Land work for the Emerald City — from Uptown to the shores of Lake Greenwood.
A gravel driveway that lasts is built in layers: topsoil stripped to firm ground, the subgrade shaped and compacted with a crown built in, woven fabric over our red clay so the stone can’t punch down into it, then crusher run compacted in thin lifts until it drives like a solid surface. The cheap version — a load of rock bladed over the dirt — looks the same for one season. Then the clay eats it, the ruts come back, and you’re buying gravel again.
Rebuilds start with the question the last load skipped: why did it wash out? No crown, a blocked culvert, gravel sitting on topsoil — we fix the cause, then rebuild the layers. Driveway entrances on public roads have their own rules (SCDOT and the county have culvert and encroachment requirements), and we handle that paperwork as part of the job.
We walk the route, find where the water goes, and diagnose any washout at its cause.
Topsoil stripped, subgrade crowned and compacted, fabric down over clay where it earns its keep.
Crusher run spread and compacted in thin layers — locked together, not loose.
Crown carried through every layer, ditches shaped, culvert set where the entrance needs one.
Almost always because it was built without a crown or a proper base. Water needs to shed off the sides — a driveway graded flat, or laid thin over topsoil, turns into a creek bed every storm. We rebuild the base and crown it so rain runs off instead of through.
Yes — widening, adding a parking pad, or extending a drive to a new garage or shop are common jobs. New sections get the same base treatment so they wear evenly with the old.
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.
