Site Prep and Grading
We handle the dirt work before a build: building pads, cut and fill, rough and finish grading, and driveway cuts. The ground ends up level where it should be and sloped so water leaves the site.
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A gravel driveway is only as good as what sits under the stone. We build new gravel driveways, farm roads and access roads from the dirt up. The road bed gets cut and packed first. Then the stone goes down in layers and the surface is crowned so rain sheds to the sides.
This work goes to homeowners on rural lots, to farms, and to builders opening up a new house site. If the route is wooded, land clearing opens it first. The clay ground around Woodlawn holds water, so drainage is planned with the road. Estimates are free, so call or text (931) 572-8673.
Tell us about the job and the ground. We will get right back to you.
The first step is the road bed. We strip the topsoil and roots off the route, because that material never packs and it rots. Then the subgrade gets shaped and rolled until it is firm. On soft or wet clay we lay fabric over the dirt so the stone stays out of the mud.
Stone goes on in layers. A coarse base rock goes down first and gets packed. A smaller top course, usually number 57 limestone, finishes the running surface. Each layer is packed before the next goes on, so the drive settles less later.
The finished surface gets a crown down the middle so water runs to the edges. Ditches take it from there. The same dirt work shows up in site prep and grading for house pads. Grade lasers hold the elevation on a long run.
This company's roots are in building roads for a timber company. Those roads carried log trucks and heavy equipment in and out of the woods. A road for loaded trucks needs a deeper base and a wider surface. Turnouts give two rigs a place to pass.
Farms use these roads to reach back fields, barns, hay ground and hunting property. Builders use them as construction entrances, so trucks come off the highway onto stone instead of mud. That also keeps dirt off the public road. It counts as an erosion control measure on a permitted build.
Woods roads live or die on water. Tennessee's forestry best management practices call for crowning the road, cutting wing ditches and setting cross drains. Water then leaves the grade often instead of running the length of it. We build those grade breaks and turnouts in as the road goes in.
Where a driveway crosses a roadside ditch, a culvert carries the water under it. Size the pipe too small and the first hard rain cuts the entrance out. In Montgomery County the county highway department comes out and sets the culvert requirement. They inspect the entrance again once the driveway is finished.
A driveway tying into a state highway goes through TDOT on a highway entrance permit. TDOT calls for pipe under an entrance to be at least 18 inches across. We build the entrance to the size the county or the state calls for.
Either way, the ditch line has to keep flowing. We shape the ditches and set rock at the outlets where water leaves fast. Creek crossings and small bridges have been built with an engineer and a concrete partner. Water lines and conduit under the drive get trenched first, which is part of our underground utility work.
Free, no-obligation estimates across Clarksville, Middle Tennessee and the Nashville area.
(931) 572-8673From the first call or text to the finished property, here is how it goes.
Call or text (931) 572-8673 with what you need done and where the property sits. Photos and rough acreage help us size the job before we drive out.
We come out and look at the ground, the access, and where the water runs. Then we put a price on the work and go over it with you. The visit and the estimate are free.
Once you approve the estimate, we get you on the schedule. Weather and ground conditions set which week works, and we tell you where you stand.
Equipment comes in and the job runs in order, from clearing to digging to final grade. We keep the site drained and passable while we work.
We go over the finished job with you before the equipment leaves. Anything that needs another pass gets handled while we are still on site.
Common questions about gravel driveways and roads across Clarksville, Middle Tennessee and the Nashville area. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We handle the dirt work before a build: building pads, cut and fill, rough and finish grading, and driveway cuts. The ground ends up level where it should be and sloped so water leaves the site.
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We install erosion control measures that keep soil on site and out of the ditch. Wilson Forestry and Excavating is an approved erosion control contractor with TDEC.
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We clear lots and acreage of trees, brush, and stumps across Montgomery County and Middle Tennessee. The ground gets cleaned up so it is ready to build on or put back into pasture.
Learn MoreWe are on TDEC's approved contractor list for erosion control, and we have done those jobs. That counts on sites where slopes, ditches, and roadways have to hold through a Tennessee rain.
Much of our work comes from builders and general contractors, on house builds and commercial buildings. The same names call us back for the next site.
The company started out cutting roads for a timber company's trucks and equipment. Farm roads, construction entrances, haul roads, and timber roads are still a big part of what we build.
Estimates are free, and we come out to the site to give you one. We cover Clarksville and Montgomery County out to Dover, Springfield, Dickson, Nashville, and Franklin.
Tell us what the job is and where the property sits, and we will get you an estimate. You can also call or text (931) 572-8673 if that is faster.
Tell us about the job and the ground. We will get right back to you.
