Gravel Driveways
We build gravel driveways and parking areas with number 57 stone on a graded base. We also regrade and regravel drives that have rutted or washed out.
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A patio or a new lawn is only as good as the ground under it. Veridian Corp works as an excavation contractor for that ground across Beckley and southern West Virginia. We cut the high spots and fill the low ones, then shape the grade so water runs off. The next layer starts on firm, level soil.
Our excavation work covers site prep and grading for outdoor projects and yards. We dig out and grade the ground under a paver patio, a retaining wall, outdoor steps or a shed pad. We also level uneven yards and regrade wet spots so rain moves away from the house. We handle the cleanup and hauling too.
Tell us about the patio, wall, planting or clearing job and where the property is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
Site prep is the dig and grade work that comes before a patio or a wall gets built. We strip the sod and topsoil and cut the ground to depth. Then we set the slope, and the stone base goes down on firm soil.
A wall needs a level, solid trench under its bottom row of block. A shed or equipment pad needs firm, level ground a little wider than the footprint. We set the grade for each one so the build starts level and square.
If the site is wooded or grown over, land clearing comes first, then the stumps. Grading starts once the ground is bare. A job that disturbs an acre or more needs a state stormwater permit. West Virginia puts that permit on the property owner.
When water pools by the foundation, the grade is often the cause. The same goes for a soggy low spot or a gully cut down the yard. We find where the water comes from and where it can go before any dirt moves.
Then we reshape the ground so it falls away from the house toward a safe low point on the lot. On a wide yard, a shallow swale can carry the water around the house. Fill soil goes in where the grade has sunk, and it gets packed in layers.
Finish grading comes last. We rake the soil smooth for the sod and plantings of our landscaping work around Beckley.
The USDA soil survey maps about half of Beckley's ground as Clifftop and Nallen soils. Clifftop has a subsoil heavy with silt and clay, with flat chips of shale mixed in. Both soils sit on bedrock that is usually 20 to 40 inches down.
That rock shapes the work. Under Clifftop the rock is shale, siltstone or fine sandstone, and under Nallen it is hard sandstone. A deep cut for a wall or a level pad can reach it. We check for signs of rock when we look at the job.
Slope is the other half. The survey maps about a third of the land inside the city on slopes of 15 percent or more. On those lots, grading often pairs with a retaining wall or terraces that hold the cut.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 40 miles around Beckley across southern West Virginia.
(304) 237-1212From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (304) 237-1212, or send the form. Tell us what you want done and where the property is.
We come out and look at the site. What we see there shapes the plan and the price.
We work out the plan and give you a free estimate. The quote comes to you in writing.
We set a start date with you. Then we do the work the way we planned it.
We clean up the site and haul off the debris. Then we go over the finished work with you.
Common questions about excavation and grading around Beckley and the rest of southern West Virginia. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We build gravel driveways and parking areas with number 57 stone on a graded base. We also regrade and regravel drives that have rutted or washed out.
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We pour plain concrete patios and walkways, plus pads for sheds and equipment. Steps and landings go in as part of a bigger outdoor project.
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We plow home driveways and business parking lots around Beckley each winter. Coal mine sites and their access roads are part of our snow removal work too.
Learn MoreWe plan the landscape with you, then build it. The design and the install stay with one company.
We look at the job before we price it. You get a free estimate, and the quote comes in writing.
We own the machinery for clearing and grading. The company that gets the ground ready can also build the patio and plant the beds.
Financing is available. Ask about it when we put your quote in writing.
Land clearing cost per acre in West Virginia: published ranges for brush and wooded lots, plus what slope, rock, stumps and hauling add to the bill.
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What a retaining wall costs in West Virginia: national price ranges by material and height, and what drainage and permits add on a sloped mountain lot.
Read more →Send the form with a few details about the job, and we set up a time to look at it. You can also call or text (304) 237-1212.
Tell us about the patio, wall, planting or clearing job and where the property is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.