Grading & Land Leveling in Port Huron & St. Clair County, MI
Water goes where you put it
Yards, lots and building pads cut to a grade that sheds water instead of holding it — the work that decides whether everything built on top of it lasts.
- Free on-site estimates
- Owner-run by George
- Based in Capac, MI
What the job covers
- Yard grading and leveling
- Final grade before seed or sod
- Building pads to grade
- Rough grade after construction
- Low spots filled and blended
- Ruts and washouts repaired
Grade is drainage
Most standing-water problems are grade problems. Before anything else gets suggested, the ground is shot and cut so water leaves the yard on its own. A lot of jobs end there.
New construction and repairs
Rough grade after a build, final grade before seed or sod, and re-grading yards that were left flat or sloped back toward the house.
No mystery, no surprise invoice.
Walk the job
George comes out, looks at the ground with you and talks through what it actually needs.
A number before work starts
You get a price for the job in front of you, not a rate and a shrug.
The machine shows up
The equipment arrives when it was said it would, and the work runs start to finish.
Left clean
Ruts knocked down, ground graded, debris gone. The site is finished, not abandoned.
Grading & Land Leveling across three counties.
Based in Capac, working across St. Clair, Lapeer and Macomb counties, and further for larger jobs. See the full service area.
Grading by county
St. Clair County
Lapeer County
Macomb County
Metro Detroit
Work like yours.
Every photo here is from a real Elite Excavating job. See more recent work.
Questions about this work.
Not seeing yours? Call (989) 702-2426 and ask George, or read the guides.
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- GuideDo You Need a Permit for a Pole Barn in Michigan?
- GuideSite Prep for a New Home on a Rural Michigan Lot
- GuideBuilding a Pond in Michigan: What to Check Before You Dig
Can you fix a yard that holds water after every rain?
Usually. It starts with a look at where the water comes from and where it can go. Sometimes it is grade, sometimes it needs drainage as well.
Do you seed after grading?
Grading and prep for seed is what we do; the seeding itself can be arranged or left to your landscaper.
Other work he takes on.
01Land Clearing
Trees, brush, scrub and stumps taken off the ground so the land underneath can be built on, farmed, fenced or mowed.
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02Brush Hogging & Forestry Mulching
Standing brush and small trees cut and mulched where they stand, leaving a clean layer on the ground instead of a pile to deal with.
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04Driveway Installation & Repair
New drives cut in, tired ones brought back, and lots resurfaced — built on a proper base and crowned so the water runs off the edges.
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05Drainage Solutions
Water moved away from foundations, yards and low spots — starting with the grade, and adding pipe only where pipe is what the ground needs.
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06Material Hauling
Stone, sand, topsoil and fill brought in — and dirt, spoil and debris taken out — with the machine already there to spread it.
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07Pole Barn Pad Prep
A level, compacted pad built to the size and elevation your builder gave you, so the barn that goes on it sits right for the life of the building.
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08Residential Excavating
Digging, backfill and dirt work on properties where the lawn, the drive and the fence all have to still be there when the machine leaves.
Learn moreGet a price for grading & land leveling.
Send the details and he will come out, walk the job with you and give you a number before anything starts. If it is easier to talk it through, call him.
Capac, Michigan · St. Clair, Lapeer and Macomb counties
Free estimate. A real number.
Call George. He walks the job with you and gives you a price before any work starts.