General Contractor in Soddy Daisy, TN

Red clay soil absorbs water slowly, which means a conventional drain field must be sized with longer lateral lines to handle the household's daily flow. On lots where the clay layer is deep and the percolation rate is very slow, an engineered system with a sand filter or mound design may be required. The percolation test on your specific lot determines which approach is right before any digging begins.

Rock shelf on hillside properties in Soddy Daisy limits how deep a septic tank, drain field trench, or retaining wall footing can be placed using standard excavation. When rock is encountered, the system or structure design must be adapted to work within the available soil depth. We assess rock depth during site evaluation so the design accounts for it before work begins.

Many lots along the Chickamauga Lake shoreline and the hillside corridors above it have slopes that erode during heavy rain events. A retaining wall holds the grade in place, protects the driveway and yard from undercutting, and keeps soil from washing toward the water. The wall design depends on the slope angle, soil type, and how much load the retained area will carry.

Yes, rural tracts in the Falling Water and Sale Creek corridors are a regular part of our work in Soddy Daisy. We handle land clearing, stump removal, grading, and site preparation as the first phase of a new home build. From there, we can continue with the foundation, septic system, and driveway construction as a connected scope of work.