FOR BUILDERS & OWNERS · WESTERN KENTUCKY

Building Pads & Site Prep in Paducah & Western Kentucky

House pads, shop and pole-barn pads, and lot prep — cut, filled, compacted, and left where the plan says, on your schedule.

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A pad is the first thing every trade stands on

Get the pad wrong and every trade after you pays for it — concrete cracks, slabs settle, water runs toward the building instead of away. Morreau Land & Site is run by the same owner as Morreau Construction, the Paducah custom home builder, so pads are built the way a builder needs them: on grade, on time, and compacted so they don’t move.

Tracked excavator preparing a building pad on a cleared site in Western Kentucky
Site prep and pad grading, Western Kentucky

Images on this page illustrate the work described. They are not photographs of specific customer projects.

What goes into a pad

Clear & strip

Footprint cleared and topsoil stripped — organic material never goes under a building. Heavy clearing? See land clearing.

Cut, fill & compact

Cut and fill to grade, fill placed in lifts and compacted — not dumped and track-walked.

Shaped to drain

Pad set high enough and graded so water runs away from the building on every side.

Rock pads

Shop, barn, and post-frame pads capped with crushed stone, billed per delivered ton at a price quoted before we order.

Construction entrance

Gravel entrance so concrete and lumber trucks get in and mud stays off the road.

Final grade

When the building is up, rough ground shaped to finish grade. See lawn repair & topsoil.

How pads are priced

Every pad is quoted in writing from a free site walk, because how much dirt moves, how far it moves, and how wet the ground is drive the number. Labor and equipment are one line; fill, stone, and fabric are each their own line at a unit price you approve before we order. Project minimum is $600.

The rock is easy to estimate yourself. A 40×60 shop pad with 4 inches of dense grade is about 30 cubic yards — roughly 45 tons. At $33–$40 a ton delivered, that’s about $1,500–$1,800 in stone before any dirt work. Run your own numbers with the rock calculator.

Builders and general contractors: commercial terms are Net 30 when stated on the quote, and pads are scheduled to your build, not ours.

Where we work

Based in Paducah, running equipment across McCracken, Marshall, Graves, Ballard, Livingston, and Calloway counties — including Lone Oak, Reidland, Benton, Calvert City, Mayfield, Murray, Kevil, and La Center. If you’re within about an hour of Paducah, we’ll tell you what mobilization costs before you commit.

Common Questions

How much does a building pad cost in Paducah, KY?

It depends on how much dirt has to move and how far, the soil, and whether the pad gets a rock cap. Every pad is quoted in writing from a free site walk, with fill and stone on their own lines. For a rough idea of rock alone: a 40×60 pad with 4 inches of dense grade is about 45 tons, roughly $1,500–$1,800 at $33–$40 a ton delivered.

Do you build pads for pole barns and shops?

Yes — house pads, shop and garage pads, pole-barn and post-frame pads, and grain-bin pads. Rock pads are capped with crushed stone billed per delivered ton.

Do you work with builders and general contractors?

Yes. You deal directly with Ryan, the scope is in writing, the pad is scheduled to your build, and commercial terms are Net 30 when stated on the quote.

How is the fill compacted?

Fill goes in lifts and is compacted as it goes up, not dumped and track-walked. Topsoil and organic material are stripped from the footprint first and never go back under the building.

Do you do site prep in Murray, Mayfield, and Benton?

Yes — we work across McCracken, Marshall, Graves, Ballard, Livingston, and Calloway counties. Mobilization is quoted up front before you commit.

Ready to set the pad?

Free site walk, written line-item quote, scheduled to your build. You work directly with Ryan from first call to final grade.

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