots. A small number of monthly maintenance properties so regular clients get real attention instead of a five-minute stop.
02 Job log
Recent work around Belleville
Real jobs, real yards, photographed the same day. No stock photos and no other company’s work. Tap any photo to see it full size.
Side yard bed dug out and re-mulched
Front bed cleared, maple opened up, fresh mulch
03 Drainage
And when the problem is water, not plants
Van Buren, Sumpter, and most of western Wayne County sit on heavy clay over flat ground. Clay doesn’t drain — water sits on top of it and looks for the lowest point. Add a roof shedding hundreds of gallons through four downspouts right at the foundation and you get the same three problems over and over: a soft yard you can’t mow, a low corner that never dries, and a damp basement wall.
None of that is fixed with more topsoil. The water has to be given a path out: pipe set to grade, a stone reservoir that can take a downpour, fabric so the stone doesn’t silt up in two years, and an outlet low enough to actually flow. Get one of those wrong and the drain quits working by the second season.
Send photos after the next real rain and we can usually tell you over the phone whether it’s a downspout problem or a drain problem, before anyone comes out.
Signs you need drainage work
- Standing water more than 24 hours after rain
- Mower ruts and soft ground in the same spot every year
- Moss, mushrooms, or thin grass in one low area
- Water marks or damp on a basement wall
- Mulch or stone washing out of a bed after storms
- Downspouts dumping right at the foundation
04 Process
How a job goes
Four steps, no surprises, and nothing gets cut or dug until you’ve seen the number in writing.
01
Call, text, or send photos
Tell us what you’re looking at. Photos are usually enough for a ballpark on removal and mulch work. For drainage, pictures taken during or right after a storm are worth more than anything else you can send.
02
Walkthrough and a written quote
We walk the property, agree on what stays and what goes, and put the scope, materials, and price in writing. Estimates are free and there’s no pressure to book.
03
The work — and the haul-off
Removal, digging, and installation happen on the agreed day. Anything excavated is dug after a MISS DIG 811 locate, as Michigan law requires. Brush, spoil, and old material go out on the trailer that day.
04
Walkthrough and cleanup
We blow down the drive and walks, walk the finished work with you, and fix anything that isn’t right. You approve it before you pay.
05 Pricing
What this usually costs
Every property is different, but most people want a ballpark before they call. Here’s where our jobs typically land.
Bed cleanup, edge & mulchWeeding to the root, spade edge, trimming, and mulch installed
from $375
Overgrowth & shrub removalPriced by what’s coming out and how much there is to haul
from $450
Brush pile & junk haul-offTrailer load of brush, timbers, fencing, or yard debris
from $250 / load
Downspout extensionBuried solid line from one downspout out to a pop-up emitter
from $300 each
French drainPriced by the foot based on depth, access, and where the outlet goes
$1,200 – $4,500
Paver walkway, patio or wallExcavation, compacted base, pavers, edging, polymeric sand
quoted per project
These are typical ranges, not a quote. The only number that counts is the written one you get after the walkthrough — and that one doesn’t change unless you change the scope.
06 About
Who’s actually showing up
Behrendt Lawn & Drainage is run by Wyatt Behrendt out of Belleville. I grew up on a farm here, earned Eagle Scout, and I do the work myself — no sales rep, no call center, no crew you’ve never met pulling into the driveway.
The other half of my week is spent as a power plant operator, which sounds unrelated until you’ve watched somebody install a drain with no fall in it or mulch a bed over six inches of weeds. Doing it to spec the first time is the whole job. Every excavation gets a MISS DIG 811 ticket, every quote is in writing, and if something isn’t right when we walk it at the end, it gets fixed before I invoice you.
Small outfit, local phone number, my name on the truck. If something fails, you know exactly whose door to knock on.
On the trailer
- F-150 FX4 and landscape trailer
- Compact tractor for spoil, grading, and bulk material
- Chainsaw, blower, and hand tools
- Belleville, MI · LLC, EIN on file
07 Service area
Serving Belleville and about ten miles out
Close enough that we can swing back if something needs attention. Just outside the list? Call anyway — it depends on the week and the size of the job.
- Belleville
- Van Buren Twp.
- Sumpter Twp.
- Ypsilanti
- Ypsilanti Twp.
- Canton
- Romulus
- New Boston
- Willis
- Augusta Twp.
- Huron Twp.
- Rawsonville
08 Questions
Questions we get every week
Do you haul away everything you cut and pull?
Yes, and it goes the same day. Brush, shrub stumps, old timbers, fencing, and the spoil from any digging all leave on the trailer. You should not be looking at a pile in your side yard a week after the job. We also take on haul-off by itself if you already cleared it and just need it gone.
How much does a French drain cost in Belleville?
Most residential French drains run between $1,200 and $4,500. Price comes down to trench length, how deep the pipe has to sit to keep fall, whether a machine can reach the area or it has to be dug by hand, and how far the water has to travel to reach a legal outlet. A short run along one side of a house is a very different job than a 100-foot line across a fenced back yard.
Do you call MISS DIG before digging?
Always. A MISS DIG 811 locate ticket is filed on every excavation and we wait out the required period before breaking ground so gas, electric, water, and communications get marked first. It’s the law in Michigan and it’s the difference between a routine day and a very expensive one.
My beds are completely overgrown. Is that too far gone?
Almost never. Most of the yards we photograph looked unrecoverable to the homeowner and came back in a day. We pull to the root instead of shearing the tops off, keep whatever is worth keeping, re-cut the bed line, and mulch. The plants that stay usually look better than they have in years once they aren’t competing.
Is my lawn going to be destroyed by a drain install?
There will be a visible trench line for a few weeks, and we won’t pretend otherwise. Sod is cut and set aside where it can be saved, spoil is hauled off instead of spread around, and the trench is backfilled and topped so it sits flush once it settles. By the next mowing season you generally can’t tell where it ran.
How soon can you come look at it?
Usually within a few days for an estimate. Call or text 734-882-0775 with your address and a couple of photos. Spring and fall book up fastest, so if it’s something you want done this season it pays to call early.
What areas do you serve?
Belleville and roughly a ten-mile radius: Van Buren Township, Sumpter Township, Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township, Canton, Romulus, New Boston, Willis, Augusta Township, Huron Township, and Rawsonville. If you’re a little further out, ask — larger projects are often worth the drive.
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