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

Yes. Lubbock is roughly 120 miles north of our Midland yard, and site & pad construction is work we run regularly across Lubbock County. US-84, I-27 and Loop 289 carry the haul routes in and out of town; county roads take over past the city limits.

Lubbock County • 120 mi from Midland

Site & Pad Construction in Lubbock, 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 Lubbock, TX. Lubbock's flat terrain and heavy clay soils make drainage grading and ag terracing two of our most requested services in the area.

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 Lubbock 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 — Lubbock, TX

Flat South Plains ground over clay-loam soils, with playa basins that hold water instead of shedding it.

Rain arrives in heavy summer thunderstorms and pools on ground that has almost no natural fall, so cut fall has to be built in rather than found.

What site & pad construction looks like around Lubbock

Lubbock is roughly 120 miles north of our Midland yard. US-84, I-27 and Loop 289 carry the haul routes in and out of town; county roads take over past the city limits.

Work we get called for in Lubbock County

Subdivision lot grading on the south and southwest edge of town
Ag terrace work on surrounding South Plains farmland
Drainage cuts and swales on flat lots that pond after storms

Access & permits

State-highway frontage goes through TxDOT's Lubbock district; county road access and culvert sizing go through Lubbock County Road & Bridge.

How a site & pad construction job runs

Same four steps whether the job is in Lubbock 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 Lubbock — Common Questions

Do you do site & pad construction in Lubbock, TX?: Yes. Lubbock is roughly 120 miles north of our Midland yard, and site & pad construction is work we run regularly across Lubbock County. US-84, I-27 and Loop 289 carry the haul routes in and out of town; county roads take over past the city limits.
What affects a site & pad construction job around Lubbock?: Flat South Plains ground over clay-loam soils, with playa basins that hold water instead of shedding it. Rain arrives in heavy summer thunderstorms and pools on ground that has almost no natural fall, so cut fall has to be built in rather than found.
Do I need a permit for site & pad construction near Lubbock?: It depends on whether the work touches a public road. State-highway frontage goes through TxDOT's Lubbock district; county road access and culvert sizing go through Lubbock County Road & Bridge. 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.