A crucial trade in the home-building world is the walls and fencing! And this can be a tricky one if you’re not careful. Now unlike the other land development trades, …

Dry utilities is the installation of the electric, telephone, TV, internet, and gas in a community. In this post we will be discussing: Joint Trench Mainline vs. Crossings Joint Trench …

After the rough grading, the first set of utilities to go underground is typically the wet utilities. The wet utilities consist of installation of pipe for sewer, storm drain, and …

Once all your underground utilities are in and your streets are paved, you’re probably thinking that you’re ready to start building houses! But before you do, let’s get into our …

After the wet utilities (and dry utility crossings) are in, the street improvements can then be installed. It is very important for builders to install their streets because they cannot …

Rough grading is typically the first trade in land development. It’s the process of shaping the site. To do this, the rough graders have to move a TON of dirt to …

The soils report for a project is probably one of the most important pieces of information you can have for your site! (It’s also one of the very first things …

Just as a recap from our previous post “Planning & Due Diligence”, the Land Development process will consist of three stages: Feasibility, Entitlements, and Land Development Construction. And typically you …