Finish Grading
Land Grading, Resloping & Site Prep
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Princeton Excavation handles land grading, yard resloping, and sub-base prep for hardscapes. From leveling a lawn to building the compacted base under a paver patio, pool deck, or driveway, we set the ground your finished project sits on.
What's under the finish
A patio or driveway is only as good as what's under it. We build the grade and base that keep it flat and stable for the long haul.
Laser-Controlled Grading
We shape the contours and set the slopes to plan with laser grade control, so lawns, patios, and approaches come out smooth and even.
Compacted Sub-Base
We place and compact aggregate base in lifts to the right depth, giving pavers, slabs, and driveways a stable footing that won't settle or heave.
Ready for the Hardscape Crew
String lines, edges, and elevations are set, so your mason or paver crew shows up to a clean, accurate site and can start right away.
Finish grading in tight yards
Good hardscape starts well before the first paver. Our compact equipment moves and shapes material accurately inside fenced backyards and narrow side yards, the exact spots where the final grade matters most and big machines won't fit.
Where we work
Building a paver patio, setting a pool deck, prepping a driveway, or just fixing a lawn that never drains right: we leave you the smooth, compacted, true-to-plan ground the finished surface needs.
How a job goes
From the first call to a clean handover
Site Walk
We come look at the property by appointment, check the access and any constraints, and go over your plans or what you have in mind.
Marking & Layout
We set the layout on the ground with laser accuracy. Depths, lines, and elevations are marked before anything gets dug.
The Work
We bring the right machine for the access, lay ground protection where it's needed, and keep the mess around lawns, trees, and hardscape to a minimum.
Clean Handover
You're left with a site that's ready to go and a yard that's still in one piece, set up for whatever's next.
Frequently Asked Questions
No, we do the earthwork: grading, base, and compaction. We prep the site to your hardscape contractor's spec and coordinate the handoff so they can set pavers or pour right away.
Yes. Re-grading a lawn to a smooth, even contour is a big part of this. We reshape the surface and finish to a clean grade that's ready for seed or sod.
Yes. Resloping is some of the most common land grading we do. We cut and fill to turn the pitch away from the foundation, shape a swale where the water needs somewhere to go, and finish the new slope smooth so it can be seeded or sodded.
Our skid steer carries aggregate through standard gates in small loads, so we can build a proper compacted base in backyards that bigger equipment can't get into.
Yes. We leave the elevations, slopes, and compaction set to the agreed spec, with the area clean and clearly laid out so the next trade or the inspector finds it ready.
Service Areas
- PrincetonMercer County
- Hopewell TownshipMercer County
- Montgomery & SkillmanSomerset County
- West WindsorMercer County
- Lawrence TownshipMercer County
- PenningtonMercer County
- RobbinsvilleMercer County
- Hamilton TownshipMercer County
- PlainsboroMiddlesex County
- CranburyMiddlesex County
- South BrunswickMiddlesex County
- HillsboroughSomerset County
- EwingMercer County
Princeton, Hopewell Township, Montgomery & Skillman, and surrounding Mercer and Somerset County, NJ.
Planning a patio, driveway, or a better-looking lawn? Let's prep it right.
Owner-operated and by appointment. Tell us about your project and we'll walk the site with you.
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