Land Grading, Charlotte, NC

Our land grading services are ideal for new construction and to overcome drainage problems.

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Snead's Outdoor Services crew on a dozer at a job site
Locally owned · Lexington, NC
About Snead's

Expert Land Grading Contractors in Charlotte, NC

Snead's Outdoor Services started with our owner, Chris Snead, who grew up in the landscaping and power equipment business alongside his father. He took to running machinery early, and once he graded his first plot of land on his father's tractor he was hooked — that is where this company came from.

We are still a small outfit and we like it that way: the person who walks your property is the one running the dozer on it. We cut, fill and shape the ground with our own Caterpillar equipment so water falls away from the house instead of toward it, and the site sits level and ready to build.

  • Owner-operated
  • Our own equipment
  • Based in Lexington, NC
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Our Promise

What You Get on Every Grading Job

  • Free, no-obligation estimates — we'll walk the property with you first
  • Clear from the first call to the last load — you know the plan and the price
  • Owner-operated, out of Lexington — the crew that quotes it is the crew that shows up
  • Graded to drain — water leaves the site instead of sitting on it
  • New build or fix — a level pad for a house, business or pool, or a yard regraded so it stops holding water
  • Cut and fill balanced on site — where the ground allows, to keep haul costs down

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Our Land Grading Process

From the first call to the finished job, here is how a grading job runs from the first walk-through to the final pass.

Estimator with a clipboard walking a sloped residential lot marked with orange survey stakes
Step 1

Free On-Site Estimate

We come out and look at how the ground sits, where the water goes when it rains and where it needs to go instead, and what access the equipment has — so the plan fits your site rather than a generic one.

Two crew members going over a site plan on a pickup tailgate beside a staked dirt lot
Step 2

We Go Over It With You

You hear what we found, what it is going to take and what it costs — before anything gets started. Nothing happens on your property until you say go.

Bulldozer pushing red clay to shape a building pad along a line of grade stakes
Step 3

We Cut, Fill and Grade

We cut the high ground, fill the low spots and shape the site so it falls away from the foundation instead of toward it, balancing cut and fill on site where the ground allows. Rough grade for a pad to build on, or a finish grade when the yard has to be done.

Two people walking across a finished graded yard covered in straw beside a new house
Step 4

We Walk It With You

When the work is done we go over the finished job together and make sure it is what you had in mind. That is the part most people never get, and it is the part we care about most.

Building a home or commercial property with the least likelihood of water intrusion around the foundation is important. To accomplish this, the site should be prepared so that rain and melted snow move to lower points away from structures. Land grading is the process that enables proper drainage. While it is best to have this service performed prior to construction, it is important to note that land grading can also be a restorative solution if it wasn’t done properly to begin with.

Land Grading in Lexington, North Carolina

Whether you need land grading for a construction project or for resolution, give us a call at Snead’s Outdoor Services (SOS). We offer land grading, excavating, land clearing, and other services in the Lexington, North Carolina area for anything from small to large projects. We utilize high-quality Caterpillar equipment to get the job done efficiently and effectively. Our team is experienced, so your land grading results will exceed your expectations and safety is assured from start to completion.

If you are having water issues and need an “SOS” solution or you want to get your residential or commercial project off on the right foot with proper land grading services, reach out to us today to schedule a consultation. We’ll be happy to arrange a site visit to review the situation and provide our recommendations for how to proceed.

Call us at SOS today with questions you have about land grading or any of the other services we offer, including demolition, excavating, land clearing, and pond construction.


At Snead’s Outdoor Services, we offer land grading services to customers throughout Lexington, Denton, Thomasville, Asheboro, Mooresville, Lake Norman, Winston-Salem, Salisbury, Davidson, Cornelius, and Concord, North Carolina.

Land Grading FAQs

Answers to the questions we get asked most about land grading work around Charlotte and central North Carolina. Anything not covered here, call us on (336) 596-5573.

How much does it cost?

Every site is different, so there is no honest flat rate to quote. We come out, look at the job in person and give you a straight number before anything starts — free, and with no obligation to use us.

Can grading fix my drainage problem?

Often, yes. Water pooling against a foundation or sitting in low spots is usually a grade problem, and reshaping how the ground falls is what moves the water off the site instead of into it.

What is the difference between grading and excavating?

Excavating is moving earth — digging it out and hauling it. Grading is shaping what is left so it sits at the right level and falls the right way. Most jobs need both, which is why we do both.

Do you handle the hauling too?

Yes. We run trucking and hauling as part of the same job, so material coming off or going onto your site is not a separate contractor to line up.

What equipment do you use?

Caterpillar equipment and other heavy machinery. We are owner-operated, so the person who comes out to quote your job is the one running the machine on it.

What areas do you cover?

We are based in Lexington and work across Davidson County and central North Carolina — Winston-Salem, High Point, Thomasville, Asheboro, Denton, Kernersville, Clemmons, Mocksville, Advance, Salisbury, Concord, Mooresville, Cornelius, Davidson and the Lake Norman area, plus the communities around them.

Service Area

Land Grading Across Central North Carolina

Based in Lexington, we shape and level ground so it drains right and builds flat in Charlotte and throughout the Piedmont and Lake Norman area — these towns and the communities around them.

Got a Lot to Level or a Yard That Holds Water?

Call and talk to the crew that will actually be on your property — not a call center. We'll walk the site and give you a real number.

Call (336) 596-5573