Land grading, land leveling, and recompaction at $80/hr — pads and sites compacted right, ready for what goes on top.
Operator labor only — you rent the equipment · 8-hour standard day
For quick pricing or questions, send a picture message and a description to Jay at (323) 432-0008.
All equipment must be rented for the job — Jay can help arrange the rental so the right machine shows up.
Each work day is 8 hours; additional hours should be requested in advance. Labor progress payments required.
The grading rate is $50/hr base plus a $30/hr completion bonus, displayed flat at $80/hr — finish grading and recompaction carry the responsibility for everything built on top of them.
Recompaction is re-compacting soil in lifts after excavation or fill so it reaches the density new construction needs — foundations, pads, and driveways sit on compacted ground, not loose dirt.
Yes — driveway grading and building pads are standard grading work, along with French drain installation and drainage shaping.
Grading services are where a site is won or lost. Machine Masters provides land grading, land leveling, and recompaction as operator labor: building pads, driveway grading, drainage grading, and finish grading, all shot against your grade stakes or laser. Soil compaction and recompaction are billed at the grading rate — a $50 base plus a $30 completion bonus per hour.
A grading contractor bundles machine and operator into one bid; here you rent the grader, dozer, or roller direct and hire the operator by the hour, so the grading cost stays transparent. From rough grading for new construction to re-grading ground that ponds water, Jay grades to plan and to drainage — flat where it should be flat, sloped where the water needs to go.