Grading · Excavating · Site Work · Utilities
Build-ready sites, on the date you were promised.
Grading, land clearing, storm drainage, and utilities excavation across the Columbia, SC metro and the Midlands — done right the first time, so your build starts on schedule and nobody has to come back to it.
No charge, no obligation. You'll hear from a real person at JT Lee.
Since 2019
Lugoff, South Carolina
75+ years
Combined field experience
$800K+
Highway work delivered in 9 months
SCDOT
Borrow supplied on Highways 601 & 378
A site that isn't ready doesn't get cheaper. It gets expensive later.
Every dollar you save on the dirt work comes back later as a change order, a delay, or a repair under something you already paid to build. These are the four ways that happens.
01
The quote was a guess.
Nobody walked the property. The number was built from a phone call, and the first invoice is the first time anyone mentions rock.
02
The pad was never compacted to spec.
It looked flat and it felt hard. Two seasons later the slab tells a different story, and fixing it means taking out what you built.
03
Water had nowhere to go.
The site drained fine in July. In February it's against the foundation, the driveway is washing out, and the county is asking questions.
04
The crew stopped answering.
You're four weeks from your framing date and you don't know whether anyone is showing up tomorrow. That's not a scheduling problem, it's a business problem.
Everything that has to happen before you build.
One crew, one scope, one number. If it's below the dirt, we do it — which means nobody stands around pointing at somebody else when the site isn't ready.
Site Work & Grading
Rough and precision grading, cut and fill, soil compaction for foundations, grading for roads, parking lots, and building pads.
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Land Clearing
Residential and commercial clearing, brush removal, stump excavation, tree removal, right-of-way and utility corridor clearing.
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Storm Drainage & Utilities
Storm drainage installation and repair, culverts and headwalls, water and sewer excavation, erosion control measures.
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Septic Systems
New septic system installation and repair, drain field prep, and the site work needed to get it permitted.
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Excavation & Demolition
Basement and foundation excavation, dirt and soil hauling, asphalt and concrete removal, aggregate spreading.
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Equestrian Arenas & Rings
Base prep, drainage, and grading for riding arenas and rings built to hold up under daily use.
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Ponds & Dams
New pond digging, pond and dam rebuilds, spillway and embankment work.
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Driveways & Hardscape Base
Driveway grading and repair, gravel delivery and spreading, parking lot base, and drainage fixes.
Learn more →We've been on the other side of this schedule.
JT Lee was started in 2019 in Lugoff by people who spent their careers in the ground. Our supervisors, contractors, and operators carry 75+ years of combined experience, and they've watched the same mistakes get made on other people's jobs: pads cut by eye, drainage designed on the tailgate of a truck, and a schedule nobody was willing to put in writing.
So we do it differently. We walk the site before we quote it. We tell you what's under the ground before you sign. And we don't hand a site back until you've walked it with us and signed off on it.
“If we can't stand on it, we can't stand behind it.”
Core expertise
- Residential & commercial excavating and grading
- Site work and utilities excavation
- Storm drainage installation and repair
- Grading and clearing for road construction and parking lots
- Slope stabilization and drainage improvements
- Rough and precision grading
- Erosion control installation
- Soil compaction and foundation preparation
Three steps from a site you're worried about to a site you can build on.
01
Show us the site.
Send your plans, email a pin drop, or call or text us. We'll review the drawings or walk the property with you — usually within 24 to 48 hours. No charge, no obligation.
02
Get a fixed, line-item quote and a schedule.
A written scope with quantities, sequence, and dates. If you're a general contractor or developer, send your bid invite and we'll return a complete proposal from your plans and specs.
03
We mobilize. You stop worrying about the site.
Our crew shows up, sets erosion control, and starts moving dirt. You get progress updates and photos. We don't hand it back until you've walked it and signed off.
Work you can verify, not a wall of logos.
Highway 601 over Colonel's Creek / Mountain Creek
$800,000+ delivered in 9 months
Kershaw County, SC
- ■Site clearing
- ■Subgrade establishment
- ■Borrow hauling and placement
- ■Riprap installation
- ■Bridge tie-ins
Highway 601 / 378 Overpass
5,200 LF of storm drain on Hwy 378
Sumter / Kershaw County, SC
- ■5,200 linear feet of storm drain installed on Highway 378
- ■Dirt pit permit secured for borrow material
JT Lee obtained the dirt pit permit to supply 90,000 cubic yards of borrow to the South Carolina Department of Transportation for both the 601 and 378 jobs.
Great Falls Rail Trail
$368,000+ project
Great Falls, SC
- ■Site clearing
- ■Reestablishment of the rail bed
- ■Repair of damaged storm drain crosslines
Delivered as a joint venture with United Infrastructure. Completed January 1, 2026.
Get a free site evaluation before you commit to anything.
We'll walk the property, tell you what's actually under the ground, and give you a written, line-item quote. No charge, and no obligation to hire us.
The 12 things that decide whether a site is actually ready.
Twelve checks you can run yourself, in order, before you accept a graded site or sign off on the dirt work. Written for the person paying for it — not for the person doing it.
Two fields. No phone number required. Take it and use it on whichever contractor you hire.
From a hospital pad to a subdivision entrance.
Our completed work spans the sectors below. Different sites, different specs, same requirement: the ground has to be right before anything else can start.
What people ask before they call us.
Tell us about the site. We'll tell you what it needs.
Free evaluation, written quote, and a straight answer about your timeline.
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(803) 600-6368Office
658 Andrew Lane
Lugoff, SC 29078
Mon–Fri, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM