(573) 754-2482 
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Yard Grading & Leveling
Slope the standing water away from the house.
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French drains & dirt work for Troy yards — Hwy 47 subdivisions to the Cuivre River
I'm Brandon Bange, and I do a ton of dirt work in Troy, the Lincoln County seat. If you're searching "french drain installation near me" or just need a yard that finally drains, you're in the right place. Whether you're in a newer subdivision off Highway 47 where the builder left the lot flat and wet, or out on acreage toward Cuivre River State Park, I install French drains, grade yards, and build driveways across town — and I come bid every job myself.
What Troy dirt actually does
A lot of Troy sits on clay-heavy hardpan — great for holding a foundation, terrible for shedding water. The newer subdivisions off Highway 47 and up around US-61 are the ones I hear from most: builders rough-grade the lot to get the house in, the topsoil's thin, and the first wet spring shows you exactly where the water wants to sit. Out toward Cuivre River the lots get bigger and the grading gets more interesting, but the clay's the same story — it won't drain itself, so we make it drain.
If you're up off Highway 47, right down from the Troy Casey's, or out on the bigger lots toward the state park, I know the ground you're standing on.
Troy is the hub — and it's growing
Troy is the county seat of Lincoln County and the biggest town up here, sitting where US-61 and Highway 47 cross. It's been one of the faster-growing communities in the region for years, which means a steady run of new subdivisions on the edges of town — and new subdivisions mean fresh, rough-graded yards that don't drain until somebody cuts the grade right. That's a big share of my Troy work.
On the older side of town, the story flips: grades that were fine when the house was built have settled and shifted over the decades until water started heading toward the foundation instead of away from it. Re-cutting that slope is straightforward dirt work, and it's a lot cheaper than letting water keep working at your footing. Out east toward Cuivre River State Park the lots open up into acreage, where I'm grading building sites, building drives, and clearing brush.
Wherever you are in Troy, the fix starts the same way: I come walk it, figure out where the water's actually going, and tell you straight whether it's a regrade, a drain, or both.
What I do around Troy
French Drains & Water Routing
For the flat lots that won't drain on their own.
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Driveway Building & Pad Prep
Rutted gravel drives and pads for shops and patios.
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Land Clearing & Brush Removal
Reclaim the back acreage on the bigger lots.
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Power and water out to the shop or barn.
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I post them with a first name and a town as folks send them in — I don't run made-up quotes. Want to be the first? Book a bid and I'll earn it.
Troy homeowners: get a straight bid
I bid most Troy jobs the same week you call, with the work usually two-to-three weeks out. No no-show, no runaround — every call gets answered, day or night, so you won't hit voicemail or wait six weeks.
Troy dirt work questions
Troy dirt work questions
Do you work the new subdivisions off Highway 47?
All the time. Those flat builder-graded lots are where I do a lot of my drainage and grading work — the houses go in fast and the yards don't drain until somebody fixes the grade.
My Troy yard floods every spring. Grading or a drain?
On Troy's clay it's usually one or the other, sometimes both. I'll come walk it and tell you which your lot needs — a regrade if there's somewhere lower to send the water, a French drain if it's trapped. I won't sell you the bigger job if a regrade fixes it.
Do you work out toward Cuivre River State Park?
Yes — the bigger lots out east toward the park are some of my favorite work. More room to move water, plus building-site grading, gravel drives, and brush clearing on the acreage out there.
How fast can you get to a Troy job?
Bid the same week most of the time, work two-to-three weeks out, weather permitting. Rather call? (573) 754-2482 — or text me a photo of the problem.
Nearby towns I cover
Troy's not the only ground I know. Here are the closest towns on my route — tap one for what the dirt does there.
Book a bid in Troy
Book a bid in Troy
Four fields. Under a minute. No sales runaround.
Name, phone, "Troy," and a sentence (or photo) of what's going on. Email's optional. I come out and look at every job myself — no commercial site work, no landscaping pitch, just honest dirt work for Troy homeowners. Serving Lincoln County and the adjacent St. Charles County towns.