Build-Ready Ground, Done Right the First Time

Whatever you're putting up — a house pad, a barn or shop site, a pole barn, a container home — it needs level, compacted ground that sheds water away from the structure. We shape the site, cut the high spots, fill the low ones, and compact it so what comes next sits on a solid, well-draining foundation instead of a soft spot that settles or a low spot that pools.

What We Handle

  • Building pads — house, barn, shop, or outbuilding sites shaped and compacted.
  • Rough grading — leveling and shaping ground to the contour you need.
  • Drainage shaping — moving water away from where it shouldn't sit.
  • Pasture and lot leveling — smoothing ground that's rough, rutted, or uneven.
  • Clear-and-prep combos — pair it with land clearing to take a raw, overgrown spot all the way to a ready site.

Clearing and Prep Together

A lot of site prep starts with clearing — cedar and brush off the footprint first, then shape and compact the ground underneath. Doing both in one mobilization saves you a second trip charge and gets you from raw land to build-ready in one project. We'll scope it as a whole at the site visit.

How CHEW Prices It

Grading and pad work is quoted by scope after an on-site walk — how much dirt moves, how far, the drainage, and the ground conditions all change the work. You get one clear written number before we start, and a minimum job price applies. Text photos and rough dimensions to 737-235-1335 for a starting range.

Common Questions

Can you prep a pad for a house or barn?

Yes — that's core site prep. We shape and compact the pad so it drains away from the structure and holds. For engineered pad specs, bring us the plan and we'll build to it.

Do you do finish grading or just rough?

We handle rough grade and general shaping with the track loader. Precision finish grading to tight engineered tolerances is a specialty trade — we'll tell you straight if a job needs that.

Can you clear and prep in one job?

Yes, and it usually saves money — one trip out to clear the footprint and shape the ground, instead of two.

Will you fix a drainage problem?

We can reshape ground to move surface water where it should go. Big engineered drainage or work that affects a neighbor's property we'll flag and scope carefully at the walk.