Grading & Land Development in North Georgia

What the work covers

• Lot clearing: brush, small trees and debris cleared and hauled off
• Excavation and dirt work for additions, pads and footings
• Rough grading to set the shape and slope of the site
• Finish grading, ready for sod, seed, pavers or a driveway
• Driveway and parking area prep
• Regrading yards that hold water or slope toward the house
• Boulder and stone placement

Grade decides where the water goes

Almost every drainage problem we get called to starts as a grading problem. Ground that slopes toward the foundation, a yard with a low spot in the middle, a driveway cut that sends runoff into the garage. The fix is setting the grade so water moves away from the house and off the property the way it should. Where the grade alone cannot do it, we add French drains and catch basins.

Red clay does not forgive shortcuts

Georgia red clay packs hard when it is dry and turns to grease when it is wet. Fill has to go down in layers and be compacted at the right moisture, or it settles later under the driveway or the patio. We work the schedule around the weather instead of pushing mud around to stay on a calendar.

From bare dirt to a finished yard

Because we also do sod and irrigation, retaining walls and landscape design, the grading gets done with the finished yard in mind. The same company that cuts the grade lays the sod on it.