Bobcat grading in Boca Raton means shaping the ground so it drains, sits level and carries a driveway or a slab. We run a Bobcat T740 with a 60" grapple at $1,385/day with an operator, and estimates are free.
Most Boca Raton grading calls come from one of three places. A lot has been cleared or a house torn down and the pad needs to be cut and shaped before anything is built. A yard puddles after every summer storm and the water needs a place to go. Or a driveway or paver base needs the ground under it set to grade. On our Bobcat T740 the grapple does the cutting and pushing, and a day of it is $1,385 with the operator included.
Tell us the address and what the ground has to do once we are done, whether that is drain, sit level or carry weight, and you get a straight answer before any number is written down. Call (561) 779-3213, or use the form above. If the lot also has trees or stumps in the way, our Boca Raton tree and stump removal page covers that part.
Boca Raton is mostly flat and low, so a small change in grade moves water a long way. East of I-95 many lots date from the mid-century decades and sit on a few feet of fill over a high water table, with mature ficus, sea grape and Australian pine along the property lines. West of I-95 the lots sit inside gated and golf communities, with retention lakes and engineered drainage the whole neighborhood shares. Waterfront lots along the Intracoastal and the city lakes add a seawall, and we plan machine staging well back from the cap.
Residents name their communities in their own words: Boca Square, Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club, Boca Woods, Boca Pointe and Woodfield. Most such communities run an architectural review committee, and a regraded yard or a new pad is the kind of visible change they commonly review. Ask yours before the machine arrives, because that approval is separate from the city.
The city. Boca Raton runs its own building department, the City of Boca Raton Development Services Department, so a grading or site-work permit question inside city limits goes there. Some addresses with a Boca Raton mailing address are in unincorporated Palm Beach County instead, and those go through the Palm Beach County Building Division. Check which one your parcel is in before you call anyone. Our permits and regulations guide walks through the order of calls.
Drainage. Part of Boca Raton drains through the Lake Worth Drainage District canal system, and the city runs its own stormwater system for streets and inlets. Grading that sends water toward a canal, a culvert, an easement or a neighbor is a question for those agencies and the city, not something decided on site. Larger projects can also trigger a South Florida Water Management District permit. We ask the question first and leave the answer to the agency.
Flood zone. Low Boca Raton lots near the water may sit in a FEMA flood zone, where fill and changes to grade are reviewed by the city. Ask the Development Services staff whether your parcel is in one before any dirt is brought in.
Bring the address, a rough idea of the area, what the ground has to do when we finish, and whether an HOA or condo board is involved. A survey, a drainage plan or a permit set helps if you have one. Estimates are free, and nothing is promised until we have seen the lot. Compare this job with a clearing job in our land clearing cost guide, or read how the same crew handles grading in Delray Beach and Boynton Beach next door.
Bell Land Services works under Bell Engineering and Construction Corporation, a Florida Certified General Contractor, CGC1528750. A state certification lets the holder contract in any Florida county, and the company has operated continuously since February 2009. It holds a Palm Beach County business tax receipt for general contracting and is a BBB A+ Accredited Business. Every job carries a written one-year workmanship warranty, and estimates are free.
We have no named Boca Raton project to show you, and we will not invent one. The credentials above are what we can put in front of you, and the estimate is where they get checked against your actual lot.
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Boca Raton owners who clear or grade a lot often need what comes next. See the construction division for the building side, the land clearing cost guide for how a job is scoped, and the permits and regulations guide before any permit call.
Clearing removes what is growing on a lot. Grading moves and shapes the dirt underneath it. A lot that is already bare but holds water after every storm is a grading job. The Bobcat T740 with a 60-inch grapple cuts high spots and fills low ones until the ground drains and sits level.
The Bobcat T740 with a 60-inch grapple and an operator is $1,385 per day. How many days your lot takes depends on how far from grade it starts, whether fill has to come in and how tight the access is. Estimates are free.
Often, yes, especially when grading changes drainage or the lot is in a flood zone. Inside city limits the City of Boca Raton Development Services Department decides. Some Boca Raton mailing addresses are unincorporated, and those go through the Palm Beach County Building Division. Confirm which applies before booking.
The city runs its own stormwater system, and part of Boca Raton drains through the Lake Worth Drainage District canals. Grading toward a canal, culvert or easement is a question for those agencies first. Larger projects can also need a South Florida Water Management District permit.
Usually, yes. Many Boca Raton communities, such as Boca Square, Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club, Boca Woods, Boca Pointe and Woodfield, run an architectural review committee, and a regraded yard or a new pad is commonly reviewed. That approval is separate from the city permit.
Yes. We do demolition and site prep as well as grading, so a lot can be cleared and shaped by the same crew. The estimate sets the number of days for your lot.
Yes. We set the ground under a driveway, a motor court or a paver area to the slope the base installer needs, at the same $1,385 per day rate with an operator.
No. We have no confirmed named Boca Raton project to point to, and we will not invent one. What we have is Florida Certified General Contractor CGC1528750, operation since February 2009 and a written one-year workmanship warranty on every job.
Bell Land Services works under Bell Engineering and Construction Corporation, Florida Certified General Contractor CGC1528750. A state certification lets the holder contract in any Florida county. The company has operated continuously since February 2009.