Footing Excavation
We dig footings to the plan for new homes, additions, garages and porches around Burlington. The trenches are ready for the footing inspection before any concrete goes in.
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A gravel driveway is the way in to your home or your land, and it takes a beating. When it fails, you get ruts and mud after every hard rain. JRC Construction builds new gravel driveways and repairs worn ones for homeowners and landowners. We are based in Burlington and work within about 55 miles of town.
Many jobs start on raw land, where land clearing opens a path through the trees. On a new house site, an early driveway lets trucks reach the build. Gravel driveways are one part of the excavation work we do. We look at the job and give you a free written quote.
Tell us about the septic system, lot, driveway, teardown or home project and where it is. We look at the job and put your free quote in writing.
A new gravel driveway starts with the ground under the stone. Before any digging, state law calls for notice to NC811 at least three full working days ahead. Then we strip the topsoil and roots off the route, because soft dirt lets stone sink.
Federal soil maps put Cullen and Enon soils under much of Burlington, and both have clay below the topsoil. Wet clay turns sticky and soft, and stone pushed into it can vanish. So we shape the clay and pack it firm before any stone goes on. The state forest service's road guide notes that fabric under the stone keeps gravel from sinking into soft soil.
Next, crush and run goes down and gets packed until it locks up hard. The finished surface gets a crown, a low hump down the middle of the driveway. Rain runs off both sides instead of sitting in the tire tracks.
Most people call it all gravel, but the stone makes a difference. Crush and run is crushed rock with the stone dust left in, and it also goes by ABC stone. The ABC name comes from aggregate base course, the road-base stone in the state specs.
Packed down, the dust fills the gaps between the rocks, and the surface sets up hard. That tight layer holds up under tires and lets rain run off the top.
Washed stone has the dust rinsed out, and the state spec for No. 57 stone allows almost none. Water drains straight through it, but the loose stones roll and spread under tires. We talk through which stone fits your driveway when we look at the job.
Burlington averages about 47 inches of rain a year, and every season gets its share. A gravel driveway without a crown holds that rain in the tire tracks. Each car pushes the wet stone aside, and the ruts grow into potholes.
Stone dumped in the holes helps for a while, but the flat shape keeps catching water. So we regrade the driveway and shape the crown again. Fresh crush and run goes on where the stone wore thin, and we pack it down.
Sometimes the water pours onto the driveway from a slope above it. Then yard grading beside the driveway turns the water away before it reaches the stone. Near a state road, NCDOT's policy also bars a driveway from sending water across the pavement.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 55 miles around Burlington across the Piedmont.
(336) 516-7170From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (336) 516-7170 with the address and the job. We set a time to come look.
We come out to see the site and how equipment gets in. On septic work, the county permit shows what goes in and where.
You get a free quote in writing, with the work spelled out. When you say yes, we set a date.
State law calls for an NC811 ticket three full working days before digging. Septic work also waits for the county's Construction Authorization.
We do the work in the quote. On a septic job, the county inspects the system before it is covered with soil.
Common questions about gravel driveways around Burlington and the surrounding Piedmont. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We dig footings to the plan for new homes, additions, garages and porches around Burlington. The trenches are ready for the footing inspection before any concrete goes in.
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We take down houses, garages, barns and sheds around Burlington and haul off what comes down. Call or text for a free quote in writing.
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We load and haul off construction and demolition debris around Burlington. We also haul storm wood and the brush piles from clearing.
Learn MoreLand clearing, grading, the gravel driveway and the septic system can all go on one quote. You deal with one company for all of it.
A text works as well as a call, and photos of the site help us see the job. Reach us at (336) 516-7170.
Burlington sits at the center of our service area. Septic and excavation work reaches about 55 miles out, Greensboro and Durham included.
Gravel driveway cost in North Carolina: market ranges per foot and per driveway, crush and run vs washed stone, base depth, drainage and NCDOT rules.
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Land grading cost in North Carolina: national cost-guide ranges for yard regrading, leveling, lot and per-acre grading, plus the state rules that apply.
Read more →Tell us where the job is and what you need done. Call or text (336) 516-7170, or send the form, for a free quote.
Tell us about the septic system, lot, driveway, teardown or home project and where it is. We look at the job and put your free quote in writing.