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Land Grading & Leveling in Gentry, AR

Uneven, sloped, or poorly draining lot? We cut, fill, and grade it to a stable, properly sloped surface that sheds water.

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Land Grading in Gentry

Grading is the foundation of almost every site project, and getting it right is the difference between a lot that drains and one that floods. We grade and level residential and builder lots across Benton County — cutting down high spots, filling low ones, and shaping the surface so water runs where it should instead of pooling against a foundation or washing across a driveway. Out here in Northwest Arkansas, a lot of grading work comes from new construction on rocky, sloped ground around Bentonville, Rogers, and Centerton, plus older properties where the original grade has settled or was never done right and now the yard holds water or sheds it onto the neighbor. We rough-grade for builders to get a pad and lot ready, and we finish-grade yards so they are smooth, stable, and pitched away from the house. The grade you set is the grade you live with, so we take the time to shoot it right.

Land Grading & Leveling in Gentry, AR

Excavation & site work in Gentry

Gentry sits in the western part of Benton County near the Oklahoma line, a small, rural, agricultural town surrounded by farmland, pasture, and the wooded acreage typical of this corner of the county. It is poultry and farming country, well removed from the metro core, and the dirt work here matches — rural, agricultural, and practical. We do land clearing, site preparation, grading, gravel driveways, drainage, pond excavation, and hauling throughout the Gentry area. Much of our work is on farms and acreage: clearing and grading land, building pads for barns, shops, and poultry houses, digging stock ponds, putting in long farm driveways, and managing drainage across fields and around buildings. The ground is the rocky, rolling Ozark soil common to the region, with farmland and creek bottoms adding their own grading and drainage needs. If you have an agricultural or rural project around Gentry — clearing, a pad, a pond, a driveway, or a drainage fix — tell us about it and we will come read the land and give you a straight number.

  • Cut-and-fill grading to a stable, properly sloped surface
  • Positive slope established away from foundations and structures
  • Rough grading for builders and finish grading for yards
  • High spots cut down, low spots filled and compacted
  • Excess rock and spoil hauled off or reused as fill
  • Grade shot and checked so it actually drains

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Land Grading in Gentry

Tell us what’s happening and we’ll call you back — local Gentry service.

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Areas We Cover in Gentry

In town or up a cove — if it’s in or around Gentry, we come to your property.

  • Downtown Gentry
  • Highway 12 corridor
  • Flint Creek area
  • rural west Benton County
  • Decatur Road area

Common Site & Drainage Issues in Gentry

The dirt-work and drainage problems we see most around here — and how we handle them.

Agricultural and farm site work

Gentry is farm and poultry country, and a lot of our work is agricultural — clearing and grading land, building pads for barns, shops, and poultry houses, and managing drainage around farm buildings. These are practical rural projects, and we bring equipment sized for acreage and farm work.

Pads for barns, shops, and poultry houses

Farm buildings need a properly built, compacted pad just like a house does, or they settle and crack. We build pads for barns, shops, and poultry houses on the rocky ground around Gentry, compacted to spec so the structure sits on stable, load-bearing ground.

Field and farm-building drainage

Drainage on a farm matters — around buildings, across fields, and along access drives. We grade and drain to move water where it should go, keeping farm buildings dry, fields usable, and driveways from washing out on the rolling, rocky Gentry ground.

Land Grading in Gentry — FAQs

Do you build pads for barns and poultry houses around Gentry?
Yes. Farm buildings need a properly built, compacted pad or they settle and crack, just like a house. We build pads for barns, shops, and poultry houses on the rocky ground around Gentry, compacted to spec so the structure sits on stable, load-bearing ground. Tell us the footprint and we will scope it.
Can you do agricultural site work on my Gentry farm?
Yes — agricultural and rural work is most of what we do around Gentry. We clear and grade land, build farm-building pads, dig stock ponds, put in farm driveways, and handle drainage around buildings and fields. We have the equipment for acreage and farm projects.
My farm field or building area holds water — can you fix the drainage?
Yes. We grade for positive slope and add ditches, swales, or drains to move water off fields, away from farm buildings, and out of driveways. On the rolling, rocky Gentry ground we read where the water goes first, then fix it at the source so the ground stays usable.
My yard holds water after it rains — can grading fix it?
Usually, yes. Standing water in a yard almost always means the grade is flat or pitched the wrong way, so water has nowhere to go. Re-grading to establish a positive slope away from the house and toward a safe outlet is the most common fix. Sometimes we pair it with a drain, but often the grade alone solves it.
What is the difference between rough grading and finish grading?
Rough grading is the heavy cut-and-fill that shapes a lot to design grade — what a builder needs before construction. Finish grading is the final smoothing that leaves the surface ready for sod, seed, gravel, or paving and pitched to drain. We do both, and many jobs need both.
Will the fill settle and undo the grading?
Not if it is done right. We place and compact fill in lifts so it stays put instead of settling later and leaving low spots. Cutting corners on compaction is how a fresh grade turns back into a puddle after a season — we do not skip it.

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