Excavation & Site Preparation in Putnam County
Home ground. Greencastle, Cloverdale, Bainbridge, Fillmore and Reelsville — the county the equipment sits in overnight.
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Groundwork across Putnam County
Site preparation, foundation and basement excavation, driveways, drainage, land and lot clearing, ponds, demolition and finish grading — the full list, everywhere in Putnam County.
Home ground
Putnam County is where the equipment sits overnight, which changes what is worth doing. A half-day job in Greencastle, Cloverdale, Bainbridge, Fillmore or Reelsville is a job we can take, where a contractor coming out from Indianapolis has to price an hour each way into it before he has moved a bucket. Small drives, single culverts, a wet corner of a yard and a pad for a pole barn are all normal work here rather than something to be fitted in.
What the ground is like
Putnam County sits toward the western edge of the glacial till plain and the ground varies more than it does further east. There is clay-heavy till that holds water and seals a pond well, and there is ground where limestone comes up closer to the surface than anyone would like — the county has been quarried for it for well over a century. That difference matters on a basement dig and it matters on a pond, so it is worth knowing which one you are on before the price is set.
Farm ground and rural work
Much of the county is working farmland, and that brings its own list: field entrances that have to carry loaded grain trucks, lanes that wash out every spring, drainage tile that was laid generations ago and is failing quietly, ponds, and pads for machine sheds. Old tile is the one to watch — it is rarely mapped, it is still doing a job, and cutting one without repairing it puts water into somebody's field.
Home ground. Greencastle, Cloverdale, Bainbridge, Fillmore and Reelsville — the county the equipment sits in overnight.
Putnam County towns we cover
Greencastle, Indiana
On Grade LLC is based in Greencastle. Excavation, site preparation, driveways, drainage, land clearing and pond work across Putnam County.
Town pagePutnam CountyCloverdale, Indiana
Cloverdale is the next town south of our Greencastle base on US 231, so a job here is a short run for the equipment, not a day trip. House sites, clearing, drives, ponds and drainage across Cloverdale and the ground around Cagles Mill Lake.
Town pagePutnam CountyBainbridge, Indiana
Farm ground, ponds and long gravel drives.
Town pagePutnam CountyFillmore, Indiana
Small-town and rural parcels between Greencastle and Danville.
Town pagePutnam CountyReelsville, Indiana
Rural Putnam County acreage, clearing and access drives.
Town pageService pages in Putnam County
Land Clearing in Greencastle & Putnam County, Indiana
Lot clearing, brush clearing and forestry mulching from a crew that is based in Greencastle. The machines are already in the county.
See the pageDriveways & GradingGravel Driveways in Greencastle & Putnam County, Indiana
New stone drives, farm lanes and field entrances built on a proper base, by a crew based in Greencastle.
See the pagePond ConstructionPond Construction in Putnam County, Indiana
On Grade digs, shapes and seals farm and property ponds across Putnam County, Indiana, working out of Greencastle with the equipment parked in the same county as your ground. Travis walks the site, looks at the soil and the land draining toward it, and prices the dig from what he finds.
See the pageSite PreparationSite Grading & Land Grading in Central Indiana
Site grading sets the ground to the shape a build or a property needs: level where things sit, falling where water has to go. On Grade grades sites and land across Putnam County, Indiana, Hendricks and Boone counties and the west side of Indianapolis.
See the pageGroundwork across Putnam County.
01Excavation & Foundation Services
Basement digs, footings, foundation excavation and backfill for new builds and additions across Indianapolis and Central Indiana.
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02Site Preparation & Construction Site Work
Clearing, stripping, cutting and rough grading a site so the builder can start on schedule.
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03Land Clearing, Lot Clearing & Forestry Mulching
Lot clearing for new builds, brush clearing on overgrown ground, and forestry mulching that leaves the chip on site.
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04Driveway Installation & Finish Grading
New stone drives, regrading washed-out drives, and the finish grade that decides whether water runs off or sits.
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05Drainage, Culvert & Utility Installation
Culverts, tile, catch basins and utility trenching — moving water off the property and services onto it.
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06Pond Construction & Excavation
Digging, shaping and sealing farm and property ponds, with the spoil put to work rather than hauled off.
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07Concrete Preparation & Demolition
Stone, forms and a flat compacted base for the pour — and tearing out what has to come up first.
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08Seeding, Straw & Site Restoration
The last pass: shaping topsoil, seed and straw, and leaving the ground looking like nobody dug it up.
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Every photograph on this site is a job On Grade did. Nothing is stock and nothing is staged. See more work.
Questions from Putnam County.
Not seeing yours? Call or text (317) 203-8928 and ask Travis, or read the guides.
- Cost GuideSite Preparation Cost in Indiana: What Moves the Price
- GuideWhat Does Site Preparation Include Before Construction?
- GuideExcavation vs. Grading: What Is the Difference?
- Cost GuideLand Clearing Cost per Acre in Indiana
- Cost GuideLand Clearing Cost in Indiana: What Moves the Price
- GuideBuilding on a Wooded Lot in Indiana
Do you work in Indianapolis, or only around Greencastle?
Both. On Grade is based in Greencastle and works east through Hendricks and Boone counties into Indianapolis and Marion County. Call with the address and you will get a straight answer on whether it is a job worth mobilising for.
Do you do commercial work as well as residential?
Yes. Pads, parking, drainage and mass grading for commercial and industrial sites, alongside the residential site prep, driveways and pond work.
Do you clear lots and brush, or only full land clearing?
Both. Lot clearing for a build, brush clearing on ground that has gone over, and forestry mulching where you want the material left on site as chip.
Can you fix a driveway that washes out every spring?
Usually. A drive that washes is nearly always a drainage problem rather than a stone problem — the water has nowhere to go, so it goes down the drive. That means grade and a culvert or ditch, not just more rock.
How soon can you start?
It depends on weather and what is already on the schedule. Wet ground stops excavation faster than anything else. Call and ask — we will tell you the real timeline, not the one you want to hear.
Hendricks County, Indiana
The western edge of the Indianapolis build-out — Avon, Plainfield, Brownsburg and Danville — and the closest dense market to Greencastle.
See the countyCountyBoone County, Indiana
Zionsville, Whitestown and Lebanon, where new residential ground and the Whitestown industrial corridor are both still being cut.
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The address, roughly what you are trying to do, and when you need it.
A look at the ground
Most jobs need a look. Travis will arrange a time to come out, walk the ground with you and give you a number.
Located before digging
Anything that breaks ground gets located through Indiana 811 first.
One crew, start to finish
The person who strips the site is the person who sets the final grade.
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Greencastle, Indiana · Putnam, Hendricks, Boone and Marion counties
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