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Bankston's Builders
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Our Services

Dirt Work and Construction Services Around Fort Worth, TX

Land clearing, site preparation, land grading, road building, utility trenching and site drainage across DFW and West Texas. We also do oilfield construction, data center site work, concrete work, commercial tenant finish outs and custom homes.

Bankston's Builders does dirt work in Fort Worth and across Texas with heavy equipment. On raw ground, land clearing comes first, then the pad, the grading, the roads, the trenching and the drainage. Oilfield construction and data center site work combine those steps for oil and gas operators and campus builders. We also do commercial tenant finish outs, commercial new construction, low voltage and AV wiring, fire and water damage repair and custom home construction. Pick a service below, or call or text (214) 557-5106 for a written quote.

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Tenant Finish Out

The whole finish out, managed as one job

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.

  • Roofing on the building as part of the finish out
  • Air conditioning units set on the building and ducted through the space
  • Polished concrete floors ground and finished to the gloss level on the plans
  • Drywall hung and finished on new walls and ceilings
  • Spray foam insulation where the plans call for it
  • Entry doors and garage doors set and trimmed
Commercial Tenant Finish Out in Fort Worth
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Commercial New Construction

Ground-up commercial buildings, from the pad to the keys

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.

  • Shell buildings for owners and developers who lease out the space
  • Retail and office buildings built from the pad up
  • Warehouses and shops with overhead doors and concrete aprons
  • Additions and expansions of existing commercial buildings, including mezzanines
  • Site work and the building pad on the same job as the building
  • Foundations and slabs built to the structural engineer's design
Commercial New Construction in Fort Worth
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Land Clearing

Raw land cleared and ready for the next phase

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.

  • Clearing trees and brush off raw tracts with excavators and dozers
  • Grubbing stumps and root crowns out of the ground
  • Mesquite grubbed out below the bud zone, where new sprouts start
  • Ranch clearing for pasture and ranch improvements
  • Pad site clearing ahead of commercial and data center builds
  • Clearing for oilfield locations and lease roads in West Texas
Land Clearing in Fort Worth
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Site Preparation

Firm, level pads built to the grades on your plans

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.

  • Building pads for commercial buildings and data centers
  • House pads for custom homes
  • Pad sites for oil and gas locations
  • Cut and fill to the grades on the plans
  • Stripping topsoil and roots from the pad area
  • Fill placed in thin lifts and compacted one lift at a time
Site Preparation in Fort Worth
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Land Grading

Lots leveled and ground shaped to carry water off

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.

  • Rough grading of lots and tracts to the plan elevations
  • Finish grading to the final surface before concrete or gravel goes down
  • Leveling a row of lots for a developer, one after another
  • Grading for drainage so water sheets off pads and away from buildings
  • Cut slopes and fill slopes shaped to the plan
  • Fill placed in layers and compacted
Land Grading in Fort Worth
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Road Building

From raw ground to a road that drains

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.

  • Private roads and ranch roads, including long ranch driveways
  • Lease roads and access roads to oil and gas pad sites
  • Haul roads and site roads on commercial and data center jobs
  • Cut and fill to set the roadbed on grade
  • Subgrade and road base compacted in layers
  • Gravel or caliche surface shaped with a crown
Road Building in Fort Worth
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Utility Trenching

Trenches cut to the plan, then backfilled and compacted

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.

  • Water line trenches dug along the route on the plans
  • Trenches for electrical conduit runs across a site
  • Trenches for other pipe the site plan calls for
  • Conduit and utility trenching on data center campuses
  • Long trench runs on large commercial sites
  • Backfill compacted with a compactor once the lines are in
Utility Trenching in Fort Worth
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Site Drainage

Storm water moved off your pads and ranch roads

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.

  • Drainage ditches and swales cut to grade with heavy equipment
  • Culverts set where ranch roads and lease roads cross a draw
  • Low-water crossings on wide, shallow draws
  • Stock tank and pond construction on ranch land
  • Earthen dams built in compacted layers over a core trench
  • Spillways that carry storm overflow around the dam
Site Drainage in Fort Worth
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Oilfield Construction

Caliche pads and lease roads for the Permian Basin

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.

  • Caliche pad sites for drilling locations and production facilities
  • Lease roads and access roads from the county road to the location
  • Clearing mesquite and brush off the pad and the road route
  • Cut and fill to the staked grade, with caliche compacted in lifts
  • Berms and ditches that move storm water around the location
  • Caliche road surface shaped with a crown over a compacted base
Oilfield Construction in Fort Worth
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Data Center Site Work

Campus dirt work from clearing to the last conduit trench

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.

  • Clearing and grubbing across the full campus footprint
  • Mass grading with cut and fill balanced to the grading plan
  • Building pads for data halls, placed in lifts and compacted to the geotechnical report
  • Pads for equipment yards and support buildings
  • Access roads and construction haul roads on compacted base
  • Trenches for power conduit and duct banks, backfilled and compacted
Data Center Site Work in Fort Worth
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Concrete Work

Slabs and pads poured on ground we prepared

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

  • Concrete slabs on the building pads we prepare and compact
  • Concrete pads on commercial and data center sites after our site preparation
  • Commercial flatwork on the sites where we did the dirt work
  • Polished concrete floors inside the commercial spaces we finish out
  • Foundations for the custom homes and buildings we build
  • Slabs formed and poured to the thickness and strength on the plans
Concrete Work in Fort Worth
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Retaining Walls

Poured concrete walls that hold a cut or a fill

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.

  • Poured concrete retaining walls that hold a cut or a fill
  • Walls on commercial sites where the grade steps up or down
  • Walls for building pads cut into a slope
  • Retaining walls on ranch grades and sloping lake lots
  • Concrete stem walls on footings for raised foundations
  • Headwalls and wing walls at culverts and road crossings
Retaining Walls in Fort Worth
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Fire and Water Damage Repair

Burned or flooded buildings, rebuilt and ready to use

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.

  • Tear-out of whatever the fire or the water ruined, down to sound structure
  • Structural repair and new framing on burned buildings
  • Whole sections of siding replaced, with stucco where the walls call for it
  • Roofing, including membrane roofs on commercial buildings
  • Re-piping where the water lines were cut or damaged
  • Electrical and mechanical work in the rebuilt space
Fire and Water Damage Repair in Fort Worth
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Low Voltage and AV Wiring

Network cabling and AV systems wired in with the build

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.

  • Ethernet wiring and structured cabling runs in commercial spaces
  • Network cabling run to the server racks on data center projects
  • Server racks put together and set in place
  • AV installation with displays, speakers, projection and the cable behind them
  • Show lighting and lasers wired to their lighting controls
  • Custom lighting wired in as part of the finish out
Low Voltage and AV Wiring in Fort Worth
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Custom Homes

High-end custom homes, from the pad to the last finish

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.

  • High-end custom homes for select clients, built from the ground up
  • Stone exteriors, stone arches and custom iron front doors
  • Fireplaces and stonework inside and out
  • Custom kitchens: cabinets, islands, countertops and appliances
  • Custom baths with freestanding tubs, double vanities, high-end tile and glass showers
  • Custom closets, flooring and millwork built to the plan
Custom Home Construction in Fort Worth
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Tell us about the land, the pad, the road or the building and where it sits. Call or text (214) 557-5106, or send the form and we will get back to you with the next step.

  • Call or text (214) 557-5106
  • Serving Fort Worth, TX and DFW, West Texas and the Hill Country
  • Written quotes · dirt work, commercial finish outs and custom homes

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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