Richard Bardy
2026-09-01
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beyond 5 Stars! If you have a complex land, grading, or drainage issue, look no further than Brian at Custom Cut Land Works. We hired Brian to rework ou… Read more
The Upstate's boomtown: land clearing and grading along Highway 153 and beyond.
Powdersville was a farming community that added thousands of residents in a decade, with subdivisions and businesses filling in along Highway 153 between US 123 and I-85. New small-lot streets sit fence-to-fence with held family farmland, and both need land work: finish grading and site prep on one side, clearing and reclaiming on the other. These rolling red-clay uplands compact hard and shed stormwater onto whoever sits downhill, so grading here is drainage work, and that's what Brian is looking at when he walks your property.
Heavy brush to whole wooded lots. Cleared, hauled, and left build-ready.
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Laser-checked levels and slopes that drain the way they should.
Pads, trenches, and site prep dug right the first time.
A proper base and a real crown, so the driveway survives Carolina rain.
Farm and fishing ponds with a compacted-clay dam that holds water.
Custom Cut Land Works
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Richard Bardy
2026-09-01
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beyond 5 Stars! If you have a complex land, grading, or drainage issue, look no further than Brian at Custom Cut Land Works. We hired Brian to rework ou… Read more
Anderson County. Powdersville is unincorporated, so construction land disturbance runs through the Anderson County Stormwater Department. Plans get county review, and state NPDES coverage is required before ground is disturbed. Many owners do not know whether a driveway or clearing project needs a permit at all; telling you straight is part of the site walk.
Yes. Subdivision buildout on former farmland changes runoff patterns, and the parcels downhill take the water. This red clay compacts hard and sheds stormwater instead of soaking it in, so the fix is regrading, swales, and erosion repair that give the water a defined way off your land instead of across it.
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 Powdersville.
Free written estimate. See the price before any work begins.