Do you do site & pad construction in Abilene, TX?

Yes. Abilene is roughly 150 miles east of our Midland yard, and site & pad construction is work we run regularly across Taylor County. I-20, US-83 and US-84 carry the haul; the loop and FM roads reach most of the growth areas.

Taylor County • 150 mi from Midland

Site & Pad Construction in Abilene, TX

Site prep and pad construction that gets the ground ready to build.

Site & Pad Construction is one of the most-requested services Rangefinder Excavation provides around Abilene, TX. Abilene's blend of city growth and surrounding agricultural land keeps us busy with both land development and ag terrace projects.

Before a slab gets poured or a building goes up, the ground has to be right — graded to spec, compacted to bear the load, and draining the way the engineer designed it. Rangefinder Excavation handles site and pad construction across the Permian Basin, from commercial building pads to oilfield well pad construction.

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Aerial view of a large graded and compacted commercial building pad along a Permian Basin highway frontage

What's Included

Site clearing and rough grading to plan
Building pad excavation and compaction
Well pad construction and access road grading
Commercial lot grading and drainage shaping
Cut-and-fill balancing to minimize haul-off costs
Final grade shot and documented for your engineer's sign-off

Why Abilene Property Owners Call Us

A pad built on properly compacted base carries loaded rigs and haul trucks without rutting or pumping
Grade shot to your plan tolerances, so the slab or the location sits where the engineer drew it
Fall built in from the start, so the first heavy rain runs off the pad instead of sitting on it
Cut-and-fill balanced on site where the ground allows it, which is the difference between hauling material in and moving it across

Ground conditions — Abilene, TX

Taylor County ground runs from sandy loam to tight clay with rock ledges, so the same tract can dig three different ways.

Clay holds water long after a rain, which turns unimproved driveways and pads into ruts unless there is base under them and fall away from them.

What site & pad construction looks like around Abilene

Abilene is roughly 150 miles east of our Midland yard. I-20, US-83 and US-84 carry the haul; the loop and FM roads reach most of the growth areas.

Work we get called for in Taylor County

Lot grading and pads for residential and light commercial build-out
Ag terracing on surrounding farmland
Land clearing on acreage tracts being brought into use

Access & permits

TxDOT's Abilene district covers state-highway frontage; Taylor County and the City of Abilene handle the rest.

How a site & pad construction job runs

Same four steps whether the job is in Abilene or anywhere else we work: review plans and stake the site, clear and rough grade, compact to spec, final grade and drainage.

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Site & Pad Construction in Abilene — Common Questions

Do you do site & pad construction in Abilene, TX?: Yes. Abilene is roughly 150 miles east of our Midland yard, and site & pad construction is work we run regularly across Taylor County. I-20, US-83 and US-84 carry the haul; the loop and FM roads reach most of the growth areas.
What affects a site & pad construction job around Abilene?: Taylor County ground runs from sandy loam to tight clay with rock ledges, so the same tract can dig three different ways. Clay holds water long after a rain, which turns unimproved driveways and pads into ruts unless there is base under them and fall away from them.
Do I need a permit for site & pad construction near Abilene?: It depends on whether the work touches a public road. TxDOT's Abilene district covers state-highway frontage; Taylor County and the City of Abilene handle the rest. We will tell you which one applies before we price it.

More general questions about site & pad construction are answered on the site & pad construction page.