Site Prep and House Pads
We build house pads and building pads for new homes, garages, barns and shops around Duncan. The footprint is cleared, then the pad is cut and filled to grade and compacted for the foundation crew.
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Land grading reshapes the ground so it is smooth and water runs where it should. Blackwell's Land Management grades yards and lots across the Upstate of South Carolina. We cut the high spots down and fill the low ones. When the work is done, the ground slopes away from the house.
Many land grading jobs follow land clearing around Duncan. Once the brush and small stumps are gone, we shape the open ground for what comes next.
Tell us about the land and what you want done with it. We look at it and put the quote in writing.
Most land grading starts with rough grading. The smooth bucket cuts the high ground down and carries that soil into the low spots. Finish grading comes last and leaves an even surface for seed or sod.
We grade yards that sit uneven or hold water after a rain. We also regrade land after clearing and level the spot for a shop or barn slab. A parking area or a farm lane that will carry stone is part of our gravel driveway work.
Our grading is done with a compact track loader and a smooth bucket. As a grading contractor, we work for homeowners, landowners, builders and businesses.
In yard grading, the ground next to the house matters most. For new homes, South Carolina's residential code sets the slope. The ground must fall at least 6 inches within the first 10 feet of the foundation. That rule is written for new houses, and it makes a good yardstick for an older yard too.
Low spots are the other half of the job. A dip that holds water after every rain can be filled and blended into the slope around it.
Sometimes a lot line or a wall leaves no room for that 6-inch fall. In that case, the code calls for a swale or a drain. Both are part of our drainage and culvert service.
Cecil soils cover more of Spartanburg and Greenville Counties than any other soil, federal soil maps show. In the Spartanburg County soil survey, Cecil's sandy loam topsoil is only about 3 to 6 inches thick. Red clay sits under it, and on eroded slopes that clay is at or near the surface.
Thin topsoil is worth saving. On a big regrade, the extension service's lawn guide says to set the topsoil aside first. It goes back over the ground once the rough grade is set. The guide also warns that rough grading can pack the subsoil down, more so when the ground is wet.
Duncan sits at the center of our service area, which runs about 50 miles around it. Greer, Taylors, Spartanburg and Greenville are part of it. So are Simpsonville, Mauldin, Easley and Lyman, along with the towns around them.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 50 miles around Duncan across the Upstate of South Carolina.
(864) 747-5946From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (864) 747-5946. Tell us where the land is and how much of it needs clearing.
We come out to see the growth and how a compact track loader gets onto the land. We also go over what stays standing and what comes out.
You get the price and the scope of work in writing. When you say yes, the job goes on the schedule.
The brush cutter takes the brush and small trees down. The grapple pulls small stumps and gathers what was cut.
The debris is hauled off or piled, the way you chose. The open ground is then ready for the next step, like grading or a house pad.
Common questions about land grading around Duncan and the Upstate. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We build house pads and building pads for new homes, garages, barns and shops around Duncan. The footprint is cleared, then the pad is cut and filled to grade and compacted for the foundation crew.
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We build new gravel driveways and parking areas and regrade worn ones. The stone gets a crown so rain runs off to the sides.
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We fix yards and lots that hold water after a rain. A French drain or a regraded slope moves the water off, and culvert pipe carries it under the drive.
Learn MoreOnce the land is open, we can grade it and build the house pad or the gravel driveway. One call covers the clearing and the work that follows.
We price the job after we see the land in person. The quote comes to you in writing before any work starts.
We clear land for homeowners and landowners, builders and businesses. HOA common areas and the banks of subdivision retention ponds are part of the work too.
The cut brush and pulled stumps can be hauled off, or piled where you want them on the land. You decide that when we go over the quote.
What does bush hogging cost in South Carolina? Published guides put it at about $50 to $400 an acre or $60 to $150 an hour. See what moves the price.
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What a gravel driveway costs in South Carolina, per foot and per ton, from national guides. How deep the stone goes and what the road culvert adds.
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What does a house pad cost in South Carolina? National cost guides put the dirt work at $1,500 to $10,000. See what goes into it and what moves the price.
Read more →Send the form with where the land is and what you want done with it. You can also call or text (864) 747-5946, and we will set a time to look at the land.
Tell us about the land and what you want done with it. We look at it and put the quote in writing.