Site prep · Pennsylvania and New York
A building is only as straight as what it sits on. We specialize in ground and site preparation, timbered and non-timbered. We clear it, grade it, frame it if it needs it, and lay a laser-leveled stone pad before your building shows up.
Why it matters
Set a building out of level and the frame racks. Doors bind, latches stop lining up, and it only gets worse every season. A level pad keeps it square for good.
Stone drains. Grass and dirt hold water against the runners and the floor. A stone pad keeps the whole building up out of the wet.
When the pad is ready and the right size, the building goes down once, square and level. No shimming on the fly, no "we'll come back."
Two ways to build it
Same stone, same laser level, same 12 inches past every wall. The difference is the frame.
Non-timbered
Four inches of crushed limestone, graded and laser leveled, sized a foot bigger than your building on every side. Clean, solid and the best value.
Timbered
The same laser-leveled limestone, framed with pressure-treated timbers over landscape fabric. The frame locks the stone in, the fabric keeps the weeds out, and the edges stay sharp for years.
Real prices
Pick your building size. The pad is sized for you, a foot past every wall.
Not sure? Send photos with the free site check and we'll tell you.
How it goes
On a budget
No pad? We can set your building level on solid blocks and shims instead. It costs less, and unlike a stone pad it can go on rent-to-own.
| Building width | Up to 8 in. out of level | 9 to 16 in. |
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Blocks get the building level. A stone pad also keeps it dry and gives you a clean, solid apron to walk on. When the budget allows, we recommend the pad.
Good to know
Stone pads and timbered sites are paid up front. They can't go on rent-to-own. Leveling on blocks can.
Every pad price covers up to 6 inches out of level. Each extra inch adds 5% of the pad price. Really steep spots get a quote after the site check.
Depends on your town and the building size. Check with your township or code office before we build. We'll give you the building and pad dimensions for the application.
Tell us where your septic, propane and buried wires run. Utility lines get marked through 811 before any digging.
Stone drains, stays level and costs far less than a slab. It's the right base for a shed or a portable garage.
You can. It has to be level, solid and a foot bigger than the building on every side. If it isn't right on delivery day, the building can't go down right either. Most people let us do it.
Free site check
Send it over and we email back what pad it needs and the price. Got photos? Reply to our email with 2 or 3 pictures and a short video.
Rather talk? Call (716) 946-4638, day or night.
Got it
We'll tell you what the spot needs and what it costs. Reply to that email with your photos.