Residential excavation and dirt work underway in central Illinois by Foil Land Services

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Grading & Dirt Work

Grading and dirt work in Shelbyville, IL. Foil Land Services levels pads, shapes drainage, and moves dirt for residential and commercial sites.

  • Pads, slopes, and dirt moving
  • Residential and commercial
  • Water aimed the right way

Grading & Dirt Work

Move the dirt so the site works

Grading is how a cleared lot becomes a pad, a drive, or a yard that does not hold water against the house. Foil Land Services moves dirt around Shelbyville for home sites and commercial ground.

Tucker looks at the slope, the soil, and where water is going today. The estimate is free. You hear what it takes to get a surface that sheds water and holds traffic.

Dirt work often follows land clearing and sits next to drainage, trenching, and driveway repair. One crew can keep those pieces on the same plan.

How it is priced. Quoted after we see the slope and how much dirt has to move. Free estimate.

Residential excavation and dirt work underway in central Illinois by Foil Land Services

Tucker quotes it himself and he is on the machine when the work happens.

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What You Get

What a grading & dirt work job includes

Level pads and yards

High spots come down, low spots come up, and the surface is ready for what you are building.

Shape for water

Slope is not decoration. It is how you keep water off the foundation and out of the low corner.

Move spoil on site

Dirt that comes out of a trench or a pad can often stay and work somewhere else on the same property.

Tied to the next service

Grading pairs with drainage, driveways, and clearing so you are not coordinating three outfits.

How It Goes

From first call to finished ground

  1. 01

    Walk the slope

    We look at where water sits, where you want the pad, and how the site drains now.

  2. 02

    Free estimate

    A straight price for the dirt that has to move.

  3. 03

    Cut and fill

    The machine goes to work. You can see the grade change as it happens.

  4. 04

    A surface you can use

    The site is left ready for rock, seed, or the next trade.

Our Work

Grading & Dirt Work work around Shelbyville

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Residential excavation and dirt work beside a home in central Illinois by Foil Land Services
Freshly graded ground after land clearing near Shelbyville, Illinois by Foil Land Services

Where we work

Grading & Dirt Work throughout Shelbyville, IL and a one-hour radius.

  • Shelbyville
  • Pana
  • Mattoon
  • Decatur
  • Taylorville
  • Charleston
  • Effingham
  • Ramsey
  • Hillsboro

Questions

Grading & Dirt Work questions we get asked

Can you grade after a land clearing job?

Yes. That is a common pairing. Clearing opens it, grading makes it usable.

Do you bring in extra dirt or just move what is there?

Most jobs use what is on site. If the property is short on fill, we talk about that in the estimate instead of discovering it mid-job.

Will grading fix a wet yard by itself?

Sometimes. Sometimes the yard also needs pipe, a swale, or a trench. We will tell you which one you actually have.

Do you grade commercial lots?

Yes. Residential and commercial dirt work are both on the list, fully insured either way.

Foil Land Services compact track loader staged for a job in central Illinois

Free Estimates

Ready to put your ground back to work?

Free estimates on land clearing, forestry mulching, food plots, and dirt work across Shelby County. Call or text Tucker Foil and get your project on the schedule.

foillandservices@gmail.comMon-Fri 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM · Sat 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM