Land Grading
Land grading shapes your ground so water runs off it instead of standing on it. We handle yard leveling and lot grading within a 50 mile radius of Hammond.
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We sell fill dirt and haul it to your property. Our roadside banner reads DIRT FOR SALE with the phone number under it. That is the whole job in three words. Ground around Hammond sits low and flat, and water stands in the same spots after every hard rain. Fill dirt is how you bring that ground up and move the water off it. We load it, deliver it, dump it where you point, and spread it with the skid steer. A single load for a soft spot in the yard counts. So does a whole lot that needs building up. Call or text (985) 500-4145 for a free estimate.
Fill dirt is the material underneath, not the dark dirt you plant in. It gives you height, and it carries weight once it is packed. We use it to raise low spots and close up holes. It also builds ground back where water washed it out. On bigger jobs the same dirt raises a whole yard or forms the base under a pad. Once the fill is in and compacted, shaping the finished grade sends water toward the ditch instead of the house. We deliver anywhere inside 50 miles of Hammond, which covers Baton Rouge, Covington, New Orleans, and part of southern Mississippi.
Tell us about the job and the ground. We will get right back to you.
Most fill dirt calls around here start the same way. Water stands in one part of the yard for days after a rain. That ground sits lower than everything around it. Bringing it up with fill dirt is what stops the water from collecting there. The same fix works on ruts and on washed out spots beside a driveway. It works on lots that flooded back in 2016 too. Low ground stays low until somebody hauls dirt in and packs it down.
Bad ground comes out before good dirt goes in. Soft mud and rotted wood keep settling under new fill. Old stumps and root balls come out too. Our excavation work digs that material out and clears the way. Then the fill dirt goes in and the ground gets built back in layers. On a full lot we bring the lowest corners up first and work across from there. The finished ground sits higher than it started, and it drains.
First we come look at the spot and figure out how many yards it takes. Then the dirt gets hauled in and dumped where you want it. Some folks want one pile left in the driveway and nothing more. Most want it spread out as the loads come in. The Kubota SVL75-3 skid steer pushes the dirt flat and keeps it even. Deep holes and old trenches get the Case excavator. By the time the last load lands, the ground is close to where it needs to sit.
You can buy the dirt by itself, or the dirt plus the machine work. Building pads and mobile home pads run through our site prep work. There the fill goes down in layers and gets compacted to hold a slab. A soft spot in the back yard is a smaller version of the same job. Tell us which one you are after when you call, and we will price it that way. Free estimates, residential and commercial, inside 50 miles of Hammond.
Dirt that is dumped and left alone will sink. Rain works into the loose pile and the air pockets close up. Six months later there is a dip right where the fill went in. We spread fill dirt in layers of about 6 to 8 inches. Each layer gets packed down before the next one goes on top. That takes longer than dumping one big pile and driving off. It is also why the ground still sits level a year later.
Ground in Tangipahoa Parish holds water. The soil carries clay and the water table sits high, so fill behaves differently here. Wet clay will not pack, and bone dry dirt will not either. Slightly damp is what packs tight, which means the weather sets the pace on a fill job. Sometimes a spot needs a day to dry before we compact it. That is normal for dirt work around Hammond, and the wait is worth it.
Free, no-obligation estimates across a 50-mile radius of Hammond.
(985) 500-4145From the first call or text to the finished ground, here is how it goes.
Reach us at (985) 500-4145. Tell us the address and what the ground needs. A photo or two helps us size the job.
We drive out and look the property over. We check how the machines get in and where the water goes, then size up what has to move.
You get a price for the work, with the scope spelled out. Take your time with it. The estimate is free either way.
Once you say go, we set a day that fits your build schedule and the weather. Wet ground can push a job, and we tell you when it does.
The crew runs the skid steer or the excavator and works the job through. Debris and extra dirt get hauled off as we go.
We smooth the ground to final grade and clean up behind us. Then we go over the finished job with you before the machines leave.
Common questions about fill dirt across a 50-mile radius of Hammond. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Land grading shapes your ground so water runs off it instead of standing on it. We handle yard leveling and lot grading within a 50 mile radius of Hammond.
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We take a lot from raw ground to a pad you can build on. Fill placed and compacted in lifts, rough grade set, and access roughed in for the trucks.
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Excavation covers cuts and fills, soft or bad material dug out, and ditches and drainage swales. A Case excavator and a Kubota SVL75-3 skid steer do the work within 50 miles of Hammond.
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We build new gravel driveways and gravel roads from the subgrade up, with base rock under the top rock. We also re-gravel and regrade older drives that have gone to potholes and soft spots.
Learn MoreNobody prices your job from behind a desk. We walk the ground, check the access and where the water goes, and price the work from what we see.
Send us the address and tell us what needs doing. We come look at the ground, then give you a price for the job. The estimate costs nothing.
We run out to Baton Rouge, Covington, New Orleans, and up into southern Mississippi. If your property sits inside 50 miles of Hammond, we can get a machine there.
We work house lots and job sites for builders and businesses. A backyard that holds water and a commercial pad both get the same machine time and the same attention.
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Tell us about the job and the ground. We will get right back to you.