During construction it is likely that the lawn will sustain significant damage from building material storage, dumpsters, machinery, utility trenching, and general use. Once the finish carpentry begins, however, most of the heavy yard use is over – you can begin to clean up debris and plan any landscaping you want done.

Your landscaping plan may be as simple as removing overgrown bushes and planting grass; or as complicated as installing a sprinkler system, retaining walls, and hiring a landscape designer to create a backyard oasis. Either direction you choose, landscaping should be one of the last activities in your renovation process. This ensures that your contractor will not accidentally damage your new plants and lawn.