Can you prepare a pad for a house, barn or shop?

Pads for homes, shops, barns and similar structures are common work. Bring the footprint dimensions and any plans you already have to the on-site look.

Do you fix drainage problems?

Surface drainage shaping — swales, slope correction and routing water away from structures — is part of normal site prep. Sam evaluates what the property needs on site.

Do you work with builders and contractors?

Yes. Plenty of the work is site prep for an owner who has a builder lined up behind it, and the schedule gets coordinated around that.

Forestry mulcher clearing brush on a Gulf Coast property

Excavation & Site Prep

Excavation & Site Preparation on Alabama's Gulf Coast

Dirt work that gets a property ready for what comes next — pads, drives, grade, drainage and access for the crews behind you.

Get A Free Estimate Call Sam — (334) 368-4016

What This Work Is

Excavation & Site Preparation for Gulf Coast property owners

Site preparation is the work that happens between a cleared piece of ground and a finished project. Grade gets shaped, pads get built, access gets cut in and water is given somewhere sensible to go.

Coastal Alabama soil and rainfall make that last part matter. A pad that holds water is a problem for every trade that follows, so the dirt work is worth getting right the first time.

What the service includes

Building pads and structure footprints shaped and leveled
Driveway and access road base preparation
Rough grading across lots and work areas
Surface drainage shaping, swales and water routing
Trenching and general dirt work as the site requires
Spoil and material moved or spread on site

Where It Gets Used

Residential and commercial applications

Residential property

House pads, shop pads and barn sites
Residential driveways and turnarounds
Yard regrading and low-spot correction
Pond and water-feature dirt work

Commercial & land

Commercial building pads and parking areas
Access roads and equipment yards
Utility trenching support
Lot grading ahead of paving

Sherling Outdoor Solutions equipment during excavation & site preparation work on a Gulf Coast property — Sherling equipment in the field

How Sherling Works

How we approach the job

Sam looks at where water goes before he looks at anything else. Elevation, existing drainage, soil and access all get walked so the plan works with the site instead of fighting it.

You get a clear scope of the dirt work involved, and if the site has to be cleared first, that is spelled out as part of the same conversation rather than surfacing as a surprise mid-job.

See more of the equipment and property work, or read about who you are working with.

The Process

A Simple Way To Get Started.

01

Tell Us About the Property

Send the location, roughly how much ground is involved and what you want done with it.

02

Schedule an On-Site Evaluation

Sam walks the property to look at growth, terrain, access and anything that changes the approach.

03

Receive a Clear Project Estimate

You get a straightforward estimate built around the work that is actually in front of us.

04

We Complete the Work

Once you approve the scope, the job gets on the schedule and the equipment goes to work.

Service Areas

Excavation & Site Preparation across Baldwin & Mobile County

Sherling Outdoor Solutions covers property owners throughout Baldwin County, Mobile County and the wider Alabama Gulf Coast. Full details are on the Gulf Coast service area page.

Mobile
Spanish Fort
Loxley
Bay Minette
Robertsdale
Elberta
Lillian
Orange Beach
Gulf Shores

Related Services

Questions

Common Questions

Yes. Most sites need clearing before dirt work, and doing both under one scope keeps the sequence clean and avoids moving equipment twice.

Ready To Reclaim Your Property?

Tell Sam what you need cleared, prepared or improved. We’ll schedule an on-site visit and give you a straightforward estimate.

Get A Free On-Site Estimate Call Sam — (334) 368-4016

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