Site Preparation and Grading

Site Preparation and Grading in Bentonville

Every building starts with the dirt under it, and site preparation is where a raw parcel becomes a pad you can pour on. Footyforfood clears, strips topsoil, moves the cut and fill to balance the site, and grades it rough to finish so the elevations, drainage slopes, and subgrade all match the engineer’s plan. A pad near The Meadows or a commercial parcel off Central Avenue both get the same laser grade control.

Why Grading to the Plan Matters

• No settlement later. We compact the subgrade in lifts to a specified density, commonly 95 percent of Proctor, so the pad does not sink and crack what sits on it.
• Water goes where it should. Positive slopes graded away from the structure keep runoff off the foundation and out of the crawl space.
• Concrete crews love it. A level, tested bearing surface means the next trade starts clean instead of fixing our dirt.

Our Process

We stake the site to the plan, strip and stockpile the topsoil, then cut and fill to balance earthwork and cut haul-off. Rough grading gets the site close, finish grading sets the exact numbers, and a density gauge confirms the subgrade before we demobilize. You get a compacted, draining pad ready for footings.

Call (479) 670-1070 for a free on-site look at your Bentonville lot.