Site Preparation and Grading

Site Preparation and Grading in Bentonville

Grading is where a build succeeds or fails. Calmodern strips and stockpiles topsoil, moves earth in a balanced cut and fill, and shapes a parcel to the pad elevations and drainage slopes on the engineer’s grading plan. The finished subgrade is compacted and ready for a foundation crew, a slab, or paving. We run laser and GPS grade control so the surface matches the drawing, not a rough estimate.

Why Grade and Drainage Come First

Water has to leave a site the right way, or it finds the foundation. We build positive slopes away from every structure, cut swales where the plan calls for them, and set silt fence and inlet protection so sediment stays on your lot. Rough grading gets the mass of dirt close, and finish grading tightens the surface to within tenths of a foot near SW 14th Street builds and rural pads alike.

Our Process

We start with an 811 locate and a walk of the parcel, then strip topsoil and stockpile it. Cut and fill balances the earthwork, structural fill goes in controlled lifts, and a density gauge confirms 95 percent of maximum dry density before we call it done. Screened topsoil returns over finished areas so the lot is ready to seed.

Call (479) 785-5594 for a free quote on site preparation and grading in Bentonville.