Excavation in Taylor, TN
The Taylor community runs along Bates Pike on the south side of Bradley County, between Cleveland and the Georgia line, and it’s working country: farms and family land that get used, not just looked at. Pullen’s Land Works handles the dirt work that keeps properties like that running, grading, pads, driveways, culverts, and demolition of structures past their useful life. Our shop is a short run from the pike. Call (423) 716-4143 for a free walk-through and a written quote that holds.
Taylor properties generate a different work list than a subdivision lot. The jobs are practical, they connect to how the land earns its keep, and they usually need a contractor with real equipment who doesn’t treat a rural address as a surcharge. That’s the work we like best.
Pads and grading for working properties
Equipment sheds, barns, hay storage, a level spot for the camper or the dog kennel, rural properties always need one more flat, dry, compacted pad. A shop pad that puddles is a shop you can’t use for a week after every storm, and the fix is grade and base, not another load of gravel on top of mud. We cut to solid ground, build base in compacted lifts, and pitch the finished pad so water leaves it. See our excavation services.
Old structures down, ground made ready
Plenty of properties along Bates Pike carry a barn or outbuilding that quit being safe years ago. We take down old barns, sheds, and outbuildings, pull the slabs and footings out of the ground, haul the debris, and grade the footprint ready for whatever replaces it. Demo, haul-off, and finished grade happen as one booking with one crew. See our demolition services.
Driveways and culverts on the pike
Homes set back off Bates Pike mean long private drives, and the county ditch line means every one lives or dies by its culvert. We replace crushed and undersized culverts, rebuild washboarded drives with compacted base and a crown, and shape entrances so they stop scraping and collecting storm water. See our culvert installation.
Gravel drives in the bottoms
Low-lying drives need culverts sized honestly. We build and rebuild drives with compacted base and a crown, and we set crossings so the drive stays a drive in a storm instead of joining the creek system. See our culvert installation.
Drainage and erosion control
South-county ground rolls, and rolling ground moves water. We install French drains and surface drainage where yards stay soft, cut diversions that keep hillside runoff out of barns and paddocks, and stabilize slopes that lose soil to each storm. See our erosion control.
Local ground, local knowledge
Taylor keeps its own identity the way south-county communities do: people give directions by the fire hall and the school. Taylor Elementary sits right on the pike, and our crew passes it weekly heading to jobs between here and the state line. We know which stretches of the pike flood the ditches in a hard rain, which ridge lines hide rock close to the surface, and which bottoms hold water into May.
How hiring us works
Free walk-through of the whole job, because the barn teardown often connects to the pad you want next and pricing them together saves a mobilization. A written quote that holds, and the crew that walked the property does the work.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it cost to take down an old barn?
Size, contents, what’s underneath, and haul distance drive the number, which is why we quote at the property. The written quote is the full price, and the site gets left graded, not cratered.
Can you put in a culvert where the county ditch crosses my entrance?
Yes. We size the pipe for the ditch’s real storm flow, set it at the right fall, and armor the ends so they don’t wash. Where county requirements apply, we tell you before we start.
Do you do small farm jobs, or only big projects?
Both. A morning of box-blade grading or a single culvert is a normal booking, and small jobs are how most Taylor customers meet us.
Got a list? Most Taylor properties do. Free walk-through for any of it: (423) 716-4143.