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We Move
Dirt

Full-service sitework across the Carolinas.

Land clearing to final striping, ahead of schedule, every time.

Proudly servingNorth & South Carolina

No Middlemen.
No Delays.
Just Dirt Done Right.

HD Grading is a full-service sitework contractor built for one purpose: to take your project from raw land to finished site faster, cleaner, and more reliably than anyone else in the Carolinas. We own our equipment. We run our own crews. We self-perform land clearing, grading, utilities, paving, and final striping, and we manage every other trade on your site so nothing slips between the cracks. One point of contact, one schedule, zero gaps between trades.

We were founded on a simple belief: that showing up early, communicating honestly, and delivering ahead of schedule would set us apart. It did.

HD Grading active job site with heavy equipment

Sites We've Worked On

Nicolock logo
Lowe's logo
Harris Teeter logo
Bojangles logo
Food Lion logo
Cook Out logo
Chick-fil-A logo
Sheetz logo
Publix logo
Target logo
Walmart logo
Starbucks logo
Home Depot logo
Amazon logo
CVS Health logo
Taco Bell logo
Circle K logo
Walgreens logo
Dollar General logo
ALDI logo
AutoZone logo
Dunkin' logo
Burger King logo
Wendy's logo
Autobell logo
Culver's logo
Chili's logo
Costco logo
McDonald's logo
Nicolock logo
Lowe's logo
Harris Teeter logo
Bojangles logo
Food Lion logo
Cook Out logo
Chick-fil-A logo
Sheetz logo
Publix logo
Target logo
Walmart logo
Starbucks logo
Home Depot logo
Amazon logo
CVS Health logo
Taco Bell logo
Circle K logo
Walgreens logo
Dollar General logo
ALDI logo
AutoZone logo
Dunkin' logo
Burger King logo
Wendy's logo
Autobell logo
Culver's logo
Chili's logo
Costco logo
McDonald's logo

Portfolio

Recent Work

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Nicolock Manufacturing Plant: grading / paving by HD Grading in Concord, NC
Grading / Paving

Nicolock Manufacturing Plant

Concord, NC

Culver's Restaurant: site prep / paving / striping / curb / utilities by HD Grading in Charlotte, NC
Site Prep / Paving / Striping / Curb / Utilities

Culver's Restaurant

Charlotte, NC

Apartment Complex: grading / erosion control by HD Grading in Rock Hill, SC
Grading / Erosion Control

Apartment Complex

Rock Hill, SC

Water Treatment Plant: asphalt patching / pavement markings by HD Grading in Greensboro, NC
Asphalt Patching / Pavement Markings

Water Treatment Plant

Greensboro, NC

What We Do

Everything Between the
Curb and the Building

01

Land Clearing

HD Grading self-performs land clearing with its own crews and equipment, removing trees, brush, and stumps and hauling the debris off site. We clear sites of any size, from selective thinning to mass clearing, and mulch or haul what comes down. When we're done, you're looking at a blank canvas ready for what's next.

02

Grading

HD Grading shapes sites to exact design elevations using GPS-guided equipment, covering mass grading, fine grading, and pad preparation to tight tolerances. Our crews build in positive drainage and balance cut and fill as they go. Whether it's a five-acre retail pad or a hundred-acre industrial park, we grade it right the first time so you're not fixing it later.

03

Erosion Control

HD Grading installs and maintains erosion-control BMPs, including silt fence, wattles, inlet protection, check dams, and temporary or permanent seeding, to keep a site permit-compliant from day one. We also handle construction entrance stabilization and SWPPP inspections as the job progresses. Permits don't wait and neither does stormwater, so we manage erosion while you manage your project.

04

Asphalt

HD Grading self-performs full-depth asphalt paving from stone base to final surface with its own crews and equipment. That covers parking lots, access roads, drives, overlays, mill-and-fill, patching, and ADA-compliant grading and tie-ins. Smooth rides, clean edges, built to hold up under traffic.

05

Concrete

HD Grading pours the concrete scope alongside the rest of the sitework, covering curb and gutter, sidewalks, ADA ramps, dumpster and equipment pads, and retaining walls. Running it in-house instead of subbing it out keeps the schedule tight and the trades coordinated. One point of contact from clearing to curb.

06

Utilities

HD Grading self-performs underground utility installation, covering storm drainage, sanitary sewer mains and laterals, and water lines, so the work stays in sync with grading and paving. HD also operates a dedicated division for water tap installations and utility testing, bringing tap-ins, pressure testing, and certifications in-house so projects don't wait on a third-party tester. No subcontractor delays. No coordination headaches. Just pipe in the ground, on schedule.

07

Seal Coating

HD Grading applies commercial-grade seal coat with full surface prep, crack filling, pothole patching, and re-striping once the sealer cures. Asphalt weathers: oxidation, UV, fuel drips, and freeze-thaw cycles eat away at the binder that holds a parking lot together, and seal coating is the cheapest way to extend the life of a lot by years. We work on a schedule that fits your operations, with clean edges that make the finished lot look brand new.

08

Striping & Signage

HD Grading handles the finish work on a site: parking lot striping, ADA markings, directional and regulatory signage, bollards, wheel stops, and speed bumps. The last five percent of a project is what people see first, and these are the details that make a site look complete and function properly. We don't leave until it's done.

09

Hauling & Transportation

HD Grading runs its own fleet of dump trucks and drivers, hauling stone, dirt, asphalt, millings, topsoil, and debris on its own schedule. Hauling is where HD started, and it's still the engine behind every project we run. Our lowboy moves heavy equipment between jobsites and delivers new equipment through vendor partnerships. Self-performed hauling keeps the whole job tight instead of waiting on outside carriers.

HD Grading crew operating an asphalt paver on an active job site

Our Culture

The Crew Behind
the Iron

HD Grading was built by people who show up early, stay late, and take pride in every grade stake and ton of asphalt. We don't talk about culture on a poster in the break room. We live it in the field, every day, on every site.

Everyone Goes Home

We run heavy equipment on active jobsites every single day. That means safety isn't a policy. It's a promise we make to every operator, laborer, and truck driver on our crew. We invest in training, maintain our equipment, run pre-task briefings, and hold each other accountable in the field. Because no deadline, no contract, and no dollar amount is worth someone not going home to their family. Period.

Ahead of Schedule Is Our Schedule

Most contractors talk about being on time. We think on time means you waited too long. At HD Grading, we plan aggressive and execute disciplined, so when we hand you a completion date, we're already working to beat it. That's not marketing. Ask any GC who's worked with us. They'll tell you the same thing: HD doesn't just meet the schedule. They set it.

We Build Where We Live

HD Grading is based in Concord, North Carolina, and most of us live within thirty minutes of the shop. The parking lots we pave, the sites we grade, the roads we build, we drive on them. Our kids play in the developments we clear. That's not lost on us. When you build where you live, the work means more. And it shows in how we do it.

Ready to Break Ground?

Tell us about your project. We'll tell you when it'll be done, then we'll beat that date.