Land work in the old mill town at the Big Shoals of the Saluda River.
Piedmont grew up around the 1876 cotton mill at the Big Shoals of the Saluda — once the largest in America — and the Highway 86 bridge ties the two county sides of town together. Small mill-village lots sit near the river, older rural acreage runs beyond them, and new subdivisions are arriving along Highway 153 as growth spills down from Powdersville. The ground steps down to the Saluda in slopes capped with red clay, so grading has to think about erosion first. Brian walks every parcel himself, quotes in writing, and treats it like his own.
It depends on which side of the Saluda you are on. Piedmont straddles the Greenville and Anderson county line at the Highway 86 bridge: on the Anderson County side, the county Stormwater Department permits land disturbance, with plan review and state NPDES coverage required before ground is broken; on the Greenville County side, the county land disturbance permit applies at one acre or more. Knowing which side of the river your parcel sits on changes the paperwork, and we sort that out up front.
It means erosion comes first. Piedmont exists because of the drop in the river at the Big Shoals, and ground stepping down to the Saluda carries red clay that moves fast once it is stripped bare. Grading and driveways on these slopes get designed to shed water in controlled paths so the surface does not wash toward the river, and cleared ground gets stabilized instead of left open.
Your written quote covers everything — we price the whole job up front after the site walk, so there are no travel surprises or add-ons later.
The full lineup: land clearing, grading, excavation, gravel driveway installation, and pond digging — for homes, farms, and building sites in and around Piedmont.
Free written estimate. See the price before any work begins.
