Frequently Asked

Estimates are free. We walk the site — that part is not optional, because terrain, access, rock, and drainage all change the number materially and none of them are visible from a map. You get a written quote that names the scope, the disposal method, the finish condition, and what happens if we hit rock. Expect a response within 24 hours of your request and a site visit within a few days.

We are based in Summersville and work a primary 50-mile radius covering Nicholas, Fayette, Greenbrier, Webster, Braxton, Clay, Kanawha, and Raleigh counties. We regularly take work in surrounding counties as well, and for commercial projects at scale we mobilise anywhere in West Virginia. Mobilisation is a visible line on the estimate, so you always see what travel costs.

Yes — licensed in West Virginia and fully insured for commercial work. We provide certificates of insurance to general contractors and property owners on request, and we can name additional insureds where a contract requires it.

It varies by season more than most people expect. Winter is busier for clearing than owners assume, because frozen ground carries equipment. September fills early for seeding. Spring is the season we most often advise waiting out, since saturated ground cannot be compacted to spec. Call and ask — if your timing is flexible, there is often a window that improves both the price and the result.

Yes, and for commercial work we prefer to. Give us the civil set and we build to it, including compaction specifications and third-party testing at the intervals the engineer requires. You get as-built elevations and photographic records of what went into the ground before it was covered — which is usually the difference between a smooth inspection and a delayed one.

Permits are issued to the property owner, so responsibility rests there. We will tell you what your site is likely to trigger during the walk-through, and we build and maintain erosion and sediment controls to the permit conditions. We are not permit consultants and do not sign as permittee. Our resource guide on permitting covers the common triggers in detail.

For most residential work, a deposit at scheduling and the balance on completion. Larger commercial projects are billed on progress against defined milestones. Terms are stated on the quote before anything is signed.

We stop and talk to you. Rock, an unmapped spring, or a buried surprise changes the work, and the right response is a conversation and a written change order — not a larger invoice at the end. Our quotes state up front how the common surprises will be handled so the conversation starts from an agreed position.