Mass grading & cut-and-fill
Balanced earthwork across the site, moving dirt from cut to fill instead of trucking it off-site.
Grading Contractor in Lynchburg, VA
Mass grading, finish grading, pad prep, and lot leveling, cut and fill to engineered tolerance, right the first time. No callbacks, no surprise re-work.
Self-perform & bondedLicensed & insuredLynchburg, VA and surrounding areas
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Everything under "grading," done by one crew.
Grading isn't one task. It's the sequence everything else is built on. Here's what's in scope.
Finish grading to plan
Final grade cut to engineered tolerance, the elevation your architect and superintendent signed off on.
Building pad prep
Pads compacted and leveled to spec, ready for your foundation crew to start the same week.
Lot leveling
Residential and commercial lots leveled for buildability, no low corners, no standing water.
Survey staking & elevation checks
Grade checked against the plan as we go, problems get caught while they're cheap to fix.
Erosion & sediment control
Silt fence and BMPs installed alongside the grading work, the discipline that keeps your permit intact. See Stormwater & VSMP.
Send us your plans.
We'll walk the site, free.
30 to 45 minutes on the ground, an itemized quote within five business days.
Start with a free site walk →HOW IT WORKS
Four steps.
No mystery.
Every grading project follows the same process, from first call to final walk.
Free site walk
We look, we listen, we measure the dirt in front of us. No charge.
A real quote
Itemized scope and timeline within five business days, not five rounds of phone tag.
Schedule & mobilize
Permits pulled, BMPs installed, crew and equipment on-site.
Grade check & sign-off
Elevations verified against plan. Drone documentation. Final walk with you.
GRADING, ANSWERED
Quick answers, real ones.
The questions owners and GCs ask most before a grading job starts.
How much does grading cost in Lynchburg, VA?
It depends on site size, soil and slope conditions, access, and how much cut-and-fill balancing the site needs. We don't quote by square footage over the phone. Every grading job gets a free site walk first, so your number reflects the actual dirt, not a guess.
How long does a grading project take?
Most residential grading wraps in a few days to about two weeks; commercial pads and larger cut-and-fill jobs run several weeks depending on scope, weather, and inspections. You get a real timeline in writing after the site walk, not a range that changes once the crew shows up.
Do I need a permit to grade my property in Virginia?
Often, yes, Virginia's Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) and local erosion-and-sediment-control rules can require a permit once you disturb a certain amount of land, even on residential lots. We handle VSMP compliance as part of the job, so you're not left to figure out the paperwork alone.
WHY IT MATTERS
Grading is the trade everything else stands on.
Virginia based
Farther out? Talk to us. We may still reach you
5 days
Typical turnaround for a written quote
1 crew
Grading start to finish on your site
What clients say
"Oxen Civil is just a pleasure to deal with. They hit our grade and utility elevations dead on, but honestly, what I remember most is how easy and good-natured the whole team is to work with. You can tell they genuinely care about doing right by the project and by us."Tim Geisland, Architect / Project Manager, Veritas Building Co.
Ready to get your site graded right the first time?
Send us your plans. We'll walk the site with you, free, within five business days.
Request a grading quote →