Site Preparation and Grading

Site Preparation and Grading in Bozeman

Grading is where a raw lot becomes a build-ready pad. Simplicityforchildren strips and stockpiles topsoil, moves earth with cut and fill, and shapes the surface to the engineer’s grading plan, setting the pad elevations and drainage slopes your project needs. We finish with a compacted subgrade so your concrete crew can pour on solid, level ground near Kagy Boulevard.

Why Grading Is Worth Doing Right

• Drainage that lasts. Positive slopes graded away from the structure keep water off footings and out of a crawl space long after we leave.
• A pad that will not settle. Fill placed in lifts and compacted to 95 percent of maximum dry density gives footings and slabs a bearing surface that holds.
• True elevations. Laser and GPS grade control keep the finished surface tight to plan, which matters on a sloped Gallatin County lot.

Our Process

We start with the 811 utility locate, then strip topsoil and stockpile it for later landscaping. Next we cut the high spots and fill the low ones, balancing dirt on site where we can to hold down haul costs. Then we compact in controlled lifts, test the density, and fine-tune the finish grade before your slab or driveway goes in.

Call (406) 508-1940 for a free assessment on site grading in Bozeman.