Level, compacted, ready
Building pad & foundation prep
The pad a house, garage, shop or shed sits on, cut or filled to level, compacted and shaped so water runs away from it.
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Building Pads
A pad on a slope
On mountain lots most pads are part cut, part fill. The cut side has to be held and drained; the fill side has to be built up in lifts and compacted, or the building will settle toward it. That is what separates a pad that lasts from one that cracks the slab in year two.
What it includes
What the job covers
- House pads
- Garage and shop pads
- Shed and outbuilding pads
- Cut and fill on slopes
- Compaction in lifts
- Stone finish and drainage
From pad to foundation
Once the pad is set, footings and foundations can be dug to the plan. The ground around the pad is graded so water leaves it, often with a swale or drain.
Part of Grading & Site Prep
Related work.
By town: pages written for the ground and the offices in each town.
Grading by town
Questions about this work
Straight answers.
Not seeing yours? Call or text (828) 900-1749 and ask Ben, or read the FAQs.
- GuideBuilding on a Steep Lot in Western North Carolina
- Cost GuideGrading cost in Western NC: what moves the price
- GuideHow to prepare land for construction in WNC
- GuideFill Dirt vs Topsoil: Which One Your Project Needs
- GuideForestry mulching vs land clearing: which one you need
- GuideStorm Debris Removal After Helene in Western NC
How big a pad can you build?
From a shed pad to a house site. Size, slope and fill needed decide the price.
Do you finish pads with gravel?
Yes, pads for sheds and outbuildings are usually finished with compacted stone.
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Land Clearing
Trees, brush, briars and stumps taken off the ground so a mountain lot can be built on, driven on, fenced or used again.
ViewServiceForestry Mulching
Brush, briars, scrub and small trees ground up where they stand, with the mulch left on the ground to hold the soil.
ViewServiceDriveway Installation & Repair
New gravel drives cut in and worn ones rebuilt, graded and crowned so the rain runs off instead of down the middle.
ViewServiceExcavation
Foundations, trenches, utility lines, root balls and rock — dug to the right depth and backfilled so the ground settles once.
ViewServiceErosion Control
Slopes stabilised, banks armoured and water redirected so the next heavy rain does not take the yard, the drive or the creek bank with it.
ViewServiceRetaining Walls
Block retaining walls built on a real base, with drain pipe and stone behind them, so the slope they hold stays held.
ViewServiceDemolition
Structures torn down, debris loaded and hauled, and the site left clear and graded instead of a pile of rubble.
ViewServiceSeptic Installation
Tank holes, drain field lines and the grading around them, dug to the plan so the system sits right and drains the way it should.
ViewServiceHauling
Gravel, fill and stone brought in, and spoil, brush and debris hauled away — usually as part of the job, sometimes on its own.
ViewServiceSnow Removal
Hazy River Earthworks is clearing snow this winter around Leicester, Asheville and Weaverville. Get on the list before the first storm.
ViewHow it goes
No mystery, no
surprise invoice.
Walk the ground
Ben comes out, looks at the property with you and talks through what it actually needs.
A price up front
You get a number for the job in front of you before any machine shows up.
One company, start to finish
Clearing, digging, grading, drainage and stone by the same crew, in the right order.
Left finished
Graded, drained and cleaned up. Not a bare slope waiting for the next storm.
Tell Ben what the ground needs.
Ben comes out, walks the ground with you and gives you a price before any work starts.