Grading Services For Your Property
Let our team grade and level your property properly. Contact us today for a free quote.
Grading Services For Your Property
Let our team grade and level your property properly. Contact us today for a free quote.
For Professional Level Grading, Call Cornerstone Land Clearing
For construction projects to proceed smoothly, the underlying land must be properly contoured, flattened, excavated, and stabilized. Specialized earthmoving equipment and experienced operators are required to transform raw land into a level site ready for building.
For over a decade, Cornerstone Land Clearing has provided expert grading services, excavation, and erosion control services that set the stage for successful development and construction.
With extensive capabilities and professional equipment operators, we can address all your site preparation needs. From rough to final fine grading, trenching, slope sculpting, and compaction, our teams skillfully shape the terrain to your specifications. We also provide durable gravel and dirt driveway installation tailored to your property’s geography.
For proven grading and earthwork that facilitates your next project, choose Cornerstone Land Clearing. Contact us today so we can start moving mountains on your land.
Grading and Excavation Services
Proper grading is crucial to site preparation prior to building anything from houses to commercial buildings to sports fields. It provides:
- A flat, level base for construction
- Proper drainage and runoff control
- Access roads and stable slopes/foundations
Our comprehensive grading and excavation services include:
Site Clearing and Stripping
We remove vegetation, trees, topsoil, and debris to clear the way for proper grading.
Rough Grading
Initial higher-level cutting, moving, and spreading of material to achieve basic elevations.
Fine Grading
Precise grading and earth-moving to small +/- tolerances for foundations and surfaces.
Slope Grading
Crafting crowned, sloped areas for drainage and stability.
Trenching
Excavating trenches for utility lines, drainage pipes, foundations, and more.
Structural Excavation
Digging foundation footings, retaining walls, utility cutouts, and other structures.
Subgrade Compaction
Compressing and strengthening subsurface layers to support heavy loads.
Land Contouring
Restructuring the elevation and shape of land for drainage, ponds, or aesthetics.
No matter your desired terrain transformation, our team has the skills to make it happen right.
Our Step-By-Step Grading Process
We follow a precise process to deliver expert grading services:
- Site Analysis – We thoroughly evaluate the existing topography and discuss your vision for the finished terrain
- Planning – Leveraging the site data, we create a detailed grading plan specifying cuts, fills, slope angles, and equipment needs.
- Test Holes – We may dig test pits to identify subsurface conditions that could impact grading.
- Site Clearing – Any structures, trees, or obstructions are removed prior to grading.
- Rough Grading – We use dozers, scrapers, and excavators to achieve the approximate desired elevations and contours.
- Fine Grading – With finish equipment like blades and compact track loaders, we sculpt precision grades and smooth surfaces.
- Compaction – Strategic compaction of areas prevents settling and provides load-bearing strength.
- Drainage – Swales, crowns, and slope angles are integrated to facilitate proper stormwater runoff control.
- Erosion Control – Silt fencing, berms, and other measures prevent erosion of your land.
- Finished Product – After punch list adjustments, the site meets specifications and is ready for construction.
By following this phased grading process, we deliver professional, long-lasting terrain shaping suitable for building.
Grading Equipment
Having the right equipment for the job is crucial for achieving high-quality results. At Cornerstone Land Clearing, our fleet includes:
- Bulldozers – For pushing large amounts of dirt and clearing/ripping up vegetation. Models with angle blades can cut precise slopes.
- Excavators – With buckets for digging trenches and moving soil, plus attachments like breakers and augers.
- Backhoes – Allow precise excavation control with a front shovel bucket and a smaller rear bucket.
- Skid Steers – Small versatile loaders to access tight areas. We attach rakes, trenchers, augers, and grapples.
- Compact Track Loaders – Provide a lighter ground footprint than skid steers for finishing work.
- Scrapers – Large-capacity blades to mass transport dirt for cuts and fills.
- Graders – Essential for smoothing and precisely shaping grades and slopes.
- Compactors – Vibratory rollers and plate compactors to densify layers, and prevent settling.
Our equipment empowers us to shape sites exactly to your specs.
Why Choose Us for Your Project?
When you choose Cornerstone for your grading and excavation work, you get:
- Veteran Crews – Our operators have decades of combined experience on complex earthmoving projects.
- One-Stop Shop – We provide a full range of clearing, demolition, grading, driveway building, and erosion control services.
- Safety Focus – We rigorously train crews and maintain equipment to prevent injuries and accidents.
- Efficiency – With multiple machines and operators, we complete jobs faster, saving you time and money.
- Property Care – We take precautions to minimize damage to existing terrain, structures, and vegetation.
- Expert Results – We level your land the way it needs to be with results you’ll love.
Don’t settle for amateur grading work. For perfectly flattened and sculpted land, rely on Cornerstone’s pros.
Contact Us Today
Proper grading performed by a professional company is crucial in transforming raw land into a stable, construction-ready building site. However, not all contractors have the extensive capabilities, quality fleet, and expertise that Cornerstone Land Clearing offers. For over a decade, we have been the premier resource assisting residential, commercial, municipal, and industrial customers.
When you need precise, comprehensive grading or a specialized driveway installed properly the first time, Cornerstone has the skills, equipment, and experience to exceed expectations. Contact us today to discuss your earthwork needs. Discover how our work can expertly sculpt your land to facilitate construction and development goals. Let’s work together to make your property’s potential a reality.