Clearing & forestry mulching
- Clearing and grubbing
- Forestry mulching
- Stump grinding
- Brush and debris haul-off
- Fence-line and selective clearing
Commercial sitework.
Built for Virginia.
Heavy civil clearing, mass grading, excavation and site prep for commercial, municipal and developer projects. Based in Gloucester. Family-owned since 2000.
From standing timber to a graded, drained, stabilized pad.
Clearing and grubbing, mass grading and cut/fill balance, subgrade and building-pad prep, storm, water and sewer, and the E&S controls that keep the job open. One family-owned crew, run out of Gloucester.
- Founded
- 2000
- Ownership
- Family-owned
- Based in
- Gloucester, Virginia
- Standing
- Licensed and insured
- Environmental
- Works to Virginia DEQ standards
What we build
Excavation & grading
- Mass grading, cut/fill balance
- Subgrade and building-pad prep
- Proof-rolling and compaction
- Pond and swale grading
- Haul roads
Utilities & stormwater
- Storm, water and sewer installation
- Trenching, bedding and backfill
- Culverts and outfalls
- Stormwater BMPs and ponds
Erosion control & stone
- Erosion & sediment control (E&S)
- Silt fence and stabilized entrances
- Stone drives and building pads
- Stabilization and restoration
Built to the plans. Graded to the tolerances.
Recent work
Photographs from VLCD job sites in Gloucester, the Middle Peninsula and Hampton Roads.
Who we work for
Developers
Raw parcel to cleared, graded and drained lots, on a schedule that fits the permit and the weather.
General contractors
Pads, entrances, haul roads and utilities ready when your trades are.
Civil engineers
We build to your plans and call field conflicts in early, with elevations checked against the grade stakes.
Municipalities
Ditch regrading, culvert and drainage repair, and clearing along the right of way.
We also take on selected residential clearing, grading and site preparation projects. Email us to discuss your scope.
The owners
Cindy Evans
Owner & Founder
Founded VLCD in Gloucester in 2000 and still runs it. Cindy holds a B.S. in Biology, which is why the company treats clearing, drainage and E&S as environmental work as well as earthwork.
Luke Evans
Owner
Luke writes VLCD’s guides on land clearing, grading and site preparation.
Where we work
Based in Gloucester, working across the Middle Peninsula, Hampton Roads and the surrounding communities.
Middle Peninsula
Gloucester, Gloucester Point, Mathews, Deltaville, King and Queen, King William, Kinsale
Hampton Roads & Tidewater
Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, Williamsburg area, Jamestown, Isle of Wight, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake
Peninsula to Richmond
New Kent, Charles City, Mechanicsville, Hopewell, Chester, Petersburg, Colonial Heights
Send plans for review.
Email your civil set or site plan with a bid date and location to request an estimate. Attach your plans in your email app, or include a download link.
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