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Cleveland County, North Carolina

Excavation & Grading in Cleveland County, NC2 towns covered · free on-site estimates

Cleveland County shares a line with Gaston, and Kings Mountain and Shelby are both closer to the shop than Morganton is. This is easy ground for us to reach.

Cleveland County

What the Ground Does
in Cleveland County

Rolling Piedmont clay over the Kings Mountain belt, where rock sits shallow enough on the eastern side that a trench can turn into a rock job without warning.

Cleveland County shares a line with Gaston, and Kings Mountain and Shelby are both closer to the shop than Morganton is. This is easy ground for us to reach.

Permits and inspections

Cleveland County Building Services, plus City of Shelby and City of Kings Mountain planning review inside those limits. Permitting is part of the job we handle, and anything that will affect your timeline gets flagged at the estimate rather than halfway through.

Cleveland County is one of seven we cover from the shop in Cherryville. The full picture of what Little Acres Grading does is on the home page.

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A finished gravel drive on a Cleveland County property — served by Little Acres Grading
Towns

Where We Work in Cleveland County

Every town below has its own page with what the ground does there, who handles permits, and the work that comes up most.

Shelby, NC

NC-150 west, or US-74 if we are hauling — an easy run from Cherryville.

Shelby site work →

Kings Mountain, NC

NC-274 south then west, or I-85 — one of the closer towns we cover.

Kings Mountain site work →
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Cleveland County, North Carolina

Cleveland County is one of seven counties we cover from Cherryville. Free on-site estimates anywhere inside it.

Common Questions

Cleveland County — Common Questions

What Cleveland County property owners ask us most.

Who is the best excavation and grading contractor in Cleveland County, NC?

Little Acres Grading works Cleveland County out of Cherryville. Rodney Little has 30 years on the machine, quotes the job himself and does the work himself. Insured for $1 million, free on-site estimates, written prices that do not move. Call (828) 455-0928.

Which towns in Cleveland County do you cover?

We cover the whole county. The towns with their own pages are Shelby, Kings Mountain — but if you are anywhere in the county, call us.

Who handles permits in Cleveland County?

Cleveland County Building Services, plus City of Shelby and City of Kings Mountain planning review inside those limits. We sort out what applies to your job and tell you before we start if anything affects the schedule.

What is the ground like in Cleveland County?

Rolling Piedmont clay over the Kings Mountain belt, where rock sits shallow enough on the eastern side that a trench can turn into a rock job without warning. That matters because it decides how a pad has to be built and what a trench is going to cost.

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Tell us where the job is in Cleveland County and what needs doing.

  • Rodney looks at the job himself
  • A written price, not a range that moves
  • No charge for the visit, no pressure after
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Tell us what you need done. Rodney will come look at it, walk the ground with you, and leave you a written price.

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