A town laid out in 1790 deserves land work that respects what's standing.
Excavation decides whether everything above it stays level and dry. The dig, the trenches, the backfill — none of it shows in the finished photos, and all of it shows up three years later if it was done cheap. The classic hidden defect is loose backfill: it settles along every trench and foundation edge, cracking walks and sinking driveways. Our backfill goes in as thin, compacted lifts as standard practice — every trench, every time.
Every dig starts legally: SC811 locates filed and the three-business-day wait respected before a bucket touches ground. And because Upstate lots sit on dense red clay — sometimes rock — discovery conditions go in writing before work starts, so if the ground surprises us, the price doesn’t surprise you.
SC811 tickets filed, utilities marked, boundaries confirmed — before anything opens.
Pads, footings, and trenches cut to depth; topsoil stripped and stockpiled for your final landscape, never buried.
Thin layers, compacted each pass — the difference between a trench line you forget and one you re-level for years.
Spoils hauled or graded out, erosion controls set, site left ready for the next step.
Every dig starts with a utility locate — 811 marks the public lines before a bucket touches the ground, and we walk the site with you to flag anything private, like well lines or irrigation.
Your call — we can haul excess material off, use it as fill elsewhere on the property, or grade it out on site. Each option gets priced in the written quote.
Small homeowner jobs usually don't trigger one — Anderson County's land-disturbance and stormwater review applies, with state coverage starting at one acre disturbed. The county's newer rules limiting subdivision mass grading and its 2025 housing moratorium were aimed at large developments, so a homesite, driveway, or pasture job runs on a separate, simpler track. We confirm what your site needs before work starts.
Free written estimate. See the price before any work begins.
