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Dirt Work in Aledo, TX

Serving Aledo · Parker County

Dirt Work and Construction in Aledo

Aledo is growing fast, and most new homes in its 76008 ZIP code sit outside the city limits. Dirt work in Aledo means Grand Prairie ground. Thin, stony soil covers the limestone, with clay flats and creek bottoms in between. A house pad or a long gravel drive has to fit that rock and that water.

Bankston's Builders does heavy-equipment dirt work, and Aledo is part of our service area, just west of Fort Worth. We clear acreage, then cut and compact building pads for homes and commercial buildings. We also take on custom home construction for select clients, from the pad to the finished house. Call or text (214) 557-5106 and tell us about the land.

What We Do in Aledo

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What Is Under the Ground Around Aledo?

The NRCS soil survey of Parker County maps Grand Prairie soils over limestone around Aledo. Across the 76008 ZIP, the soil it maps most is the Aledo-Bolar association. Aledo soil, which shares the town's name, reaches hard limestone 9 to 20 inches down. The Bolar soil runs deeper, with rock at 20 to 40 inches.

Inside the city limits, Denton clay is the most common soil on the map. It reaches limestone 40 to 60 inches down and cracks up to about 2 inches wide when dry. Frio clay lines the creek bottoms, where the survey flags flooding. Sandy Cross Timbers soils, post oak country, show up only at the west and northwest edge of the ZIP.

That ground sets the plan for every pad. The survey rates the Aledo soil very limited for shallow digging, because hard rock sits so close. It rates Denton clay very limited for houses on a concrete slab, because of high shrink-swell. On either soil, a slab pad needs the right fill and the right compaction.

Aledo's Growth Reaches Well Past the City Limits

The 2010 Census counted 2,716 people in Aledo. The 2020 count was 4,858, and the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate is 7,122. That is nearly half again as many people as the 2020 count. The city permitted 103 new single-family homes in 2024 and 63 more in 2025.

The city covers under 3 square miles of land, and its 76008 ZIP covers about 81 square miles. The ZIP takes in Annetta, Annetta North, Annetta South, part of Willow Park and part of Fort Worth. Walsh Ranch Parkway runs through the Fort Worth part, which still sits in Parker County. About three quarters of the ZIP's land sits outside any city limits.

That is acreage country. Inside the city, Aledo's Agriculture district sets a 2-acre minimum lot, and its Estate district sets 1 acre. Out in the county, Parker County's subdivision rules set a 1-acre minimum lot.

Each of those lots needs a level pad and a drive that sheds water. Where brush and trees cover the tract, land clearing comes first. For a commercial lot on FM 1187 or near Interstate 20, the pad follows the site engineer's grading plan.

How Do Water and Clay Shape Site Work Around Aledo?

The Clear Fork of the Trinity River runs through Aledo. Bear Creek and Marys Creek drain other parts of the ZIP. FEMA's flood maps show 100-year flood zones and a regulatory floodway inside the city limits. Aledo's code calls for a floodplain development permit there, with finished floors set above the 100-year flood level.

The city's subdivision rules also protect the land downstream. On a tract of 5 acres or more, collected runoff has to leave by existing drainage, such as a creek. Otherwise the owner needs a drainage easement or a notarized letter from the affected owner downstream. Our site drainage work sets swales and culverts to fit those rules.

Clay matters for roads too. The soil survey rates Denton and Krum clay very limited for local roads, for low strength and shrink-swell. A drive across that clay needs a compacted base under the gravel or caliche, plus side ditches. Our road building covers private drives and ranch roads, out to FM 1187 or the county road.

Communities and areas we serve around Aledo: Downtown Aledo, FM 1187, FM 5, Bankhead Highway, Bailey Ranch Road, Interstate 20, Walsh Ranch Parkway, Annetta, Annetta North, Annetta South, Willow Park, Clear Fork of the Trinity River.

Aledo ZIP codes served: 76008.

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Aledo is part of our service area. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.

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Our Services in Aledo

Every Service We Bring to Aledo

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Tenant Finish Out

We finish out retail and commercial spaces as one job: roofing, HVAC, polished concrete, drywall, insulation, doors, cabinets and countertops. One company manages every trade from the bare shell to the finished space.

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Commercial New Construction

We build ground-up commercial buildings and additions for owners and developers. One company carries the job from the dirt work and the pad to the finished building.

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Land Clearing

We clear trees and brush off ranch land and building sites with heavy equipment, roots and all. The ground is left ready for the pad or road that comes next.

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Padfoot roller and skid steer on a graded building pad, site preparation

Site Preparation

Building pads for commercial buildings, data centers, oilfield locations and custom homes. We cut and fill to the plan grades and compact each pad in lifts.

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Land Grading

Land grading levels lots and tracts and shapes the ground so water runs off. We do rough grading and finish grading with heavy equipment for developers, ranch owners and oil and gas operators.

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Aerial view of new roads cut through cedar and cleared land, road building

Road Building

We build private, ranch, lease and haul roads on a compacted base with a gravel or caliche surface. Ditches and culverts move water off and under the road.

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Open trench with electrical conduit laid beside a new paved lot, utility trenching

Utility Trenching

As part of the site work, we dig trenches for water lines and electrical conduit, then backfill and compact them. A licensed plumber or a licensed electrician makes the hookups.

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Stock tank held by an earthen dam on ranch land, site drainage

Site Drainage

We cut ditches and swales and set culverts that carry storm water off pads and roads. We also build stock tanks, ponds, dams and detention basins with heavy equipment.

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Aerial view of well pads and lease roads on flat West Texas land, oilfield construction

Oilfield Construction

We build caliche pad sites and lease roads for oil and gas operators in West Texas and the Permian Basin. Grading and drainage around the location are part of the job, done by crews with real expertise on heavy equipment.

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Aerial view of excavators grading pads and cuts on a large site, data center site work

Data Center Site Work

Site work for data center campuses: clearing, mass grading, building pads, access roads, conduit trenches and drainage. We build the ground the data halls stand on, to the plans and the geotechnical report.

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Concrete Work

We pour concrete slabs and pads on the sites we prepare ourselves. Inside commercial finish outs, we polish the concrete floor.

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Poured concrete retaining wall along a concrete drive below a slope, retaining walls

Retaining Walls

We build poured concrete retaining walls that hold a cut or a fill on commercial sites, pads and ranch land. The excavation, footing, drainage and compacted backfill come with the wall.

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Fire damaged building wall with charred siding and boarded up openings, fire and water damage repair

Fire and Water Damage Repair

We rebuild commercial buildings and homes after a fire or a flood, once the building is dried out. The work runs to the insurance scope, from the tear-out through roofing, re-piping, drywall and finishes.

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Low Voltage and AV Wiring

We run Ethernet and structured cabling and install AV systems inside the commercial spaces we finish out. On data center projects, we put together the server racks and run the network cabling to them.

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New stone home with an arched entry, an iron front door and a standing seam roof, custom home construction

Custom Homes

High-end custom homes for select clients, from the pad to the finished house: stonework, custom iron doors, stone arches, fireplaces, custom kitchens, baths and closets. The dirt work and the build stay with one company.

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Aledo FAQ

Questions We Hear Around Aledo

A few of the questions we hear most around Aledo. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.

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How much does dirt work cost in Aledo?
The ground sets most of it. Limestone 9 to 20 inches down slows a cut, and soft clay can call for more road base. The acreage, the tree cover, the length of the drive and any creek crossing move the number too. We look at the job and put the quote in writing, so call or text (214) 557-5106.
How do I know if my land is inside Aledo's city limits?
Check before you plan the work. The City of Aledo says an Aledo mailing address does not always mean the land is inside the city limits. The city posts a map of its limits and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, or ETJ. Development Services can tell you which rules apply. Outside the line, the land may sit in one of the Annettas, Willow Park, Fort Worth or unincorporated Parker County.
Do I need a permit to grade or clear land around Aledo?
In the city and its ETJ, Aledo's subdivision rules call for a Site Development Permit before some site work. That means work that affects grading, storm drainage, clear-cutting of trees or a floodplain. Outside the city, Parker County does not issue building permits, but its Permitting office regulates development in mapped flood zones. Texas law also calls for an 811 ticket at least two working days before machine digging 16 inches or deeper. We point you to the right office before the work starts.
Can you build a pond or stock tank on acreage near Aledo?
Yes, and where it goes matters. The Parker County soil survey rates Krum clay not limited as a pond reservoir area. It rates the shallow Aledo soil very limited, because bedrock sits close to the surface. A pond inside a mapped flood zone also goes through the floodplain permit process first.
What does a new driveway off FM 1187 or a county road take?
A drive onto a state road like FM 1187 or FM 5 needs a driveway permit under TxDOT's rules. No work starts in the state right of way until that permit is in hand. In a Parker County subdivision, the Precinct Commissioner decides whether a driveway needs a culvert, and its size. The county rules also want the finished drive at least 22 feet wide between the property line and the road. We build the roadbed and base, then top it with gravel or caliche.
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Request a Quote

Tell us about the land or the building project and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.

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