We correct standing water, settled grades and compacted fill on both older in-town lots and newer subdivisions in Gastonia. Every visit includes a free on-site estimate, with no trip fee.
We don't run a Gastonia storefront because the estimate and the work both happen at your property. We're working in Gastonia and the other towns on our weekly route, we know how I-85 Exit 20 and New Hope Road feed into Garrison Boulevard, and we schedule so we can reach your address and arrive when agreed.
The Schiele Museum of Natural History is at 1500 East Garrison Boulevard, Gastonia, NC 28054.
The Schiele Museum opened on July 24, 1961, as the Gaston County Museum of Natural History. The City of Gastonia took it over in 1964.
The museum has been a Smithsonian Affiliate since 2001. It includes a planetarium and outdoor exhibits with a nature trail, Catawba Indian Village and historical farm.
Gastonia combines older in-town neighborhoods with newer subdivisions. Older lots may tilt back toward a house after decades of settling, while newer lots can have compacted fill and narrow builder grades. Adding topsoil to a low point does not create an outlet.
Gastonia mixes two very different lot histories. Older in-town yards can tilt back toward the house after decades of settling, while newer subdivision lots are often built on compacted fill with a shallow builder grade that never had much slope to begin with.
Neither condition is solved by adding soil to the low spot. On an older lot, we trace where the ground actually falls before regrading toward the house is reversed. On a newer lot, we check whether the compacted subsoil is slowing absorption or whether the finished grade itself needs to be reshaped to create a real path to an outlet.
Addresses recurring puddles on compacted-fill Gastonia subdivision lots that never had much slope.
Reshapes narrow builder grades on newer Gastonia lots where water has nowhere else to travel.
Collects subsurface water on older in-town lots where clay has packed tightly after decades of settling.
Moves roof water away from houses that have settled back toward the structure over time.
Places an inlet at low points created by builder grading on newer Gastonia subdivision lots.
Catches runoff crossing a driveway apron on an in-town Gastonia lot.
Relieves water pressure behind walls built on compacted fill in newer Gastonia developments.
The City of Gastonia operates its own Stormwater Utility through the Stormwater Department and charges a monthly stormwater fee. Drainage on private property is the property owner’s responsibility.
From I-85, take Exit 20, New Hope Road, south and turn right onto Garrison Boulevard. The museum is on the right just past Grier School.
We check whether the grade has settled back toward the house over time or whether it was built flat from the start, since those two causes call for different regrading or collection approaches.
Fill alone doesn't create an outlet, so we trace where water can actually travel before raising any low area, otherwise the water just relocates.
We assess grading, outlets and ground cover the same way on institutional or commercial property as on a house lot, adjusting access for larger equipment where needed.
Call 704-460-2019 or send the contact form. There is no trip fee.
