Grading & Dirt Work in Edwardsville & Hillsboro, IL
Ground shaped so the water leaves, and keeps leaving.
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- Jon quotes every job
- Residential and commercial
What you are actually buying
What the work covers
Grading is about water
A yard that ponds, a drive that washes, a shop that takes water across the floor — those are all grade problems. Shaping the ground so the water leaves is most of what dirt work is for.
Final grade and rough grade
Rough grade gets the shape and the fall right. Final grade is the pass that makes it seedable or pourable. Which one you need depends on what is going on top, and it is worth saying up front.
Yards, lots, pads and drives
The same principle at every scale: establish where the water is meant to go, then cut and fill until it goes there on its own.
Yard grading and drainage
Water running toward the house, a low spot that stays wet for days after a rain, a yard that erodes every spring. The fix is almost always grade: re-shaping the ground so the water has a path away and takes it on its own.
Lots, pads and building sites
New builds around Edwardsville, Glen Carbon and Troy need a pad cut level and a lot shaped to shed water before the concrete goes in. Getting that right is cheaper now than after the foundation is poured. See excavation and site prep.
Drives, lanes and rural ground
Around Hillsboro and Montgomery County it is more often lanes, farm drives and the ground around sheds and barns. Same rule: find where the water wants to go, then cut and fill until it goes there. For the rock on top, see gravel driveways. More on grading in Hillsboro.
Grading Town by Town
Pages written for the ground and the jobs in each town. Every one is quoted by Jon himself.
Grading Questions
Not seeing yours? Call or text (217) 710-0606 and ask Jon, or read the common questions.
What is the difference between rough grade and final grade?
Rough grade gets the shape and the fall right. Final grade is the pass that makes the ground ready to seed or ready to pour on.
What happens to the leftover dirt?
It is graded back on site or hauled away, whichever was agreed at quote stage. That is decided before the work starts, not after.
Can you give a grading price over the phone?
Sometimes, for straightforward work where a photo tells the whole story. Anything involving a cut, drainage or access we would rather look at first.
How far will you travel?
Further than most people expect. Montgomery County is home, and we are in Springfield, Decatur, Effingham, Vandalia, Greenville, Carlinville and out into the Metro East as a matter of course. If your job sits past that, ring and ask — Jon would rather hear about it and tell you himself than have you rule it out.
Do you quote for free?
Yes. Every quote is free and Jon does them himself.
Most jobs need more than one of these
Towns we are in most weeks
Four steps, no surprises
Tell us the job
Call, text or send the form. A photograph of the ground and the way in tells us more than a description does — width of the gate, where the truck can sit, what is in the way.
Jon prices it himself
Jon quotes every job on this site. You are not talking to a call centre and you are not getting a number from someone who has not looked at the ground.
The machines turn up
Excavator, dozer, skid steer or the truck — whatever the job actually needs, with an operator who has run it before.
It gets left clean
Spoil hauled off or graded back, whichever was agreed. The job is not done while there is a pile sat in your yard.
Get a price on grading and dirt work
Send the job over and Jon will come back to you himself. A photo of the ground and a rough idea of access gets you a straighter answer than a paragraph ever will.
- Free quotes, given by Jon himself
- Residential and commercial work
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Tell Jon what you need moved
Send the job over and Jon will come back to you himself.