Excavation & Grading in Bessemer City, NCGaston County · about ten minutes south
A short run down NC-274 — one of our closest towns. Free on-site estimates, insured for $1 million, and thirty years of experience with exactly this kind of ground.
What We Do in Bessemer City
Excavation & Grading in Bessemer City
Lot grading, building pads, cut and fill, drainage
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Land Clearing in Bessemer City
Trees, brush, stumps and debris
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Demolition in Bessemer City
Outbuildings, slabs, mobile homes & old concrete
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Brush Hogging & Heavy Brush Cutting in Bessemer City
Overgrown fields, pasture & heavy growth
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Gravel Driveways in Bessemer City
New drives, rebuilds, crown & drainage
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Concrete Driveways in Bessemer City
Driveways, parking pads, walks & aprons
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Emergency & Storm Cleanup in Bessemer City
Downed trees, washouts & blocked access
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Bessemer City lies about ten minutes south of Cherryville on NC-274, with US-29/74 running through it and the Kings Mountain ridge just to the southwest. The town was founded on iron and named for the Bessemer steel process, and that is not just history — the mineral belt that made it a mining town is the same rock an excavator finds a few feet down today.
This is the shallowest rock in Gaston County. On plenty of Bessemer City lots a footing trench, a utility line or a deep drainage run will reach stone before it reaches design depth, which changes both the method and the price. In-town lots are also compact and older, so there is rarely room to swing a large machine.
We probe for rock before we quote here rather than after, because the difference between digging clay and breaking stone is the difference between two numbers that are not close to each other. Where rock is unavoidable we say so up front and price it, instead of writing a change order once the bucket stops.
Excavation & Grading Contractor in Bessemer City, Gaston County
Bessemer City was laid out in the 1890s around iron and mining interests, and the Kings Mountain mineral belt beneath it has been worked in one form or another ever since. Textiles followed, as they did across the county. The defining physical challenge is unambiguous: this is rock country, and any job that goes more than a few feet down has to account for it.
Common Projects in Bessemer City
Driveway work leads, because it stays above the rock. Small demolition and lot clearing come next on older in-town properties. Drainage correction is the third, and it is the one most affected by geology — you cannot always dig the trench you would like, so the grading solution has to work at shallower depth.
What the Ground Does Here
Clay over rock with the shallowest ledges in the county in spots, a legacy of the mineral belt this town was founded on.
Getting Equipment In
US-29/74 and NC-274 carry equipment easily; older in-town lots are compact.
Permits in Bessemer City
City of Bessemer City planning inside the limits, Gaston County outside.
Free Estimates Across Bessemer City
Whether you are off US-29/74, out toward the Kings Mountain ridge, or on one of the older in-town lots, we will come look at your Bessemer City project and leave you a written price at no cost.
Free Estimate in Bessemer City
Tell us where in Bessemer City the job is and what needs doing. Rodney will come look at it and leave you a written price.
- Rodney looks at the job himself
- A written price, not a range that moves
- No charge for the visit, no pressure after
Tell Us About the Job
Why Bessemer City Property Owners
Call Us
We Know Gaston County
Bessemer City sits on the mineral belt that gave it its name. We probe for shallow rock before quoting, so a trench price is a real price.
The owner runs the job
Rodney quotes it and Rodney does it. No gap between what you were told and what happens on site.
The price is written down
A number on paper after we have walked the ground. It does not move unless you ask for something different.
Insured for $1 million
Certificate available on request, for you, your builder or your HOA.
Water gets dealt with
Most of what we are called to fix is somebody else’s drainage. We grade so water leaves.
We clean up after ourselves
Debris hauled off, ruts filled, the site left in a condition you would be happy to show somebody.
Our Own Job Photos
Bessemer City, North Carolina
Bessemer City sits in Gaston County, about ten minutes south from our shop in Cherryville. No travel charge anywhere in our area — talk to our Cherryville grading team.
Bessemer City, NC — Frequently Asked Questions
What Bessemer City property owners ask us most. If yours is not here, call (828) 455-0928.
Little Acres Grading covers Bessemer City from our base in Cherryville — about ten minutes south. Rodney Little has 30 years running equipment in Gaston County and the counties around it, and he quotes the job and runs the machine himself. Insured for $1 million, free on-site estimates, and a written price that does not move. Call (828) 455-0928.
Yes. Bessemer City is inside our normal service area — about ten minutes south from the shop — and there is no travel charge. Estimates there are free, the same as anywhere else we work.
There is a fair chance on anything that goes more than a few feet down. The mineral belt the town was founded on runs right under it. We check at the estimate and tell you honestly, because rock changes the method and the number.
Usually yes. If rock limits trench depth we solve it with surface grading, a shaped swale and a proper outfall instead of a deep pipe. The water still leaves — it just takes a different route.
City of Bessemer City planning inside the limits, Gaston County outside. We handle that as part of the job and tell you up front if anything about it affects your start date.
All seven: excavation and grading, land clearing, demolition, brush hogging, gravel driveways, concrete driveways, and emergency and storm cleanup. Residential and light commercial both.
Seven Counties, One Crew
Every town we cover, by county. Pick yours and see what the ground does there.
Gaston County
- Cherryville (Primary)
- Gastonia
- Mount Holly
- Belmont
- Dallas
- Stanley
- Bessemer City (You’re Here)
- Lowell