
Clay soil around Lake Corpus Christi moves. It swells when wet and shrinks when dry. That movement cracks slabs, tilts shop walls, and splits driveways. Then a Gulf storm hits and washes out whatever is left.
Lowman Land Services LLC provides site work services in Sandia, TX built for this ground. We work across Jim Wells County and the lake basin. We know the clay on the lots and ranches along TX-359 and FM 534. We know how it behaves in a drought and after a tropical downpour.
Here is what that means for you. We strip out reactive topsoil. We bring in select fill and compact it in lifts. We set your grade so water leaves the pad instead of sitting under it. Your foundation gets a stable base that stays level year after year.
As a site work contractor in Sandia, TX, we do not guess. We read the land, plan the drainage, and build the pad to match. Whether you need a house pad, a shop pad, or a full building site, our professional site work services protect your slab and your budget. You pay once and build on solid ground.
From residential projects to commercial developments, we provide end-to-end solutions for every stage of construction.
Every job follows the same four steps. No surprises.
Step 1: Heavy brush clearing and root grubbing. We remove dense mesquite and huisache, roots included. Leftover roots rot and leave voids under your pad. Clean ground comes first.
Step 2: Rough cut and laser grading. We shape the site so water runs toward natural drainage basins and away from your building. Laser guidance keeps slopes consistent, so you avoid ponding at the slab edge.
Step 3: Soil stabilization and select fill import. We strip reactive topsoil. Then we import engineered base material and compact it in thin lifts. That is how a pad resists clay movement.
Step 4: Final elevation and access construction. We finish the pad height and build rock driveways, culverts, and utility trenches. Your builder, plumber, and electrician can start work without waiting on dirt.
Our site preparation services in Sandia, TX cover jobs along TX-359 and FM 534. One crew. One schedule. You get a build-ready site.
A homeowner near Pernitas Point needed a level pad for a 40×60 shop. Expansive clay had already cracked a neighbor’s slab. We cleared the brush, stripped reactive topsoil, and built the pad with compacted select fill. We graded it to shed runoff toward the lake basin. Access came off FM 534 with a rock driveway and culvert. The slab went down flat.
A landowner off TX-359 in Jim Wells County planned a home on ten acres of mesquite and huisache. We grubbed the brush, rough cut the site, and laser graded it for drainage. We built a rock driveway entry, set a culvert, and trenched utilities to the pad. After the first big Gulf storm, water moved off the property instead of through it. Construction started right on time.
We clear the site, strip reactive clay topsoil, and rebuild the pad with compacted select fill placed in lifts. Then we grade it to shed water. This limits the shrink-swell movement that cracks foundations.
Water must move away from structures and toward a natural drainage path. We shape swales, size culverts, and grade for positive flow. Exact slopes depend on your lot, so we plan them on site.
Yes. As a full-service site work company in Sandia, TX, we handle brush clearing, rough grading, pad construction, rock driveway entries, culverts, and utility trenching. One crew runs the whole job, so your schedule stays tight.
Dry stretches work best. Wet clay is hard to compact and cuts up fast. We plan around Gulf rain patterns so your pad is built on firm, workable ground.
We work across Jim Wells County and the Lake Corpus Christi shoreline, including Pernitas Point and Lagarto. We also serve rural ranch land stretching toward the Live Oak County line.
