Excavation & Grading in Sherrills Ford, NCCatawba County · about forty minutes east
NC-150 east all the way, the same road that takes us to Denver, then north at the lake. Free on-site estimates, insured for $1 million, and thirty years of experience with exactly this kind of ground.
What We Do in Sherrills Ford
Excavation & Grading in Sherrills Ford
Lot grading, building pads, cut and fill, drainage
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Land Clearing in Sherrills Ford
Trees, brush, stumps and debris
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Demolition in Sherrills Ford
Outbuildings, slabs, mobile homes & old concrete
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Brush Hogging & Heavy Brush Cutting in Sherrills Ford
Overgrown fields, pasture & heavy growth
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Gravel Driveways in Sherrills Ford
New drives, rebuilds, crown & drainage
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Concrete Driveways in Sherrills Ford
Driveways, parking pads, walks & aprons
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Emergency & Storm Cleanup in Sherrills Ford
Downed trees, washouts & blocked access
Learn more →Site Work in Sherrills Ford, Catawba County
Sherrills Ford sits on the Catawba County side of Lake Norman, reached out NC-150 — the same road that takes us to Denver on the Lincoln shore. The land is wooded and rolls down to the water, so lake lots here carry real grade, and the shoreline takes constant erosion pressure from wake and seasonal drawdown.
A Sherrills Ford lake lot presents the same two problems as the Lincoln County side. The approach is steep, narrow and usually tree-lined, which decides machine size before any dirt is considered. And any bank left unarmoured at the waterline will keep giving ground back to the lake.
We match equipment to the drive rather than the job, and at the water we key the toe of the rip-rap in and set it on a filter layer so it stays where it is put. Shoreline permitting gets confirmed before stone is ordered.
Excavation & Grading Contractor in Sherrills Ford, Catawba County
Sherrills Ford takes its name from a crossing of the Catawba used long before the river was impounded into Lake Norman. It is unincorporated, so Catawba County handles most permitting, and it has filled in steadily as the lake has been built out. The defining challenge is a regulated, eroding shoreline on steep wooded ground.
Common Projects in Sherrills Ford
Rip-rap and shoreline stabilisation is the signature job. Steep driveway rebuilds come second. Drainage swales and lot clearing for lake houses make up the rest.
What the Ground Does Here
Rolling wooded lots dropping to the Lake Norman shoreline, clay over rock, with constant erosion pressure anywhere the bank is left bare.
Getting Equipment In
NC-150 and Sherrills Ford Road carry everything; lake-side drives are steep, narrow and tree-lined, which decides what size machine comes in.
Permits in Sherrills Ford
Catawba County Building Services, plus Catawba-Wateree shoreline management rules on anything at the water line.
Free Estimates Across Sherrills Ford
Whether you are on the water off NC-150, back on a wooded lot away from the shoreline, or out toward the Lincoln County line, we will come measure your Sherrills Ford project and give you an honest written quote at no cost.
Free Estimate in Sherrills Ford
Tell us where in Sherrills Ford 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 Sherrills Ford Property Owners
Call Us
We Know Catawba County
Sherrills Ford is steep wooded ground on a regulated lake. We size the machine to the drive and key rip-rap in at the toe so it holds.
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
Sherrills Ford, North Carolina
Sherrills Ford sits in Catawba County, about forty minutes east from our shop in Cherryville. Estimates are free from our grading contractor in Cherryville, NC.
Sherrills Ford, NC — Frequently Asked Questions
What Sherrills Ford property owners ask us most. If yours is not here, call (828) 455-0928.
Little Acres Grading covers Sherrills Ford from our base in Cherryville — about forty minutes east. Rodney Little has 30 years running equipment in Catawba 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. Sherrills Ford is inside our normal service area — about forty minutes east from the shop — and there is no travel charge. Estimates there are free, the same as anywhere else we work.
Yes. Catawba-Wateree shoreline management applies around the lake regardless of which county you are in, on top of Catawba County permitting. We sort out which applies as part of the estimate.
Usually, but the drive decides the machine. Narrow, steep, tree-lined approaches are the norm here, so we walk the access first and bring equipment that fits rather than equipment that would be faster in an open field.
Catawba County Building Services, plus Catawba-Wateree shoreline management rules on anything at the water line. 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.