Bobcat grading in Lake Worth: we cut, fill and shape the ground so a building pad sits level, a yard drains away from the house and a driveway has a firm base. We run our own Bobcat T740 with a 60" grapple and an operator, and we confirm the right permit desk for your parcel before the machine moves. Call for a free site walk.
Which Lake Worth Is Your Lot In? It Changes Who Signs Off
"Lake Worth" on an address does not tell you who permits the work. Lake Worth Beach is an incorporated city with its own Building Division at 1900 2nd Avenue North. Lots outside the city limits that still carry a Lake Worth mailing address are unincorporated Palm Beach County and go through the county's Planning, Zoning & Building Division at 2300 North Jog Road, West Palm Beach. This page serves both, and we say which one applies to you at the first site walk. Palm Beach County is also outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, which the Florida Building Code limits to Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
Grading is its own job rather than the last step of clearing: the vegetation is often already gone, and what the lot needs is the dirt moved and shaped. Tell us the parcel address and what the ground has to do when we finish: drain, sit level or carry a driveway. You get a straight answer within 24 hours and a free walk before any number is written. (561) 779-3213.
Our operator on a Bobcat with a grapple on a residential street, Hurricane Irma debris cleanup in Tampa, 2017. Not a Lake Worth job; it shows the crew and the kind of machine that comes to yours.
The Grading Jobs Lake Worth Lots Ask For
Most Lake Worth lots are small and built out, so the work is bounded and precise. Name yours before we arrive and "can you fix my yard" becomes a real number and a real day.
1 · Yard and lot drainage regrading
Low spots that hold water after every summer storm and ground that slopes toward the house get cut and filled until the lot sheds rain toward the street or an approved swale instead of toward the foundation.
2 · Building pads for an addition or rebuild
Cutting and compacting a level pad ahead of an addition, a garage conversion or a teardown-rebuild, left clean for the foundation crew that follows.
3 · Driveway and parking base grading
Shaping and firming the path for a new or widened driveway, so the finish surface goes on a sloped, compacted base that drains.
4 · Fill placement and finish grade
Spreading and levelling fill dirt you have had delivered, and setting the final grade after demolition, tree removal or storm cleanup.
Permits, Historic Districts and Associations in Lake Worth
The permit desk. Inside Lake Worth Beach, grading that changes drainage, adds fill or touches a swale or easement is a question for the City's Building Division. In unincorporated Lake Worth it is the county's Building Division. We do not quote a permit requirement from memory; we confirm it for your parcel in writing before booking. This is general information, not legal advice.
Historic districts. Lake Worth Beach has local historic districts, among them College Park, Old Lucerne, Northeast Lucerne, Southeast Lucerne, South Palm Park and the Old Town Commercial District. Exterior changes there are reviewed through a Certificate of Appropriateness alongside the standard permit, so on a lot in one of them we raise the second sign-off at the first walk instead of discovering it mid-job. The full picture for the city is on our Lake Worth Beach land clearing page.
Canals and drainage. Much of this area drains through canals and culverts that belong to a drainage district, not to the homeowner. A culvert or canal bank is infrastructure, not spare yard, and regrading next to one is a question for the district and the permitting desk, not something decided on site.
Associations. Many older Lake Worth Beach streets have no association at all. A lot in a deed-restricted subdivision or a condo or townhome community will usually need an architectural review sign-off in addition to the permit. We ask which applies at the walk and flag it before pricing.
What Bobcat Grading Costs in Lake Worth
Grading is priced by the day rather than by the acre, because the passes it takes to get a slope right depend on how far off level the ground starts, not on its square footage.
The day rate
Bobcat T740 with 60in grapple
$1,385/day with operator
No Lake Worth surcharge. Small lots are often a half-day to one-day booking.
What moves the number of days
Priced by scope after a free walk
How far off level the ground starts, whether fill must be trucked in, and how tight the access is on a built-out lot. Our land clearing cost guide explains each driver.
The Honest Version of Our Lake Worth Track Record
We have no owner-confirmed grading project in Lake Worth to point to, and we would rather say so than dress up a job that is not ours. What we can put in front of you is the credential stack: Florida Certified General Contractor CGC1528750, a state certification, so the owner may contract in any Florida county; a Palm Beach County Business Tax Receipt, which covers work in this county and is a local tax registration, not a contractor licence; and a BBB A+ Accredited Business rating since 2021. The company, Bell Engineering and Construction Corporation, has operated continuously since February 2009, and the owner was born and raised in West Palm Beach.
The crews and equipment are our own: a 17-year builder with a CGC licence does not hire out what he can do himself. The free walk is where that stack gets tested against your actual lot, before any money changes hands.
Is this for Lake Worth Beach or unincorporated Lake Worth?
Both, and the permit desk is different. A Lake Worth mailing address can be inside the City of Lake Worth Beach, which runs its own Building Division at 1900 2nd Avenue North, or in unincorporated Palm Beach County, which goes through the county's Planning, Zoning & Building Division. We ask for the parcel address first and confirm which desk applies before booking.
Do I need a permit to regrade my lot in Lake Worth?
Often something is required when grading changes drainage, adds fill or touches a swale, canal bank or easement, and the answer depends on the desk: the City of Lake Worth Beach Building Division inside the city, the Palm Beach County Building Division in unincorporated areas. We confirm it for your parcel before the machine moves and never guess. This is general information, not legal advice.
Can you grade a lot in a Lake Worth Beach historic district?
Yes, but plan for the second sign-off. College Park, Old Lucerne, Northeast Lucerne, Southeast Lucerne, South Palm Park and the Old Town Commercial District are local historic districts, and exterior changes there are reviewed through a Certificate of Appropriateness. Whether a given grading or tree job triggers it depends on the scope, so we raise it at the first site walk.
What does Bobcat grading cost in Lake Worth?
Grading is priced by machine days, not by the acre, and there is no Lake Worth surcharge. Our one published number is the day rate in the pricing section above, with an operator included. How far off level the ground starts, whether fill has to be trucked in, and access on a tight lot decide the number of days, which the free site walk settles before anything is written down.
Do you have a named Lake Worth grading project?
No. We have no owner-confirmed grading project in Lake Worth to point to, and we will not invent one. What we can show is Florida Certified General Contractor CGC1528750, a statewide licence that needs no extra local certification, a Palm Beach County Business Tax Receipt, a BBB A+ Accredited Business rating, and our own Bobcat T740 and operator.
Does my condo or HOA need to approve grading in Lake Worth?
If the lot sits in a deed-restricted subdivision or a condo or townhome association, expect an architectural review sign-off in addition to the permit. Many older Lake Worth Beach streets have no association at all, so the first question is simply whether your lot has one. We ask at the walk and flag it before pricing.
