Franklin & Western North Carolina

Grading & Road Repair in Franklin, NC

We set the grade and the drainage, and we repair the gravel and dirt access roads common across Western North Carolina. Done right, water stays off the building and the road stays drivable when it rains.

Owner-operator · 40+ years · NC Contractors #75898 · Highland Peaks Retreat, built in Highlands

The problem

If your drive washes out when it rains, or the pad has to sit at the right level before a building or wall, this is the work.

Rain running toward the building instead of away from it.
A gravel or dirt road that ruts, washes, or is hard to drive after a storm.
A pad or yard sitting at the wrong grade on clay soil.

How the job goes

1Read the slopeWe see where the water wants to go and where the road has to stay.
2Set the gradesWe shape the land so water moves off the building and off the road.
3Repair the roadWe fix the gravel or dirt access so you can drive it.
4Leave it readyThe site is graded for what comes next, and the road is left drivable.

From the job

Graded ground during construction, and the finished access road and parking at Highland Peaks Retreat in Highlands.

Graded dirt, tire tracks, and planter boxes on the Highland Peaks Retreat site, with the mountain behind the fence line.

Stained fence and raised beds on the graded dirt at Highland Peaks Retreat.

Cabin on concrete piers at Highland Peaks Retreat, porch timber framed, sitting on a graded dirt pad.

Twilight aerial of Highland Peaks Retreat in Highlands, North Carolina, along the Cullasaja River, with cabins, a pavilion, parking, and the access road lit at dusk.

Where we work

EarthWorks is based in Franklin, North Carolina. We work here and across Western North Carolina, including Highlands and Cashiers.

Towns we serve

The problem

How the job goes

From the job

Where we work

Call about the grade or the access road.