Land work for the Emerald City — from Uptown to the shores of Lake Greenwood.
Drainage grading has a measurable standard: ground should fall away from your foundation about a quarter inch per foot — a 2% slope — for the first six to ten feet. We grade to that number and verify it by instrument, because “looks flat” is how yards end up holding water. Upstate red clay raises the stakes: our Cecil-series subsoil is nearly impermeable once compacted, so the surface has to move the water — the ground won’t absorb it.
The other half of quality grading is what’s underneath. Fill dumped in one thick layer settles as it wets and dries — cracking the slab or patio above it a year or three later. We place fill in thin lifts and compact every one with dedicated equipment. And we won’t work red clay wet: pushing mud to hit a schedule smears the clay into a crust that causes drainage problems for good.
Laser on site, existing falls measured — we find where the water actually goes before we move dirt.
Organics stripped, fill placed in thin lifts, each lift compacted — no loose fill, no future settling.
Falls away from the foundation at the 2% standard; swales carry water to a proper outlet.
Grades re-checked by instrument; bare clay stabilized so it doesn’t wash before grass takes hold.
Standing water after rain, soggy spots that never dry, or water running toward your foundation are the classic signs. Grading reshapes the slope so water moves away from the house and off the usable parts of your yard.
Yes — pads are cut, filled, and compacted in lifts with a roller, then checked with the laser. A pad that isn’t compacted properly settles later, and everything on top settles with it.
Yes — with the county's rules respected. Greenwood County owns the lake bed itself, and its Lake Management Department permits any work at the water line — docks, seawalls, retaining walls, even repairs — and some stretches of shoreline are designated critical habitat where no modification is allowed. On the land, selective clearing with a native buffer at the water beats scalping a lake lot: the view opens up and the bank stays put. We tell you exactly what your project touches before anything starts.
Free written estimate. See the price before any work begins.
