Lot grading in Palm Beach Gardens is mostly a water question: where the rain goes, whether a pad sits high enough, whether a driveway approach drains. Bobcat T740 with a 60" grapple, $1,385/day with an operator. Free site walk, answer within 24 hours.
Lot Grading in Palm Beach Gardens — the Short Answer
We grade lots in Palm Beach Gardens with a Bobcat T740 compact track loader and a 60-inch grapple, at $1,385 a day with an operator. That covers drainage regrading, a building or shed pad, a driveway approach, and levelling after a teardown or storm. Our yard is in Loxahatchee and the machine comes to you on its own trailer. Give us the address and what the ground has to do, and you get a straight answer within 24 hours, then a free walk of the lot before any number is written. (561) 779-3213.
Grading here is not the same job as clearing. Clearing takes off what is growing; grading shapes the dirt. For the clearing side, and for what moves that price, see our land clearing cost guide.
The T740 and grapple that clear brush also cut and shape the ground underneath it.
The Grading Jobs Palm Beach Gardens Lots Ask For
The city runs from an older street grid near the original downtown, through master-planned golf and country-club communities built out from the 1970s, to newer development along the western edge. The lot you have decides which of these you need.
1 · Drainage regrading on an established lot
Older lots settle. A yard that holds water against a slab or a garage apron gets cut and filled so it sheds toward the street, a swale or an approved outfall, not toward the neighbor.
2 · Building and shed pads
A level, compacted pad for an addition, a pool equipment area, a detached structure or a slab. If fill has to be brought in, that is priced as a separate line from the day rate.
3 · Driveway approaches and edges
Reshaping the approach and the shoulder so a driveway drains and a delivery truck does not rut the edge. Work in the swale or the right-of-way is a separate approval question.
4 · After a teardown or a storm
Levelling a lot once a structure is gone, or spreading and smoothing after storm debris is off. See the storm debris guide for the cleanup side.
Drainage and Water — the Question Before the First Pass
Palm Beach Gardens is low, flat South Florida ground with a high water table, so a few inches of grade decides whether a lot drains or ponds. That makes the water path the first thing we look at, ahead of the machine. Changing it can send water onto a neighbor, and Florida regulates altering surface-water flow. Work near a wetland, canal or drainage easement can involve the South Florida Water Management District, whose Environmental Resource Permit program covers it; our permits and regulations guide walks through it.
Some parcels also sit inside a public drainage district, such as the Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District, and some do not. Your property records or the district can tell you. If a culvert or district easement touches the lot, grading near it is the district's call before it is ours. Confirm with the district and the City.
Permits and Approvals — Confirm with the City
The City. Palm Beach Gardens is an incorporated city with its own Building Division, at 10500 N Military Trail, (561) 799-4210, and it takes applications through an online portal. Grading that changes drainage, brings in fill or belongs to a build is commonly a permit question. Confirm with the City for your parcel before work starts.
The City Forester. The City keeps a City Forester inside its Development Compliance and Zoning Division to protect tree canopy, and its review can reach removing or heavily pruning trees and palms, which comes up on a lot that needs grading. Our Palm Beach Gardens land clearing page covers that process in full.
The community. Most of the city sits inside a community association, such as PGA National, BallenIsles, Frenchman's Creek, Mirasol or Evergrene. These commonly run an architectural review board that approves a new pad, re-grading or fill on top of anything the City requires. Ask your association before you book.
Staging and Access
The T740 arrives on a trailer, so we check the way in before we book: gate width and access code, guard-gate contractor rules and work-hour limits, driveway and swale crossings, overhead lines and low limbs, and a flat place to stand the trailer without blocking a neighbor. We also call 811 for a free utility locate before anything digs, and we protect the swale and any culvert on the way in. Tell us about the gate and the driveway when you call and the day count gets more accurate.
What the T740 With a 60-Inch Grapple Can and Cannot Do
What it does well
Cutting and filling a lot to a shape, spreading and smoothing fill, cleaning a pad, pushing and loading debris, and handling brush, logs and smaller stumps with the grapple. Tracks spread the weight on soft ground better than wheels.
What it does not do
It is a compact track loader, not an excavator or a bulldozer. It is not the right machine for deep trenching, digging a pond, moving very large volumes of fill, laser-precise finish grade, or felling big canopy trees. If your job needs something else, we tell you on the walk.
What Bobcat Grading Costs in Palm Beach Gardens
Grading is priced by the day, not by the acre, because the number of passes depends on how far off the ground starts, not on how big the lot is.
Bounded jobs
Drainage fix, driveway approach, small pad
$1,385 · per day, operator included
The T740 with grapple and an operator. The same day rate as everywhere else we work, with no Palm Beach Gardens surcharge.
Larger pads and combined jobs
Multi-day, priced by scope
More days at the same daily rate. Anything beyond that rate, such as fill, haul-off or permit fees, we call for a quote and name separately. Our cost guide explains the factors that move a clearing bill.
Honest About Where We Stand in Palm Beach Gardens
We don't have a confirmed, named grading project inside Palm Beach Gardens, and we won't dress one up. What we have is Florida Certified General Contractor license CGC1528750, held by a Florida corporation in business since February 2009, a BBB A+ Accredited Business rating, and a Palm Beach County Business Tax Receipt, which is a local tax registration and not a licence. We hold no receipt specific to this city. The owner, Randolph Bell, was born and raised in West Palm Beach, and the free walk is where all of it gets tested against your lot.
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The walk is free and it is the whole point. We name the scope, flag the City, Forester, district and association questions plainly, and give you the day count before any money changes hands. Bobcat T740 with 60" grapple and operator, $1,385/day. Licensed & insured, CGC1528750.
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Bobcat Grading in Palm Beach Gardens — FAQ
How much does Bobcat grading cost in Palm Beach Gardens?
Our Bobcat T740 with a 60-inch grapple is $1,385 per day with an operator, and that is the only price we quote. A small drainage fix or a driveway approach is often a half-day to one-day booking; a full building pad takes longer. There is no separate Palm Beach Gardens rate. A free site walk turns your lot into a day count before anything is written down.
Do you do lot grading near me in Palm Beach Gardens?
Yes. Our yard is at 16140 Okeechobee Blvd in Loxahatchee, and the T740 travels on its own trailer to lots across northern Palm Beach County, including Palm Beach Gardens. Call (561) 779-3213 with the address and what the ground needs to do, and you get an answer within 24 hours.
What can a Bobcat T740 with a 60-inch grapple grade, and what can't it do?
It cuts, pushes and spreads dirt, shapes a pad or a swale, cleans up debris and fill, and shifts brush, logs and stumps with the grapple. It is a compact track loader, not an excavator or a bulldozer. It is the wrong machine for deep trenching, digging a pond, moving very large volumes of fill, or taking down big canopy trees. We say so on the site walk instead of booking a machine that will not do the job.
Do I need a permit from the City of Palm Beach Gardens to grade my lot?
Often, yes, if the grading changes drainage, adds fill, or is part of a build. The City's Building Division is at 10500 N Military Trail, (561) 799-4210, and permits run through the City's online portal. Removing or heavily pruning trees and palms is reviewed separately by the City Forester. Confirm the requirement for your parcel with the City before work starts.
Will grading my lot change where the water goes?
It can, and that is the point of drainage grading. Changing where water leaves a lot can send it onto a neighbor's property, and Florida regulates altering surface-water flow. Work near a wetland, canal or drainage easement can also involve the South Florida Water Management District. We treat the water path as the first question on the walk, and you should confirm any water-flow change with the local authority.
Is my lot in a drainage district?
Some Palm Beach Gardens parcels sit inside a public drainage district, such as the Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District, and some do not. Your property records or the district itself can tell you. If a canal, culvert or district easement touches the lot, grading near it is a question for the district before the machine moves. Confirm with the district.
Does my HOA need to approve grading in Palm Beach Gardens?
Usually. Most of the city sits inside a community association, and those associations commonly run an architectural review board that approves visible changes to a lot, including re-grading, fill and new pads. That approval is separate from the City permit. Ask your association what it needs before you book.
Can the machine get onto my lot?
Usually, but access is worth checking first. The T740 arrives on a trailer, so we look at gate width and code, driveway or swale crossings, overhead lines and trees, and where the trailer can stand. Gated communities often have contractor entry rules and work-hour limits. Tell us about the gate when you call.
How is grading different from land clearing?
Clearing removes what is growing on a lot. Grading moves and shapes the dirt underneath it so it drains, sits level or holds a load. Many lots need both, which is why the T740 with its grapple does both. Our cost guide covers the clearing side, including what drives the price.
Are you licensed for grading work in Palm Beach Gardens?
Bell Land Services operates under Bell Engineering and Construction Corporation, Florida Certified General Contractor CGC1528750, in business since February 2009 and a BBB A+ Accredited Business. We hold a Palm Beach County Business Tax Receipt, which is a local tax registration and not a contractor licence. We do not hold a receipt specific to the City of Palm Beach Gardens.
Have you graded a named lot in Palm Beach Gardens?
We don't have a confirmed, named grading project in Palm Beach Gardens to point to, and we would rather say so than dress up a job. What we can show is the licence, the BBB rating, and a free site walk where the credentials get tested against your actual property.
