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A fresh red clay house pad in a green pasture under towering white clouds, with an excavator, a roller and a dozer on it and a new farmhouse behind

Site prep & pond building · Montgomery, AL

A pad to build on. A pond that holds water.

House pads, site prep and grading for new homes, plus new ponds and old ones brought back, around Montgomery, AL.

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Start with the ground, or start with the water

Most of our calls are one of two things: ground made ready for a new home, or a pond that needs digging. We do both, and the rest of the dirt work around them.

A dozer cutting the curved rings of a wide round pond basin in pale clay under a blue sky with white clouds

Ponds, new and renovated

New ponds dug and dammed, and old ponds drained, dug out and built back so they hold water again.

Also:

Brothers William and James Nall standing in front of an orange Case track loader with NALL on the arm, a red mulching head beside them
William & Owen Nall
The orange NALL track loader digging beside a wood fence, seen from a cab

Grew up in the country, running machines

We’re William and Owen Nall, brothers who were raised in the country, where running machines was just part of growing up. We’ve each got 10+ years in the seat, and in 2021 we put our name on it: Nall Excavation, based in Montgomery, AL.

Most of what we do is the ground under a new home: the lot cleared, cut and filled, graded so water runs off, and a pad your builder can pour on. The rest is water: new ponds dug and dammed, and old ones drained, dug out and built back so they hold again.

It’s our company and our name, and we stand behind the ground we leave you. When the job’s done, it’s our name on the gate.

About William and Owen

Cut to grade, right down to the water.

Lakefront and sloped lots take the most care: the high side cut down, the low side filled in rolled lifts, and the whole lot graded so rain runs off instead of under the slab.

Site prep & grading
Red clay graded down to a wide lake under a pale sky, a lone pine on the shore and a pink string line across the cut
Lakefront lot, cut to grade, with the string line still up.

Recent ground we’ve moved

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  • A red clay road base cut across a pasture toward a new building, seen from the dozer seat
  • A finished white gravel driveway running beside a black fence up to a brick ranch house
  • An excavator pulling trees and roots out of a stand of hardwoods
  • White rock base laid down a pale clay slope, with a track loader working at the top
  • An excavator on a freshly cut red clay bank below a new dark house under storm clouds
  • Drone view of a red clay pad in the pines with a fresh slab being finished and trucks parked beside it
  • An orange track loader with NALL on the arm and a red roller on a pale pad beside tall pines
  • A red clay drive curving past a moss-hung live oak across a green lawn, with a mini excavator at the far end
  • An excavator and a track loader on cleared red ground among tall pines
  • An excavator bucket cutting a strip of red clay beside a long pale slab, with a man walking the edge
  • Drone view of a red clay pad cut into a green field with a slab going down in the middle
  • A dozer, loader and excavator parked on green grass beside a pond under a big blue sky
  • A gravel-bedded trench cut through red clay with black pipe laid at the far end
  • An excavator clearing fallen trees and brush under tall trees

How it goes

  1. Call, text or send the form

    Tell us where your land is and what you want on it: a pad, a pond, a drive or ground cleared.

  2. We look at your land and give you a free estimate

    We walk it with you, talk through what it needs and give you a straight number. The estimate costs nothing.

  3. We do the work, then you build, or fill the pond

    The machines come in, the dirt goes where it belongs, and you're left with ground that's ready for what's next.

A Case track loader on a freshly graded red clay pad in a field, barns and trees behind

Montgomery, AL and about 50 miles out

We’re based in Montgomery and work the towns and the country around it: up I-65 to Prattville, down to Troy in Pike County, AL, and out I-85 to Auburn and Opelika in Lee County, AL. If your land is near the edge of the ring, call and ask.

All service areas
about 50 milesAlabama RiverTallapoosa RiverI-65I-85Montgomery, ALPrattville, ALTroy, ALAuburn, ALOpelika, ALSelma, AL025 mi
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Straight answers before we move any dirt

What does site prep include?

Clearing the footprint, cut and fill, grading the lot so water runs away from the house, building the house pad and cutting in the drive. We do the parts your land needs, so every estimate is different.

Do you build new ponds and fix old ones?

Both. We dig new ponds on farm, hunting and family land, and we bring old ones back: drained, dug out, the dam built back and left to fill. See pond building and pond renovation.

How far from Montgomery do you work?

About 50 miles around Montgomery, AL, give or take. That takes in Prattville, Troy, Auburn and Opelika. If you're near the edge, ask.

Is the estimate really free?

Yes. We come walk your land with you, talk through what it needs and give you a number. It costs you nothing.

Can you work when the ground is wet?

Not well. Wet clay can't be rolled tight, so when the ground is too soft for the machines we wait for it to dry rather than leave you a pad that settles. We'll tell you straight when it's ready to work.

What should I have ready when I call?

Where the land is, what you want on it (a house, a pond, a drive) and anything you know about getting a machine in. If you have a builder or a plan, mention it. That's enough to get started.

More questions and answers
A pale clay pad graded beside a pond, with a roller, a dozer and an excavator under a big blue sky

Tell us where the pad or the pond goes.

Where it is, what you want on it, and we'll take it from there.

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